The Government has held 86 Coronavirus press conferences. How many has Coffey fronted? None. Why?
If the Prime Minister doesn’t have confidence in his most senior Ministers, it’s impossible to see how anyone else can.
Konstantin Kisin’s Twitter thread on how woke culture risks a far right backlash
“From here, I’m afraid, the journey is all too obvious. The only way to prevent this is to reverse the re-racialisation of our society.”
Slave Lives Matter. The anti-slavery campaign that every Conservative should join.
Building on May’s legacy will mean grinding, attritional work – which the hard left and extremist parties are neither interested in nor capable of doing.
The schools debacle is a consequence not of the personal failings of Williamson, but of the structural flaws of this Government
We have a dominating centre and compliant Ministers. The Education Secretary was given his marching orders, and told to like them or lump them.
What Sunak said about racism and riots. And what he didn’t say.
It’s striking that three Tory ethnic minority Ministers – first Badenoch; then Patel, and now Sunak – have sounded clearer-headed than some of their colleagues.
Looking through the wrong end of the telescope. The problem isn’t too many divorces. It’s too few marriages.
The Government’s plans for divorce law reform are the lesser of two evils. But it needs to think more and act decisively to help couples who stay married.
Who governs the streets?
Most people don’t want water cannon or wielded batons. But they want to see the police in charge – to be taking a stand, not taking the knee.
Conservative MPs must be ready to keep Sunday special
A limited suspension is one thing, lasting change would be another. And so often, nothing is so permanent as the temporary.
Race and justice – not just a black and white issue
As a rule, the Conservatives are unclear about the politics of equality and identity. But there’s at least one Minister who isn’t.
When it comes to dealing with its own MPs, this Government is out of its depth
Some of its problems can be fixed. Others won’t be. And one perhaps can’t be: namely, that this Parliament seems to be incapable of saying No.
Our panel. There is rising support for a faster exit from lockdown.
With the NHS apparently out of danger, and daily cases in decline, the fear factor is clearly falling – at least, if one’s measure is how people are behaving.
For the second month running, our panel’s confidence in Johnson’s handling of Covid-19 falls. Though it’s still at 70 per cent.
The drop roughly parallels the polling fall in confidence among the general public – though a seven out of ten rating is healthy enough.
China 1) Our survey. 85 per cent of Party members support the Government’s Hong Kong passport rights extension plan.
Given the sensitivity of the public to mass immigration, what’s the explanation for our panel’s return above?
China 3) Why the stand-off over Hong Kong and the coming clash over Huawei matters
We will be re-running the Foreign Affairs Select Committee Chairman’s piece for us above each day this week.
Our survey. Seven out of ten Tory members back Cummings.
And it makes next to no difference whether or not the question asked is about resignation or dismissal.