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Labour pains / ‘Serial bully’ Bercow back in Labour

Keir Starmer might be gone but Labour is still counting the cost of his legacy. Party membership figures published this week showed that the number of...

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‘Serial bully’ Bercow back in Labour

Keir Starmer might be gone but Labour is still counting the cost of his legacy. Party membership figures published this week showed that the number of...

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Labour: Kids can vote – but not use sunbeds

Stop the presses! Labour has, at last, found something it thinks sixteen-year-olds should not be allowed to use. Not a ballot in national elections,...

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Jason Arday quits Cambridge (finally)

So. Farewell then Jason Arday. The 37-year-old lackademic has tonight resigned his post at Cambridge University – the latest chapter in a remarkable...

06.08.2026 10

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Treasury fires warning shot at wealthy

We are two weeks into Burnhamania and the Prime Minister has already, er, earned himself a break. Somewhere abroad, our Andy reclines. In his absence,...

05.08.2026 10

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Watch: Lowe offers an alliance with Farage

The Greater Manchester result showed what Restore Britain can deliver.The next step is how we maximise the chances of delivering the change Britain...

02.08.2026 20

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Watch: Haigh pleads for a second chance

“I hope they will give me a second chance to serve in government.”First Secretary of State Louise Haigh addresses her conviction for fraud and the...

31.07.2026 20

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Burnham welcomes Diane Abbott back to Labour

Andy Burnham has continued his warm embrace of Labour’s worst lefties by reinstating Diane Abbott to the parliamentary party. The veteran socialist...

31.07.2026 10

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Watch: Thousands of illegal migrants storm the border into Spain

Ceuta is a small Spanish enclave. It would be very easy for the military to round-up everyone who has just stormed into it and return them to Morocco....

30.07.2026 10

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Watch: French police sit back as small boats set sail

This is jaw-droppingFrench Gendarmes admit today they have orders not to stop migrants – only talk to them – even though we pay over £1/2...

29.07.2026 10

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Trade unions boycott Labour women’s conference over trans ban

Labour has once again descended into infighting because swathes of its members and trade union chums remain unable to comprehend what a woman is. Four...

29.07.2026 10

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Watch: French warship fires warning shots near Chris Philp in Channel

On the channel today monitoring illegal migrant crossings … as I was being interviewed by the BBC just now a French warship approached close and...

28.07.2026 10

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Labour backbenchers restart welfare whinging

It’s day eight of Andy Burnham’s premiership and, bless him, he’s already facing a left-wing revolt. Labour backbenchers are up in arms after...

28.07.2026 10

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Labour MPs’ embarrassing Berlin response

What is it about tragedy that brings out the worst in some people? After the horrifying attack on Berlin Pride, most politicians have rushed to offer...

27.07.2026 10

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Europe minister suggests rejoining EU could be in next manifesto

It has only been a week since Andy Burnham’s big reshuffle and there are a fair few ministers still trying to get their feet under the desk. For...

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John Lewis gets behind Labour MP’s dildo campaign

Just in case you were worried it had slipped off the agenda, Labour MP Samantha Niblett has confirmed that her parliamentary dildo exhibition will go...

24.07.2026 20

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Watch: Farage’s car crash heckler

Usually the phrase ‘car crash interview’ is only a metaphor, referring to a politician after a terrible exchange. But now a more literal example...

23.07.2026 20

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Gary Lineker’s tax hypocrisy

The UK’s king of virtue signalling has served up another blinder. Gary Lineker has joined 119 fellow millionaires in signing an open letter calling...

23.07.2026 20

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Badenoch on Shapps: The Tories are now a ‘very different party’

"This is a new and different Conservative Party."Sky's @LucyJMcDaid asks Kemi Badenoch about reports former Conservative cabinet...

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Stella Creasy’s bird-brained parrot alert

Walthamstow has anyone lost a parrot? There’s one in Lloyd park right now! Please share to help reunite it with its owner!...

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Burnham’s policy blitz backfires

Oh dear. It is only day three of Andy Burnham’s premiership and his policy blitz is already descending into quite the shambles. Ministers are...

22.07.2026 20

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Civil service no-shows threaten Burnham’s northern vision

Andy Burnham has made moving civil servants oop North a key plank of his promise to revive prosperity across the country. But the great mandarin...

21.07.2026 10

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Andy Burnham’s rough record on homelessness

Taking a leaf out of Jeremy Corbyn’s playbook, Andy Burnham today used his first pledge as Prime Minister to promise an end to rough sleeping in...

20.07.2026 20

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The SDP makes a bid for Clacton

William Clouston (@WilliamClouston), SDP, is standing to give the people of Clacton full and fair debate. 👇@UKLabour won't serve...

17.07.2026 20

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Liz Truss brings CPAC to Britain – but not the crowds

I’m not going to say that CPAC is dead… but it’s not the most alive… pic.twitter.com/IsRoUTenz0— Anna Ridgway (@annaroseridgway) July 16,...

16.07.2026 10

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Sadiq Khan gains a gong

Just when you thought you couldn’t dislike Sir Keir Starmer any more, he has gone and awarded Sir Sadiq Khan a peerage. The London Mayor is among 26...

