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I used to drive through Newick regularly for my pre-pandemic commute. Prior to the Brexit vote, there was a near-permanent pro-UKIP / pro-Brexit billboard in place near the pub.

Or potentially Tories minimising any further damage to their own party. The report basically says that the MP who was claimed to have been "manhandled" denied that they were, and the "nearest witnesses" (who would all have been Tory) denied seeing anything untoward. I suspect the truth lies...

Sunak's Braverman mistake not making his early days easy. She's dominating the headlines, and having an impact on that "party unity" he wants. Here's the latest, a Tory MP suggesting Braverman's re-appointment is problematic (he's alluding to reports MI5 investigated her over leaks when she was...

For me, I don't have any real issue with what I think he *wanted* to say. I do have a problem with how he actually phrased the message. He would have done well to consult with representatives from the relevant community to help him craft the right messaging.

From what I'm reading (not seen it yet) Yvette Cooper took the opportunity and made it count. Sunak left the door open to be attacked, and at least some of the punches have landed today. See Sunak has fallen back on the tired old "But look, a wild Corbyn!" arguments.

Click / tap through to read the entire tweet thread (only 3 tweets). Suggesting the delay is a good move on one hand (finance markets appear a lot happier with Sunak / Hunt in charge of the economy, and as a result cost of borrowing etc reducing and thus the black hole in the budget gets...

Yup. He might have needed to do it from a party unity perspective, but that doesn't make it a good move (for reasons of the quote above yours). He needed to keep his nose clean from day 1 and avoid handing the opposition parties any open goals. First thing he does is try to play out from the...

Boris has worked from the same playbook he used back when the race to replace Cameron was on: He stayed in until it became clear to him he wasn't going to win, at which point he pulled out. Because Boris is very good at avoiding "defeat" by recognising when he's beaten early. Back then, he knew...