Commons chaos revealed the threat to MPs’ safety
As MPs return to their constituencies, the drama from Wednesday's parliamentary debate is still fresh in Westminster. James Heale speaks to Fraser Nelson and Isabel Hardman about whether MPs' safety c...
23 Feb 202412min
What happened in the Commons chaos last night?
The Commons descended into farce and chaos last night. The SNP were not able to vote on their own motion on their own Opposition Day debate; the Conservatives walked out of the chamber in protest; and...
22 Feb 202416min
Has Lindsay Hoyle overstepped?
Sir Keir Starmer can breathe a sigh of relief this afternoon, thanks to Lindsay Hoyle. The Speaker has selected Labour’s amendment on a Gaza ceasefire, which means that a likely mass rebellion from La...
21 Feb 202411min
Starmer moves to quell ceasefire rebellion
Today Keir Starmer has moved his party’s position on a ceasefire in Gaza as he seeks to quell what could the biggest rebellion of his leadership. MPs will vote on an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with L...
20 Feb 20249min
Are citizens' assemblies the future?
In the Times today is the latest instalment of Tom Baldwin's authorised biography of Keir Starmer. It includes reports that Labour chief of staff Sue Gray has been drawing up plans for so-called citiz...
19 Feb 202412min
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 18/02/24
Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning's political shows.Alexei Navalny is dead, and our government says Putin is responsible. The Tories lose again in by-elections, and Michael Tomlin...
18 Feb 202414min
Do accents still matter in politics?
The new MP for Kingswood has been under fire for apparently changing his accent over the course of his political career. Does this matter? And if so, what does this tell us about British politics toda...
17 Feb 202414min
Labour triumphs in by-election brace
Labour has the won two by-elections in Wellingborough and Kingswood, overturning big Conservative majorities in the process. Party chairman Richard Holden has brushed the results off as typical midter...
16 Feb 202412min
