Keir Starmer: I wouldn’t be ‘mates’ with Sunak — we’re from ‘totally different worlds’
Keir Starmer has said he wouldn’t be “mates” with Rishi Sunak, the prime minister, because the pair are from “totally different worlds”. The Labour leader admitted to an ITV documentary team that he gets on “alright” with the prime minister, but added he would not be friends with him outside of politics. Upon it being […]
PMQs verdict: Keir Starmer can’t lose as long as Rwanda plan looms
Once a week at Prime Minister’s Questions, the Parliamentary Conservative Party piles into the House of Commons chamber to cheer on Rishi Sunak and jeer his lawyerly opponent. But after thirty minutes of paper-waving and near-constant chuntering, they return to their Westminster offices where they readjust their focuses and begin plotting against the real enemy: […]
Beyond the Rwanda Bill: The Conservative Party faces a bitter, protracted reckoning
A new poll has Conservative MPs quivering: MRP analysis conducted by YouGov for the Telegraph forecasts a Labour majority of 135 at the next election; Keir Starmer is expected to win 385 seats for his party, leaving the Conservatives on a mere 169. That’s just 18 seats better than John Major’s 1997 showing — and […]
Conservative election guru Isaac Levido warns MPs path to victory could get ‘narrower and steeper’
The Conservative Party’s campaign chief has dismissed a poll which predicted a 1997-style drubbing for Rishi Sunak at the next election, calling on MPs to focus on a “narrow and steep” path to victory. Isaac Levido, the man charged with delivering Rishi Sunak a highly unlikely and historic fifth Conservative election victory this year, told […]
Rishi Sunak says UK strikes on Houthi targets were ‘necessary’ and ‘in self-defence’
British and US forces have launched an attack on Houthi targets in Yemen. The attacks reportedly took place in the capital, Sana’a, and the governorates of Sa’dah, Hodeidah, Taiz, and Dhamar. The US Air Force says America, Britain and their allies struck more than 60 targets at 16 Iranian-backed Houthi militant locations on Thursday night […]
PM will look ‘hopeless’ if Rwanda bill passes and fails, says Jacob Rees-Mogg
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg has warned the prime minister he will look “hopeless” if the Government’s Rwanda bill fails to result in migrant deportation flights finally taking off. Speaking on his GB News show last night, the former cabinet minister argued the Rishi Sunak could not afford to fail on the issue again. He said: “Passing […]
PMQs verdict: Keir Starmer steals Sunak’s ‘flip flop’ attacks
The first question at PMQs today did not come from some lucky MP listed on the order paper — rather, it emanated from a chorus of Conservative backbenchers who collectively queried: “Where is Ed Davey?”. The Liberal Democrat chief, under intense pressure over his role in the Post Office scandal, was absent from his usual […]
Conservative right bids to close Rwanda bill ‘loopholes’ as commons showdown looms
Rishi Sunak faces a House of Commons showdown over the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill when it receives line-by-line scrutiny in its committee stage next week. In the commons yesterday, House leader Penny Mordaunt confirmed the Rwanda Bill will be scrutinised by a committee of the whole House on 16 and 17 January. […]
How much of a threat to Rishi Sunak are his ‘green Tory’ rebels?
Parliament is expected to vote today on the government’s flagship bill to guarantee oil and gas licensing rounds in the North Sea. The Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill, which would require the regulator to hold annual licensing rounds for North Sea drilling for oil and gas if passed, previously formed the centrepiece of Rishi Sunak’s first […]
Week-in-Review: How Rishi Sunak lost control of the election narrative
Incumbency advantage is a very real thing in UK politics. When asked to select who they want as prime minister — either the incumbent or the Leader of the Opposition — Britons tend to lump in, perhaps logically, with the then-PM. In fact, only once since Rishi Sunak turned 18 years old has an opposition party turfed out […]
