Author Archives: Rachel Sylvester
That confirms it—Cummings thinks he is above lockdown
The strategist was arrogant enough to lash out at others but the central facts of his case are damning
And so Starmer turns the page on the disastrous Corbyn era
The new Labour leader’s first days in post show which side he is really on
I am a Boris Johnson sceptic but his response to this crisis deserves our respect
The prime minister has shown seriousness when it mattered most
Can mayors save Labour? How Sadiq Khan and Andy Burnham show the path back to power
Labour may have lost the last four national elections, but the party is in power in city halls across the country
This reshuffle bore all the hallmarks of prime ministerial weakness
There is a vacuum at the heart of No 10
How right wing is Boris Johnson?
We are about to find out
The consequences of this dismal campaign will reverberate for years
This was the most dire electoral contest I can remember
Corbyn’s NHS dossier is a “dead cat” strategy if there ever was one—but will it work?
The Labour leader is exaggerating the immediate risk to the health service, but there is no question that Trump’s trade demands will be hard line
The asymmetric election: Corbyn does not need a majority but Johnson does
Unlike the Labour leader, the PM has no potential coalition partners left
Could independent conservatives deprive Johnson of the majority he craves?
Ex-Tory candidates will add another layer of unpredictability to what was already going to be a chaotic election
The trouble for Johnson: striking a deal with Europe is one thing, winning over MPs quite another
The dilemma has always been that if you pivot towards one group in the Commons, you antagonise others
Johnson basks in the adulation of party activists but in the real world trouble awaits
Away from the crowd in Manchester the political realities spell trouble for the prime minister