Bombshell polls throw massive question mark over Liz Truss’s future as PM Tory meltdown after ‘unforced error’ Budget gifts Keir Starmer leads of up to 33 points The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022
Political events now so quickly turn into TV drama that we risk confusing fact and fiction This England covers Boris Johnson’s time in office. But that was only yesterday... The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2022
5 things we learned from Liz Truss’s first PMQs as she clashes with SNP and Labour It was the first outing for the new Prime Minister and in 40 minutes she revealed a lot about herself and her plans for the country. Daily Record · Sep 7, 2022
Snap verdict: Truss’s first PMQs was no triumph – but she avoided catastrophe The tilt back to ideas was refreshing but her opponent sounded closer to where public opinion is on the energy crisis The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2022
Labour are delighted — they’re confident they can beat Liz Truss Liz Truss was always Labour’s preferred candidate to win the Tory leadership race because they finally get to face someone who they think they can beat. And it’s not just Labour strategists and the polls — Tories from all wings of the party feel like this could be the beginning… Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2022
Tories 'could surge in polls if Liz Truss becomes the next Prime Minister' Conservative leadership hopefuls have been touting themselves as the candidate Labour fears the most since the contest kicked off last month. Daily Mirror · Aug 22, 2022
'Poundshop Thatcher Liz Truss is the Tory Prime Minister Labour want to face' The “Labour for Liz” campaign is braced for a Tory bounce in the polls if the front-runner is declared Tory leader on 5 September and replaces Boris Johnson in Downing Street the following day Daily Mirror · Jul 31, 2022
Johnson told he has 'paved the way' for Union's demise at final PMQs BORIS Johnson was told he “paved the way for the end of the Union” during his final appearance at PMQs. The National (Scotland) · Jul 20, 2022
Penny Mordaunt deletes tweet with claim her rivals will 'murder' the Tory party It's thought the tweet was posted accidentally, pulling in a headline from a Telegraph article which said rival Liz Truss was 'wooden'. Two MPs have recently been murdered Daily Mirror · Jul 20, 2022
‘Industrial-scale’ tactical voting sparks calls for Labour-Lib Dem electoral pact ‘Don’t rest on your laurels’: Keir Starmer and Ed Davey urged to work together after by-election wins The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022
What do the byelection results mean for the Conservatives? Our panel’s verdict Former Tory seats have been lost to Labour in Wakefield and the Liberal Democrats in Tiverton and Honiton The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2022
Boris Johnson survived the no-confidence vote. Can he cling on to power? Our panel’s verdict Despite 41% of his MPs voting against him, the prime minister has vowed to continue The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2022
Emily Sheffield: Labour need to be more ruthless, or they’ll be out of power for years There is a clammy, sticky feeling of shame I can’t shake when I consider Westminster now. Cowardice, bullying, lying and ambition oozes out of every antiquated orifice. Sexual aggression, an out-of-control drinking culture, ministers who are free to throw things at the staff and get away with it. Rules that… Evening Standard · May 20, 2022
My Waterman conspiracy theory was sunk by Nadhim Zahawi’s incompetence The sad death of Minder star Dennis almost provided me with some material for this column, but the education secretary scuppered it The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2022
Daily Mirror · May 14, 2022 'Keir Starmer said he will resign if he gets a Covid fine - but PM refuses to do so' Keir Mudie says if Keir Starmer gets a fine he is going to go, which would – in normal circumstances – mean Boris Johnson would have to go as well. After all, the PM has been fined for parties
Evening Standard · May 10, 2022 The Queen’s Speech: No Queen and little respite It is not quite true to suggest that the State Opening of Parliament is all style over substance. No doubt, there’s quite a lot of pomp and ceremony on display. Horse-drawn, gold-plated carriages, doors theatrically slammed in Black Rod’s face and ermine as far as the eye can bear.
Daily Mirror · Apr 19, 2022 ‘Boris Johnson’s Partygate apology sandwich was his poorest performance to date’ Body language expert Judi James has run the rule over the Prime Minister’s apology for a Partygate fine - and says his solemn pauses sped up like a train to suggest he’d finished and moved onto bigger things
The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2022 Can’t I be anti-Nato in the Labour party? Brief letters: Keir Starmer’s rebuke to Jeremy Corbyn | Ukraine’s white storks | Coronation Street’s silent character | Vladimir Putin and Gellert Grindelwald | Rugby league coverage
Daily Record · Mar 28, 2022 Former Scottish Labour leader slams party's no-coalitions pledge ahead of council elections Kezia Dugdale suggested Labour's attacks on centralisation could be blunted if they disempower their own councillors.
Daily Record · Mar 23, 2022 P&O 'broke the law' says Boris Johnson as he promises action on mass sackings The Prime Minister was accused of 'half-assed bluster' by Labour's Keir Starmer who claimed Johnson was too spineless to take action against the P&O parent company.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2022 Member of Labour’s ruling body resigns after failure to restore whip to Corbyn Former MP Laura Pidcock says welcoming of Tory defector Christian Wakeford ‘crystallised unease’ over current leadership