Follow the money. It’s a good rule in politics, as well as crime. Ministers believe money lies at the root of the growing tension between Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak...
When Boris Johnson lifted the remaining COVID-19 restrictions in England on 19 July, even the government’s chief optimist (himself) did not dare to dream that the number of new cases...
It was the moment when the cabinet hawks hungry to open up the economy finally overcame the more cautious doves. In allowing fully vaccinated people to enter the UK from...
As the public relishes the progress of the England football team, Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer predictably try to muscle in on this moment of national pride and unity. Johnson...
SajidJavid’s appointment as health secretary is more significant than it looks. Some Conservative MPs interpreted it as Boris Johnson installing a loyal ally to counterbalance the power of Rishi Sunak,...
Keir Starmer is not the first party leader who does not like doing the personal stuff. It’s not entirely his fault that he is not better known to the public....
So much for the new, self-disciplined Boris Johnson who has banned gaffes and jokes during a public health crisis. The prime minister quipped to a private meeting of Conservative MPs...
David Frost has regained his role as Boris Johnson’s “Mr Brexit”, supplanting Michael Gove, who was previously handling relations with the EU. Officially, Gove, the Cabinet Office minister, is above...
“So what would you do about it?” is the question opposition parties dread. They like to evade until they are ready to answer but can never escape. But Labour has...
Boris Johnson will probably succeed when it comes to selling his new three-tier system of coronavirus restrictions in England to the public, but persuading fractious, lockdown-sceptic Conservative MPs to buy...
Political columnist for The Independent.
