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Steve Baker on how to organise a successful rebellion
As Labour rebels appear to have forced concessions from Keir Starmer over welfare this week, former Conservative MP Steve Baker joins James Heale to reflect on his own time as a rebel, and to provide…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Welfare U-turn: is Keir in control?
Keir Starmer has performed a screeching about-turn on his flagship welfare reforms, all in the hope of quelling the rebellion from more than 120 MPs who have been promised ‘massive concessions’ over …
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Who’s having a worse week: Keir or Kemi?
It’s bad news all round for Labour and the Tories. An MRP poll out today forecasts that if an election were held tomorrow, Labour would not only lose its majority, but fall behind Reform to become th…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Welfare rebellion: why Starmer – and Reeves – should be worried
Keir Starmer is facing war on both fronts. He is in the Netherlands to talk about defence and announce a major change in the UK's nuclear posture in response to rising challenges in the Middle East. …
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Iran: 'what the f***' is going on?
It is rare to see the President so visibly frustrated (see The Apprentice, circa 2004), but after Iran and Israel seemingly ignored his ceasefire announcement – and his plea on Truth Social, ‘PLEASE …
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Does the government support Trump’s Iran strikes?
The weekend saw the US launch airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites, with Tehran warning of ‘everlasting consequences’. Despite an emergency Cobra meeting and Luke Pollard’s morning media round, …
Published on 6 months ago
Jeremy Hunt on Trump, Budgets and Welsh whisky
On this week’s special Saturday edition of Coffee House Shots, James Heale sits down with Jeremy Hunt to discuss his new book, Can We Be Great Again?. The former chancellor and foreign secretary argu…
Published on 6 months ago
MPs back assisted dying: what next?
MPs have voted – by a narrow 23-vote margin – in favour of legalising assisted dying. Bizarrely, the 51.9 to 48.1 per cent breakdown is the exact same as the 2016 referendum result, although hopefull…
Published on 6 months ago
What you need to know ahead of the assisted dying vote
It’s a historic day in Westminster, where MPs will vote on the assisted dying bill – the outcome of which could have huge repercussions for healthcare, politics and the courts. It’s such a significan…
Published on 6 months ago
The inside story of how Labour is dealing with Iran
This week, our new political editor Tim Shipman takes the helm and, in his cover piece, gives us the inside track on how Labour is dealing with Iran, Donald Trump and the prospect of escalating war i…
Published on 6 months ago