16.07.2026 20

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Starmer tells Argentina: hands off the Falklands

Sir Keir Starmer has officially backed Spain to beat the Argies in Sunday’s World Cup final. A spokeswoman for the Prime Minister said he wishes...

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Watch: Sinn Féin MEP’s virtue-signalling stunt backfires

pic.twitter.com/5Kmgar5vjJ— Matt Forde (@mattforde) July 15, 2026 pic.twitter.com/5Kmgar5vjJ Westminster is choc-a-bloc with MPs trying to outdo one...

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Liam Halligan to run Thatcher’s think tank

What will Andy Burnham do in office? It is a question many Labour MPs would like answered. With Britain facing a myriad of woes, one institute which...

15.07.2026 10

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BBC publishes annual staff rich list

Roll up, roll up – it’s that deeply depressing time of year once again. The BBC has today published its annual list of obscenely overpaid...

14.07.2026 20

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Ed Davey: Tory wets should join me

Sir Ed Davey this afternoon issued an impassioned plea to Tory wets disillusioned with Kemi Badenoch: come home to the Lib Dems. The party leader...

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Barwell bemoans losing the Tory whip

Fresh from discovering that he has been booted out of the Conservative Party in the House of Lords, Gavin Barwell has found time to compose a 500-word...

14.07.2026 20

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Kemi kick-starts purge of the Tory wets

Kemi Badenoch today set out to prove that she means business when it comes to clearing out the Tory has-beens and wets. The Conservative leader...

13.07.2026 20

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Robbins puts Starmer in the dock

Hell hath no fury like a disgruntled former employee – and, in this case, perhaps justifiably so. As Sir Keir Starmer scrambles to cobble together...

13.07.2026 20

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Does the public back Farage’s by-election gamble?

One of the hottest debates in Westminster today is whether Nigel Farage’s decision to quit as an MP and trigger a by-election was an act of...

10.07.2026 20

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Burnham’s social media push gets reeled in

Just been in to nominate myself… hopefully third time lucky 😂 pic.twitter.com/I6n7FS0JFr— Andy Burnham (@andyburnham) July 9, 2026 Just been in...

09.07.2026 20

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Watch: Gary Stevenson’s wealth-tax dream gets a reality check

Oh man what a satisfying video, brutal stuff pic.twitter.com/GgU7JOkhqR— Adam Wren (@aswren) July 9, 2026 Oh man what a satisfying video, brutal...

09.07.2026 10

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Graham Linehan laughs last after Met payout

Well, well, well. After disgracing Britain’s proud policing tradition by arresting Graham Linehan over his trans tweets, the Met Police has now...

09.07.2026 20

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Starmer takes the puss

The Tories today accused Sir Keir Starmer of ‘taking the puss’ after the Cabinet Office suggested that the Government Car Service has been used to...

09.07.2026 20

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Mel Stride names his Price

The winds of change are blowing through Whitehall. With Andy Burnham on course for No. 10, officials are preparing for a shake up of the cabinet. One...

09.07.2026 20

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Rupert Lowe ducks Farage’s Clacton by-election

Rupert Lowe has confirmed that Restore will sit out the upcoming Clacton by-election. Nigel Farage’s enemy on the right said he refuses ‘to...

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Miliband’s heat pump revolution leaves taxpayers in the cold

Red Ed Miliband’s heat pump bonanza cost taxpayers and bill-payers an eye-watering £498.6 million in 2025/26, new research shows. So much for the...

07.07.2026 20

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Kemi crashes Burnham’s Reddit refuge

With weeks to go until he becomes a Labour Prime Minister almost no one voted for, Andy Burnham has been busy answering lots of questions. Not from...

03.07.2026 30

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Watch: Sarah Pochin shares emotional adoption story

"She carried her secret to her grave"Emotional moment in parliament this lunchtime as Runcorn and Helsby MP @SarahForRuncorn shares the...

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Spectator summer party 2026, in pictures

The weather is glorious, England have soared through to the World Cup round of 16 and one Sir Keir Starmer has just weeks left as Prime Minister. So...

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Watch: CCHQ spoofs Burnham’s cringe AI clip

https://t.co/BOc9D2C0dF pic.twitter.com/hek3A22BZO— Conservatives (@Conservatives) July 1, 2026 https://t.co/BOc9D2C0dF pic.twitter.com/hek3A22BZO...

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Road rage in the Foreign Office

With Sir Keir Starmer straggling on as PMINO – Prime Minister in Name Only – ministers have truly gone feral. A vacuum of leadership at the very...

30.06.2026 20

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Left-wing politicians rail against Mahmood’s ‘refugee tax’

Britain’s dimmest left-wing MPs are up in arms today. No, not about the lack of cash announced in the Defence Investment Plan. Nor about Ofgem...

30.06.2026 20

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‘Insane’ Treasury diversity plan attacked by MPs

It doesn’t take a genius to work out that the Treasury is riddled with idiots who struggle to count and suffer from chronic ‘blob’ brain. But...

30.06.2026 20

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Farage finds his Queen of the North

Reform UK is delighted to announce Sian Astley as our candidate for Mayor of Greater Manchester.Sian has pledged to scrutinise contracts previously...

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