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Peter Mandelson advises Jeremy Corbyn but stresses he is 'not a Corbynista'
20 October 2017
The architect of New Labour might not be the first person that Jeremy Corbyn’s inner circle will...
Damian Green aims jibes at fellow Tories during press gallery lunch
19 October 2017
If the Conservative party is a happy and harmonious ship throughout, then Damian Green did a good...
Scottish secretary David Mundell spends £150 on a bottle of vodka
19 October 2017
A host of senior politicians headed to the annual Pink News awards last night, with Theresa May,...
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Jeremy Corbyn easily beats Theresa May in his ‘best PMQs yet’
18 October 2017
Jeremy Corbyn was today said to have comprehensively beaten a "predictable and flat" Theresa May at...
Tory MP Tim Loughton in ultimate Westminster bubble story
18 October 2017
For nine years, Tim Loughton toiled away as shadow children’s minister and then as the actual...
Boris Johnson recycles old insult about 'protoplasmic invertebrate jellies'
17 October 2017
Over the years, Boris Johnson has mined the English language to find novel ways of attacking his...
Boris Johnson and David Davis are big boundary change losers
17 October 2017
Boris Johnson and David Davis are the two favourites to win the next Tory leadership contest and...
Labour MP urges Jeremy Corbyn to bring back Ed Miliband: He’s on fire!
16 October 2017
For some time, fans of Ed Miliband have been declaring that the former leader is hot property once...
Nicky Morgan fails to protect her high-level cabinet source
15 October 2017
Most journalists will go to great lengths to protect their sources. But some politicians – such as...
BT are appalling, says Conservative MP married to Sky public affairs chief
13 October 2017
To say that Conservative MP Nusrat Ghani is not a fan of BT would be something of an understatement...
Daily Mail’s ‘Girl About Town’ is Karen Bradley’s new spinner at DCMS
13 October 2017
Culture secretary Karen Bradley has followed in the footsteps of Theresa May by hiring a colourful...
I was first to call for Philip Hammond's head, Nadine Dorries tells hacks
12 October 2017
Tory grandee Lord Lawson grabbed a few headlines at lunch time with a call for the chancellor to be...
Theresa May loses her grip after Labour MPs’ jibe at PMQs
11 October 2017
Opposition MPs who want to get under Theresa May’s skin might want to take their cue from Heidi...
Team Corbyn kicks off search for a new political secretary
10 October 2017
After a period of relative calm in the heart of a Team Corbyn, a key vacancy has opened up.
The...
Before the Zeitgeist tape: How Thatcher prepared for Smash Hits interview
10 October 2017
These days, prime ministers are regularly briefed on what’s happening in the real world, just in...
Nicholas Soames defends meeting Robert Mugabe: It was purely for Auld Lang Syne
9 October 2017
Robert Mugabe may stand accused of crimes against humanity, widespread corruption, anti-white...
Tory MPs aim to have 'ideas factory' up and running by January
9 October 2017
As many Tory MPs consider what to do with the prime minister, moves to provide an "an intellectual...
PM's old cabinet foe turns leading loyalist as plotting starts
6 October 2017
News of a backbench plot to force Theresa May to stand down has led to a robust defence of the...
Tory conference cock-up would not have happened under Cameron, aide suggests
5 October 2017
As the Conservatives look around for people other than Theresa May to blame for the prime minister’...
Theresa May’s ‘British Dream’ turns into a nightmare for the PM
4 October 2017
Back in 2004, then Tory leader Michael Howard delivered a speech titled: The British Dream.
For...
I was being ironic, says the only Tory MP to back Jacob Rees Mogg for PM
4 October 2017
Jacob Rees Mogg may be the darling of this year’s Conservative party conference and the favoured...
Boris Johnson tries to cheer up Tories with optimism and Corbyn-bashing
3 October 2017
In his much-anticipated keynote speech to the Conservative party conference, Boris Johnson served...
How to save the Tories? Two rising stars set out their stalls
3 October 2017
"I don’t think the party needs saving," declared Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson at a party...
Hostile Hammond misses the memo about not attacking Corbyn
2 October 2017
As the Conservatives grapple with the crucial question of how to win back young voters, one senior...