It was 1988 when I first started working in Parliament as an ambitious young reporter, meaning I've met more than my fair share of Westminster characters over the decades.
It was 1988 when I first started working in Parliament as an ambitious young reporter, meaning I’ve met more than my fair share of Westminster characters over the decades.
Some MPs – despite what you might think – are diligent, decent, dedicated men and women, working gruelling hours and thankless roles to make life for their constituents better. Others, shall we say, are not.
The speaker let it be known there was no prohibition on criticising royals in the chamber. So MPs had a go
A Labour MP has used the emergency parliamentary debate to defend the process behind Lord Mandelson’s appointment, arguing it is…
While some are working out how to get rid of the prime minister, others are already plotting against his rival
With this escalating cost of living crisis, so many are really suffering – yet Labour lacks the imagination, boldness and will to…
In two decades reporting on governments of all political stripes, I have never witnessed such systematic incompetence and…
Plus: toolmakers in the Labour Party; journalists bemoan lighter lunches; secrets of the late Queen’s wardrobe; and Dire Straits…
