Tories and Labour

Let’s be clear: the EU was not set up to promote a friendly big socialist community, a Soviet-lite. The EU was created by the US, originally the European Coal and Steel Community set up in 1950 with the intent of promoting European integration, approved by Truman as a Cold War…

Many new Conservative MPs are different from the traditional Tory stereotype, while many of the (fewer) new Labour MPs are carbon-copy Corbynites. After every election, I try to listen to or read as many MPs’ first speeches as I can, to see if I can spot the high risers and…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Boris Johnson's Conservative Party has taken seats like Sedgefield which were once seemingly unwinnable The Conservative Party and trade unions have a history of troubled relations. But one Tory MP thinks they can work together for the good of each other - and the country."Trade…

The leaked poll comes ahead of elections set to take place in May for 118 local authorities, reports showed, adding that further losses are expected across the country for the embattled centre-left party.Britain's Labour Party may be bracing for "one of its worst" local election performances this year, a leaked…

HENRY DEEDES: Michael Gove did one of his 'there's nothing to see here' turns as he threw a blanket over the fire of the Priti Patel 'bullying' claimsBy Henry Deedes for the Daily Mail Published: 22:51 GMT, 2 March 2020 | Updated: 01:05 GMT, 3 March 2020 For 45 minutes…

BORIS Johnson’s opportune new baby and wedding have already covered up Priti Patel’s incompetence, but what else will they distract from?  Whole civil service fired The first scan picture of the prime minister’s child should mask the news that everyone in Whitehall has been fired and replaced with teenage internet…

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Same story or different story? Photo: Dan Kitwood/Scott Olson/Getty Images With Bernie Sanders’s relentless rise, the specter of Jeremy Corbyn now hangs over the Democratic race. At times, it’s uncanny how similar the two left-populist leaders are. An outlier long at odds with his party’s establishment? Check. A legislator with…

Jeb Bush, younger brother of former US President George W Bush, has been mercilessly mocked on Twitter, after accusing the BBC of being “biased” in their news coverage and “incredibly rude to Conservative MPs.” The former 2016 US Republican presidential candidate took to social media on Thursday night to reveal…

Lisa Nandy tonight blasted Sir Keir Starmer and labelled his Brexit policy a 'disaster' as she tried to salvage her Labour leadership campaign. Sir Keir and Ms Nandy engaged in fiery clashes as they and fellow challenger Rebecca Long-Bailey took part in the third TV debate of the race to replace Jeremy…