Andrew Gimson’s PMQs sketch: Johnson starts to sound like the boss of a tractor plant in Minsk
The Speaker threatened to run Hancock “ragged” if the Health Secretary continues to insult the House.
Is it really worth breaking international law to curb the role of the European Court?
Johnson and Cummings’ previous assaults on the pre-Brexit order have been brilliantly conceived. This one may not be up to the same standard.
With NHS Test and Trace repeatedly failing to meet targets, confidence in the Government’s tracing strategy is faltering
And with 300,000 users downloading Northern Ireland’s app, it’s unclear to the public why England’s equivalent is taking so long.
The bluffs, gambits, instincts and bottom lines of Johnson’s approach to the EU trade negotiation
It ought to be easier to get a trade deal than reach a Withdrawal Agreement. We suspect one will happen, but here’s why it might not.
Conservatives can’t be neutral about culture
Clashes over Black Lives Matter or Extinction Rebellion are noisy, nasty – and, by definition, impossible for Johnson to keep out of.
Operation shut-down-the-right. Extinction Rebellion’s target isn’t so much what’s said as who says it.
A key question to ask is not whether new laws are needed, but whether the ones we have are already being enforced.
Johnson plummets into the bottom third of our Cabinet League table
Last month, he was sixth from top. Now, he is eighth from bottom. Only six Ministers have a satisfaction rating of more than half.
Channel crossings are undermining the Government’s narrative about ‘taking back control’ of immigration
The Home Office are clearly trying to counter the drip-feed of toxic stories, but the ultimate solution is not in their hands.
Why the Germans don’t always do it better
Using modern Germany as a stick with which to beat old-fashioned Britain is a grave mistake.
Tony Abbott may have the right expertise for the Board of Trade, but his past comments shouldn’t be downplayed
From commenting on a female politician’s “sex appeal” to talking about women doing the ironing, he will not win over a large segment of the electorate.
Tune in to our next ConservativeHome Live event – with special guest Katharine Birbalsingh
The Free School pioneer kicks off our Autumn series – join us to hear her views on education reform, the return to schooling, and freedom of expression.
Why the obsessive focus on new tax rises when we need proper spending control – in the form of a real zero-based review?
The Treasury should hold one as the year rolls on, along the lines of that undertaken by Canada’s government during the 1990s.
Unconscious bias training. What’s the point of having a huge majority if Tories can’t say no to it?
Taxpayers are going to have to pick up the bill for a pseudoscientific method that’s prejudiced in itself.
Andrew Gimson’s PMQs sketch: Johnson has a bad first day back, with no plausible excuses for not doing his homework
Starmer had a success, conveying genuine moral indignation as he asked tough questions.
Javid is Chancellor. Tugendhat, Foreign Secretary. May, Home Secretary. Introducing the Alternative Cabinet.
The real one is widely and correctly dismissed as weak. So we’ve had a go at assembling a stronger team. Here is the result.