Morgan McSweeney faces the music
It’s a blockbuster day in parliament today. To kick things off, we had Philip Barton pleading ignorance; to close the proceedings tonight we have a vote on a possible Privileges Committee probe. But i...
28 Apr 17min
Can the King handle Trump?
King Charles is about to travel to Washington to visit President Trump. The brief? Fix the strained relationship. No pressure! Can royal diplomacy steady relations? Will the trip be awkward given Trum...
27 Apr 22min
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 26/04/2026
Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning's political shows.President Trump survives another potential assassination attempt, as shots ring out at the White House correspondents' dinner. ...
26 Apr 18min
'I used to be Labour. No more.' – who will win Wales?
Is Labour about to lose Wales? That’s what the polling suggests. After 27 years, Wales is seeking change. The beneficiaries look to be the outsiders, Plaid Cymru and Reform UK. Why is it this moment i...
25 Apr 13min
Is Lord Hermer fit to be Attorney General?
The long-debated assisted dying bill is expected to fail in the House of Lords today – described by the bill's leading advocate Lord Falconer as failing 'not on its merits' but 'due to procedural wran...
24 Apr 14min
‘Worse than the worst of Boris Johnson’ – are Labour turning on Starmer?
Somewhere in the documents surrounding Peter Mandelson’s ambassadorial appointment, the Spectator's political editor Tim Shipman reveals, is a text Keir Starmer sent the night before the announcement....
23 Apr 19min
'When, not if' – who will move against Starmer?
It will come as no surprise that Keir Starmer appears to have heard a very different evidence session from Sir Olly Robbins to the one everyone else thought the ex Foreign Office mandarin gave yesterd...
22 Apr 11min
Why Olly Robbins testimony is 'quietly devastating' for Starmer
'The most gripping testimony' since Dominic Cummings which could prove 'extraordinary and quietly devastating' for Keir Starmer. That's the verdict of the Spectator's political editor Tim Shipman foll...
21 Apr 14min
