Rishi Sunak hires friend James Forsyth as key political aide Mr Forsyth, The Spectator’s political editor, will join Downing Street as the PM’s political secretary. The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2022
Kyiv slams Kissinger over call to negotiate with Russia for peace ‘For all its propensity to violence, Russia has made decisive contributions to the global equilibrium’: Henry Kissinger. Al Jazeera · Dec 19, 2022
Will Boris Johnson stage a comeback? Sunak may only have five months to find out If the prime minister can’t close the gap on Labour, many Tory MPs predict the ‘wild’ return of his rival, says the Spectator’s deputy political editor, Katy Balls The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2022
Jeremy Hunt says Boris Johnson’s £840-a-roll ‘gold’ wallpaper already peeling ‘Handcrafted’ wallpaper was part of a make over of Downing Street flat inspired by upmarket eco designer The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2022
Keir Starmer wins Politician of the Year at right-wing Spectator magazine awards LABOUR leader Sir Keir Starmer won Politician of the Year at the Spectator awards on Monday evening. The National (Scotland) · Nov 24, 2022
Britain had a far-right terrorist attack a week ago. Why the failure to call it by its true name? The perpetrator of the firebombing in Dover openly expressed hatred of Muslims. Yet reaction has been muted, says campaigner Miqdaad Versi The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2022
'Truly shocking': Spectator magazine under fire for migrant cartoon THE Spectator has been accused of using “vile” imagery to promote an article about immigration in Britain. The National (Scotland) · Nov 5, 2022
Unionist troll Effie Deans pens Spectator column on how Sunak will crush SNP A PROLIFIC Unionist blogger has claimed Rishi Sunak makes the SNP “archaic” in her first piece for The Spectator. The National (Scotland) · Oct 27, 2022
A ‘shock and awe’ campaign is under way to revive Johnson, but a win isn’t in the bag The former prime minister’s supporters may be shouting the loudest, but plenty of nervous MPs still won’t back him, says Katy Balls, the Spectator’s deputy political editor The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2022
Five quotes about Scotland Boris Johnson would like us all to forget SUPPORTERS of Boris Johnson are backing the former prime minister to make an extraordinary political comeback following the dramatic resignation… The National (Scotland) · Oct 21, 2022
Graham Norton cancels social media after ‘misstep’ towards JK Rowling UK TV host Graham Norton quits Twitter after cancer culture and JK Rowling comments on trans issues sparks heated debate. The New Daily · Oct 18, 2022
‘It feels like this week or next’: this latest U-turn has only ramped up plots to depose Liz Truss Now Trussonomics is dead, even the prime minister’s supporters are wondering: what’s the point of her government? says the Spectator’s deputy political editor, Katy Balls The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2022
Wednesday briefing: How much time will Conservative MPs give Liz Truss? In today’s newsletter: Liz Truss gives her first PMQs since the fiscal statement that blew up her premiership and may hope to calm colleagues. But from benefits cuts to despairing backbenchers, she has a lot to deal with The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2022
‘Omnifactional warfare’: the view from within the fractured Truss-era Tory party The phrase ‘my enemy’s enemy is my friend’ explains some of the curious coalitions that are forming, says the Spectator’s deputy political editor, Katy Balls The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2022
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022 Home Secretary has ‘reservations’ over relaxing immigration for India trade deal The UK is currently negotiating a trade agreement with India
The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022 Suella Braverman speaks out against likely UK trade deal with India New home secretary objects to increasing visas for Indians and critiques predecessor’s attempt to return overstayers
The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2022 What do Tory MPs think of Liz Truss? A ‘toxic bomb’ that could sink the party Less than a month in, the PM’s political capital is draining away. And party conference is unlikely to offer any relief, says Spectator deputy political editor Katy Balls
Evening Standard · Sep 23, 2022 Dame Hilary Mantel: the pivotal works of the celebrated author, from Every Day is Mother’s Day to Wolf Hall A workaholic her entire life, Mantel produced some of this century’s greatest historical novels
The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2022 Melanie C: ‘Was Thatcher the first Spice Girl? Absolutely not’ Sporty Spice is telling it like it is in her new memoir, which details the true gruelling reality of being in the world’s biggest girlband. She looks back at it all, and what she’s learned, with Jessie Thompson
The Conversation · Sep 8, 2022 Ukraine: how the UK press reported the Nazi invasion 1941-45 During the second world war there were notable exceptions to the at times slavish patriotic devotion the press showed to the government line. Weekly political titles such as New Statesman and Nation, the Spectator and the Economist challenged government policy more consistently than daily newspapers.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2022 In Liz Truss’s cabinet, loyalty looks like the only quality that really counts The prime minister has kept her friends close. But will that be enough, when winter bites, asks Katy Balls, the Spectator’s deputy political editor
Daily Mirror · Sep 6, 2022 What will Boris Johnson do next after resigning as PM – and is he still an MP? Boris Johnson has now been succeeded by a new prime minister following his resignation back in July 2022 due to his response to the Chris Pincher and Partygate scandals
Daily Mirror · Sep 6, 2022 Boris Johnson’s worst quotes - from slamming single mums to Partygate apology We've taken a look at some of the most scandalous and questionable things Boris Johnson has said as he is finally ousted as Prime Minister
The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2022 From rent strikes to free-speech walkouts – how did Durham University become a frontline of the UK’s culture wars? Durham has become the focus of anger from both sides of the political spectrum. Students and academics try to explain why its campus skirmishes keep spilling out into the tabloids
The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2022 The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak: a claim too far Editorial: The former chancellor’s false suggestion that Britain’s Covid lockdown went on too long will feed the paranoid politics of the Conservative right