Is the public sector pay offer all it seems?
It looks like the summer could be about to get a whole lot easier after the government announced that millions of public sector workers will get a pay rise between 5 and 7 per cent. In a press confere...
13 Juli 202312min
Illegal Migration Bill survives mammoth voting session
Tory whips will be smiling today after a mammoth three and a half hour voting session on amendments to the Illegal Migration Bill last night. All the amendments put down by the House of Lords were def...
12 Juli 202312min
What does Starmer's Labour stand for?
It has been a mixed start to the week for Labour. Rachel Reeves has been criticised for 'following the same tram lines' as the Tories on spending. Meanwhile, Starmer has been boosted by the decision t...
11 Juli 202315min
Are Biden and Sunak really 'rock solid'?
Joe Biden was in London today to meet with Rishi Sunak. The pair had discussions in No. 10, and Biden described US-UK relations as ‘rock solid’. But the pair have recently had disagreements about who ...
10 Juli 20239min
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 09/07/23
Allegations involving the sexual misconduct of a BBC presenter. The US agrees to supply cluster bombs to Ukraine. The Conservative view on UK debt and tax cuts. Labour's plans for housing. And John Ke...
9 Juli 202317min
Humza Yousaf's first 100 days
James Heale speaks to John Ferry and Iain Macwhirter about Humza Yousaf's first 100 days in Holyrood. Plagued by Sturgeon's arrest, does the Scottish First Minister's future look bright?Become a Spect...
8 Juli 202319min
Was booting Boris a mistake?
It is one year since Boris Johnson announced his resignation as prime minister. That day, Labour held an 11 point lead in the polls but new YouGov polling today indicates that gap has widened to 25 po...
7 Juli 202314min
Chris Pincher’s suspension spells more trouble for Rishi Sunak
A year on from allegations that Chris Pincher groped two young men at the Carlton Club (allegations that ultimately triggered the downfall of Boris Johnson), Parliament's standards watchdog has now fo...
6 Juli 202313min
