Boris chairs the new Cabinet - what's next?
As Boris Johnson today chairs the first meeting of his new cabinet, he's focused on delivering on his levelling up agenda. What's the plan? To discuss this, the ongoing junior ministerial appointments...
17 Sep 202110min
What the Aukus pact says about Britain’s foreign policy
With the Commons still reeling from the reshuffle, the UK, US, and Australia have formed a new security alliance, the Aukus pact. Many have seen this as early preparation for a more aggressive China, ...
16 Sep 202111min
What to make of the reshuffle?
Boris Johnson has reshuffled his cabinet. Gavin Williamson is gone. Dominic Raab is no longer Foreign Secretary, but is now the Deputy Prime Minister, with Liz Truss taking over his former position. T...
15 Sep 202116min
What are Javid's winter Covid plans?
Health Secretary Sajid Javid today laid out his two plans for dealing with Covid this winter. The first, Plan A, proposes a booster shot for everyone over 50, combined with the flu jab. This would als...
14 Sep 202113min
Why has the government ditched vaccine passports?
Over the weekend, the Health Secretary Sajid Javid announced that the government would be scrapping plans for a vaccine passport system - at least for now. But what led to this change of mind? Did the...
13 Sep 202111min
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 12/09/21
Isabel Hardman rounds up the highlights from Sunday's political shows. Today's best bits come from Sajid Javid, Jonathan Ashworth and Nicola Sturgeon. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access thi...
12 Sep 202111min
Twenty years on, what is the lingering impact of 9/11?
It's been 20 years since the 11 September attacks and their effect has had a lasting impact on the world. Katy Balls talks to Fraser Nelson and James Forsyth about their memories of that day, the mist...
11 Sep 202118min
Should the Tories be concerned by their drop in the polls?
Labour are ahead of the Conservatives in a poll for the first time since January. It comes just days after Boris Johnson announced his government's plan to fix social care: a rise in National Insuranc...
10 Sep 202112min
