Should bishops be booted out of the Lords?
The House of Lords contains 26 Church of England archbishops and bishops who possess an automatic right to sit and vote in the House, as established by ancient usage and by statute. But for how much l...
19 Okt 202417min
Tory leadership debate: who came out on top?
Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch, the final two candidates for the Tory leadership, went up against each other on a special GB News show last night. Kemi came out swinging in defence of her ‘culture w...
18 Okt 202413min
Did Labour make its own Budget trap?
A scoop from Bloomberg has revealed that a number of Cabinet ministers have written formally to the Prime Minister to complain about the budgetary decisions they are being asked to make in their respe...
17 Okt 202415min
Starmer denies being soft on China
Starmer and Sunak debated Labour's position on China at today's PMQs, with Starmer denying going soft on the Asian superpower. Did Sunak draw inspiration from Katy Balls's cover article in last week's...
16 Okt 202412min
National Insurance: Starmer’s first big U-turn?
The Budget is not due for a fortnight, yet with every day that passes its contents seem to become clearer. This morning Keir Starmer gave an interview to the BBC where he twice refused to rule out a r...
15 Okt 202413min
Is Labour's investment summit back on track?
This morning is the government's big investment summit. They pledged to have the summit within their first 100 days in an attempt to hit the ground running and show the UK as a sensible place to do bu...
14 Okt 202412min
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 13/10/2024
Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning’s politics shows.Jonathan Reynolds says Transport Secretary Louise Haigh’s comments are ‘not the government’s position’, and hints at possible em...
13 Okt 202413min
100 Days of Starmer: the verdict
Today marks Labour’s 100th day in office. But they are unlikely to be popping champagne corks in Downing Street – even if Lord Alli offered to pay for the Dom Pérignon. This has been a disheartening t...
12 Okt 202425min
