Political correspondent Peter Spencer reports on the upcoming Clacton by-election and more from Westminster.

Could be he feels hard done by and reckons Burnham deserves a good kicking for being such a beast. Whatever the reasoning, it ...

Andy Burnham’s win in the Makerfield by-election, historic by any standards, means all bets are off. Keir Starmer still seems determined not to go down without a fight. But, as our Political ...

Peter Spencer has 40 years experience as a Political Correspondent in Westminster, working with London Broadcasting and Sky News. For more of his fascinating musings on the turbulent political ...

No getting round it, Donald Trump’s bit of fun in the Middle East is not going to plan. Could even have a whiff of Vietnam, when some funny little country tucked away the other side of the world ...

Russia’s bloodthirsty dictator Putin is having rather a good war in the Middle East, thanks to the one-time self-professed peacenik in the White House. No question Donald Trump is knocking seven bells ...

It’s not just a shake-up oop north that’s got tongues wagging, it’s the uncertainty facing the rest of us. And to crown it all the future of the monarchy’s looking a tad sketchy too. As our Political ...

Westminster’s turned into a cross between a bingeworthy box set and a skewed version of The Traitors – with the baddie in plain sight and the faithful count diminishing by the hour. But, as our ...

As the post budget rumpus finally runs out of steam two closely related questions linger. What about the pound in our pockets? Where exactly is the growth coming from? While answers remain patchy and ...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year again. A time for those little annual traditions, like dressing in a jumper you wouldn’t be seen dead in any other month aside from December, scoffing a whole ...

A Week In Politics While the future’s fraught with hazard for the people of Gaza and Ukraine, back here in Westminster the same applies to the Home Secretary’s prospects. Trivial though her fate might ...

Across The Pond, and north of the border, it’s finally happened. The Trump in dock shock was a first, and the potential fall from grace of Scotland’s former first family might yet harm Rishi Sunak. As ...