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Local elections: Reform seizes Runcorn in teal tsunami
Votes are being counted across England, but there is a clear early winner from these local elections: Nigel Farage. His party triumphed in the Runcor…
1 year, 4 months ago
Michael Gove on how to spin a bad election
Voters have gone to the polls today for a historic set of local elections. The polling indicates a rough night for the two main parties and a good sh…
1 year, 4 months ago
What is Tony Blair up to?
Tony Blair is making waves in Westminster today after his institute published a report on net zero that appears to undermine Ed Miliband and Labour’s…
1 year, 4 months ago
Revenge of the centrists: Carney wins in Canada
Mark Carney has won the Canadian election, leading the Liberal Party to a fourth term. Having only been Prime Minister for 6 weeks, succeeding Justin…
1 year, 4 months ago
'The spring of discontent'
Are we looking at a spring of discontent? It’s the final push ahead of this week’s local elections, and what Keir Starmer wants to talk about is expa…
1 year, 4 months ago
‘An era of five-party politics’: John Curtice on the significance of the local elections
Legendary pollster Prof Sir John Curtice joins the Spectator’s deputy political editor James Heale to look ahead to next week’s local elections. The …
1 year, 4 months ago
Is Robert Jenrick on manoeuvres?
Despite this being the week that Kemi Badenoch finally showed some steel in PMQs, it’s Robert Jenrick who has been stealing the headlines. That’s for…
1 year, 4 months ago
Who do voters trust most on the economy?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been in Washington D.C. this week at the IMF’s spring meetings, and will meet US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tomorr…
1 year, 4 months ago
St George’s Day: who is the most patriotic leader?
Happy St George’s Day! To celebrate, we thought we would discuss who is the most patriotic political leader — and why some struggle to communicate th…
1 year, 4 months ago
Does Starmer know what a woman is?
Parliament is back after the Easter holiday and the Supreme Court ruling over 'what is a woman' continues to dominate talk in Westminster. The Prime …
1 year, 4 months ago