Tories and Labour

Image copyright AFP Image caption James Brokenshire is among ministers working from home Parliament may still be open for business but the coronavirus crisis is rapidly changing life for MPs.Although only one has so far tested positive - the health minister Nadine Dorries - an increasing number are choosing to…

The utter exasperation among the business community in recent weeks over the Conservatives’ planned clampdown on immigration from the European Union has been eye-catching. And when even Scottish Secretary Alister Jack concedes there is a problem, you might hope that Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Home Secretary Priti Patel et al…

The reaction of many on the left to the big spending rises in yesterday’s Budget is that they show that Labour has “won the argument” for higher public spending. This is partly true. On current plans (pdf), total public spending will rise to 40.8% of GDP by 2024-25*. That’s a…

British prime minister Boris Johnson nearly faced an intra-party revolt over his decision to allow Chinese tech giant Huawei to help the U.K. build its 5G network, as 36 Tory Members of Parliament voted with the Labour Party on Tuesday in an attempt to ban the move.The amendment to ban…

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…