Matt Hancock is his own worst enemy
The former health secretary denied at the Covid inquiry that he was a liar but his evidence strongly suggested the…
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Politicians should never wear trainers
No fashion can camouflage political insincerity.
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Matt Hancock still thinks he’s the hero of the pandemic
After a faux-apology, the former health secretary sought to absolve himself of blame for his department’s failures.
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There is no chance the government will regulate AI
This government is planning light-touch regulation of a technology our politicians do not understand.
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We are all prisoners of WhatsApp
There’s something terrifying and oppressive about the idea that off-hand comments could be recorded forever.
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Rishi Sunak is continually being tested on Tory sleaze
As trust in politicians hits a seven-year low, the PM is dogged by his predecessors’ peerage nominations and the scandal…
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Iain Dale’s Diary: An eerie Washington DC, Keir Starmer’s own goal, and the conundrum of Isabel Oakeshott
The Labour leader fumbled his justifications on LBC – but much of the outrage over Sue Gray’s appointment is confected.
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Why the prospect of Dorries’ stories worries Tories
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Can Simon Case survive the Lockdown Files?
The leaked WhatsApp messages are raising fresh questions over the cabinet secretary’s conduct.
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The Lockdown Files only confirm every suspicion we had about the pandemic government
Everyone involved is exactly who you thought they were; everyone cares about the things you thought they did.
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Matt Hancock is paying the price for his self-congratulatory book
The former health secretary’s ego surely meant he missed the danger in handing over thousands of personal messages to an…
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Boris Johnson is plotting to oust Sunak, says George Osborne – and No 10 is worried
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Which Tory MPs will be standing down at the next general election?
Conservatives have been spooked by Labour’s large poll leads and planned constituency boundary changes.
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Who will be Keir Starmer’s chief of staff?
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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The Tory exodus is a sign of a failing party – and system
Most Conservatives expect to lose the next election and neither opposition or fighting and losing one’s seat appeals.
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Matt Hancock’s Pandemic Diaries are a delusional piece of self-aggrandising fan fiction
In these retrospectively constructed “entries”, Hancock casts himself as the hero of both the Covid crisis and his love life.…
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Andy Burnham burnishes his brand on Labour’s left
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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The pandemic was a communal trauma, and we need culture to help us process it
I loathed the idea of lockdown novels or TV. In its own tragicomic way I’m a Celebrity has changed my…
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More reality TV bookings beckon for Matt Hancock
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Matt Hancock is sanitising his image on I’m A Celebrity. Everyone watching is complicit
Hancock is shamelessly deflecting from his political record by cheerfully eating worms on camera – and the British public are…
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