‘This is going to be a disaster’: inside the Tories’ chaotic election campaign From the surprise decision to call a snap election to the divisions inside the doomed campaign machine The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2024
James Forsyth: the key aide sharing the burden of Sunak’s likely demise Former Spectator political editor is old school friend who became PM’s best man and closest political confidant The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2024
Meet the top teams: the key election advisers to Sunak and Starmer We look at the people who will strategise for the prime minister and opposition leader in the coming weeks The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2024
Tory Top Team send the Mighty Philpster to tackle PMQs trans joke fallout As Labour agonised over their £28bn-a-year green pledge, No 10 was working on mitigating Sunak’s latest PMQs disaster The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2024
Team Sunak: can they recast the PM as an agent of change? Meet the prime minister’s inner circle, charged with bringing about a reversal of fortune The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023
Who’s who in No 10? The team shaping Sunak’s approach to next election Band of advisers includes loyalists who have been with PM since days as chancellor, alongside some new faces The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023
Nadine Dorries to publish Boris Johnson 'assassination' book on eve of Tory conference The former Culture Secretary claims to have uncovered a 'history of treachery and deceit' as she points the finger at "powerful, unaccountable forces behind the scenes" for the shamed ex-PM's downfall Daily Mirror · Jul 12, 2023
Nadine Dorries wrongly claims Boris Johnson was ‘top of his year’ at university Dorries said she was quitting ‘with immediate effect’ last Friday after a bust-up with Mr Sunak over Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2023
Nadine Dorries brands Rishi Sunak ‘privileged posh boy’ who ‘cruelly’ blocked peerage The former culture secretary and Boris Johnson loyalist lashed out at both Rishi Sunak and political aide James Forsyth in an interview with Piers Morgan on TalkTV The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023
Nadine Dorries brands Rishi Sunak ‘privileged posh boy’ who ‘cruelly’ blocked peerage The former culture secretary and Boris Johnson loyalist lashed out at both Rishi Sunak and political aide James Forsyth in an interview with Piers Morgan on TalkTV The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023
Allegra Stratton takes aim at Boris in defence of her husband James Forsyth ‘Have we got O Patz sorted?’: Stratton on Johnson’s time as PM Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2023
Tories at war as Nadine Dorries blasts 'sinister forces who denied my peerage' THE Conservative Party is in the midst of a civil war as it prepares to fight three by-elections caused by the resignations of Boris Johnson and two… The National (Scotland) · Jun 13, 2023
Nadine Dorries blasts Rishi Sunak and top aide as 'privileged posh boys' The furious ex-Cabinet Minister launched a blistering attack on the Prime Minister in the latest twist in the bitter row over Boris Johnson's resignation honours Daily Mirror · Jun 13, 2023
No ‘posh boys barrier’ to the Lords, ex-leader William Hague tells Nadine Dorries Nadine Dorries claimed she was ‘bullied’ by No 10 and accused ‘posh boy’ Rishi Sunak of blocking peerage Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2023
The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023 Dorries says she was ‘bullied’ by No 10 and accuses Sunak of blocking peerage - old The former culture secretary and Boris Johnson loyalist denied ‘knifing the party’ by triggering a by-election in her Mid Bedfordshire seat.
The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023 The fall of Boris Johnson: How we got here and what comes next In the fog of the Tory civil war it’s good to know how we got here, writes Sean O’Grady
Daily Record · May 28, 2023 Madcap Hotline vendetta against Ange resurfaces and Celtic diehards told Tottenham safer bet than Beale threat The Hoops boss is bookies' favourite to take over at Spurs but few are convinced it would be a good move.
Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2023 The Forsyth Effect: is Rishi Sunak’s old school friend shaking up the government? The PM’s new advisor is one of his oldest friends
The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2023 Has sensible Sunak turned the Tory tide, or has Johnson sunk the ship? The PM’s Northern Ireland deal with the EU boosted his hopes – but then Partygate roared back to remind voters of Conservative chaos
Daily Mirror · Dec 27, 2022 Seven bits of bad news that dripped out while people were scoffing mince pies From new chauffeur-driven limos to soaring train fares and ministerial sleaze, we line up some of the woe that has emerged during this most relaxed of weeks in politics
The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2022 Rishi Sunak hires friend and journalist James Forsyth as key political aide Forsyth, The Spectator’s political editor, will join Downing Street as the PM’s political secretary
The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2022 Rishi Sunak hires friend James Forsyth as key political aide Mr Forsyth, The Spectator’s political editor, will join Downing Street as the PM’s political secretary.
Daily Record · Oct 18, 2022 Inside the unsolved murder of Sandy Drummond and Scots soldier's mysterious death More than 30 years after his death, experts remain mystified at the circumstances which surround the murder of Sandy Drummond.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2022 ‘Empty, unremarkable, muted’: how commentators saw Kwarteng’s speech The verdicts came swiftly on the chancellor’s speech after his high-profile tax U-turn
The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2022 Weeks of Truss and Sunak tearing lumps out of each other should bring nothing but joy for Labour Whoever wins this race will inherit the social and economic failings of the austerity era – all of which they voted for, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee