
Acting as a human buffer in the House of Commons chamber yesterday, the insurmountable Eric Pickles separated Michael Gove and Theresa May, the two Conservative cabinet ministers who have been warring recently. When the Home Secretary gave way for the
by Alex Wickham10 Jun 2014, 1:50 AM PST0

Spare a thought for the people of Newark. Honest, unassuming members of Middle England, the population of this quiet, peaceful market town have had to endure the loud whirring of the Tory machine waking them up in the morning for
by Alex Wickham3 Jun 2014, 1:04 AM PST0

Two weeks ago on Breitbart London I took a look at what the European elections would mean for each party leader For Nigel Farage it was a case of win or die, and he won. David Cameron never had a
by Alex Wickham27 May 2014, 5:02 AM PST0

For the Westminster elite it is just about the worst thing you can call someone; short of a paedophile or a murderer. “Nigel Farage is a racist,” said Labour MP David Lammy yesterday. Then came Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper:
by Alex Wickham20 May 2014, 2:06 AM PST0

With one week to go before the European elections, each party leader will suffering from a differing degree of nerves. David Cameron will be the most relaxed. The Conservative spin machine has managed expectations well; if the party were to
by Alex Wickham15 May 2014, 3:04 AM PST0

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Ed Miliband’s office went back to the seventies this Easter. Bank Holiday Monday meant the Labour leader’s team worked just four days that week, then power cuts plunged the building they work in into darkness. A four day week with
by Alex Wickham5 May 2014, 2:38 PM PST0

UKIP had a bit of a shocker with some of its more extreme members last week. First the star of the party’s TV broadcast for the upcoming European elections, Andre Lampitt, was revealed to have made a series of racist
by Alex Wickham27 Apr 2014, 5:33 PM PST0

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Within minutes of Nigel Evans being found not guilty I was bombarded with messages from bag-carriers, researchers and activists who work in Westminster. A young parliamentary aide predicts that “there is still a huge scandal to come”, naming a Tory
by Alex Wickham14 Apr 2014, 6:47 AM PST0

Forty years ago, if someone died in police custody under mysterious circumstances, or felt they had been the victim of police brutality, or felt they had been wrongly arrested, complaints were handled by the police force concerned themselves. Following a
by Alex Wickham7 Apr 2014, 1:55 AM PST0

Conservative Member of Parliament Mark Menzies has resigned his position as a ministerial aide after two Sunday newspapers revealed that he had employed the services of a £250-a-night rent-boy. Menzies is also alleged to have asked Brazilian male prostitute Rogerio
by Alex Wickham31 Mar 2014, 1:29 AM PST0

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The BBC’s appointment of a Labour candidate as the new economics editor of its flagship politics show has provoked genuine anger in the Conservative Party. Sources at Tory HQ reacted not with faux outrage but actual bewilderment at how a
by Alex Wickham17 Mar 2014, 12:55 AM PST0

I tend to disagree with most of the reasons people put forward for why they don’t like UKIP. The party is racist, they say. Yes of course it has far too many members with horrible views, but I do think
by Alex Wickham9 Mar 2014, 11:14 AM PST0

This weekend the Labour Party held its so-called ‘special conference’, organised to give delegates a vote on a series of reforms concerning the party’s relationship with trade unions. Members travelled from across the country to the conference hall in East
by Alex Wickham2 Mar 2014, 6:53 AM PST0

The UK Labour Party’s favourite attack line against the Conservatives at the moment is not dissimilar to the Democrats’ usual anti-Republican line: the suggestion that the Tories have a “problem” with women. At Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) earlier this month,
by Alex Wickham24 Feb 2014, 7:57 AM PST0

On Friday it was revealed that the CNN host and former editor of the Daily Mirror newspaper, Piers Morgan, had been interviewed under caution by police investigating phone hacking. Officers from Operation Golding will have wanted to talk to Morgan
by Alex Wickham17 Feb 2014, 3:04 AM PST0

On Friday it was revealed that the CNN host and former editor of the Daily Mirror newspaper, Piers Morgan, had been interviewed under caution by police investigating phone hacking. Officers from Operation Golding will have wanted to talk to Morgan
by Alex Wickham16 Feb 2014, 4:11 PM PST0