The Spectator11 hours agoTransport Minister admits texting behind wheelThe Spectator - SteerpikeJust what is it with Labour and transport? Less than five months after Louise Haigh was forced to resign as Secretary of State for her missing phone debacle, now another tech-loving transport minister is in hot water again. This time it is Peter Hendy, ennobled last summer and instilled as a junior …
The Spectator16 hours agoThe steel debate was an unseemly blame gameThe Spectator - James HealeIn the end, it was David Davis who said it best. Today’s emergency debate on how to save British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant amounted to a ‘nationalisation in all but name Bill’, with new measures amounting to a ‘reprieve, not a rescue’. Jonathan Reynolds, the Business Secretary, did a decent job of …
The Spectator15 hours agoWhat is Xi Jinping planning?The Spectator - Ian WilliamsShanghai port is the busiest in the world. Activity there is closely monitored by financial analysts distrustful of official statistics and looking for clues as to what is really happening in the world’s second largest economy. For the past few days they will have been taken for a wild ride. First …
The Spectator17 hours agoNationalising British Steel won’t fix a thingThe Spectator - Matthew LynnThere will be some stirring speeches about saving jobs. There will be lots of grand rhetoric about securing a great British industry. Who knows, some of the more mischievous Labour backbenchers may even break out into a chorus on the Red Flag. Parliament will vote on Saturday in favour of an …
The Spectator19 hours agoTrump tells Russia to ‘get moving’The Spectator - Lisa HaseldineWith just under a week to go until the supposed Easter deadline, it appears that Donald Trump is no closer to securing a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. The President’s special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff travelled to St Petersburg yesterday for talks on ‘aspects of a Ukraine …
The Spectator20 hours agoGreens grab victory in Lammy's backyardThe Spectator - SteerpikeWestminster has a new tradition on Friday mornings: analysing council by-election results. These days, such contests rarely make for good reading for Keir Starmer, with Labour now losing votes to every other parties across the country. Two council wards were of particular note this week. The first …
