HENRY DEEDES: Pure Tinker, Tailor… all it needed was Smiley with a filterless Senior Service 

HENRY DEEDES: Pure Tinker, Tailor… all it needed was Smiley with a filterless Senior Service By Henry Deedes for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 21 July 2020 As a cast of characters goes, even that masterful spy scribe John Le Carre might have struggled to improve upon … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon receives 50th birthday card branding Boris Johnson a ‘first class clown’

Nicola Sturgeon’s husband proudly shows off a birthday card branding Boris Johnson a ‘first class clown’ as Scotland’s First Minister turns 50 Peter Murrell posted a picture on social media showing her birthday cards One showed a caricature of Mr Johnson getting stuck on a zipwire in 2012  Also had the message message: ‘I’ve hired a … Read more

Julian Lewis accuses PM of ‘improper’ bid to seize control of security watchdog

The new chair of Parliament’s intelligence watchdog today accused Boris Johnson of an ‘improper’ bid to seize control after the PM’s favoured candidate was outflanked in a vote. Julian Lewis hit out after No10 kicked him out of the Tory party in revenge for his dramatic ambush of Chris Grayling last night, which saw him … Read more

HENRY DEEDES sees a moment of merriment during a routine PMQs 

Sir Ed Davey’s face was a picture. A whirling, twirling swirl of yee-haw, whoop-dee-doo delight. Golfers know the one: that pop-eyed look of pleasure that players pull, half shock/half ecstasy, as their ball plops into the hole from long distance. Like the novice hacker who’s just chipped in from a bunker, the acting Lib Dem … Read more

Julian Lewis kicked out of Tories for ‘working with Labour’

A Tory MP has been kicked out of the Tory party tonight for ‘working with Labour and the opposition’ after he beat Boris Johnson’s pick Chris Grayling to the chairmanship of the powerful Intelligence and Security Committee. Dr Julian Lewis secured the role despite widespread expectation that Mr Grayling would receive the backing of the … Read more

Anti-English protesters at border ‘inspired by SNP politicians’

‘Racist’ protestors at Scottish-English border were ‘inspired by SNP politicians’ says Tory MP MP John Lamont prompted heated exchanges in the Commons earlier today He branded the protests ‘totally unacceptable’ and ‘inspired’ by SNP politicians The SNP’s Patrick Grady said that the party condemns any ‘anti-Englishness’ By Joe Middleton For Mailonline Published: 21:04 BST, 15 … Read more

Tory MP Julian Lewis is kicked out of the party for ‘working with Labour’ to beat Chris Grayling

A Tory MP who beat ex-Cabinet minister Chris Grayling to the chairmanship of the powerful Intelligence and Security Committee has been kicked out of the party for ‘working with Labour and the opposition.’ Dr Julian Lewis secured the role despite widespread expectation that Mr Grayling would receive the backing of the Conservative-dominated Intelligence and Security … Read more

Chris Grayling snubbed as Julian Lewis becomes ISC chairman

Number 10’s pick to be chairman of the powerful Intelligence and Security Committee Chris Grayling is SNUBBED for the role after a Labour and SNP ‘coup’ allowed Tory Julian Lewis to secure the top job Chris Grayling has lost race to be chair of Intelligence and Security Committee Ex-Cabinet minister was No10’s candidate but lost … Read more

Chris Grayling snubbed in race to be ISC chair

Number 10’s pick to be chairman of the powerful Intelligence and Security Committee Chris Grayling is SNUBBED for the role after a Labour and SNP ‘coup’ allowed Tory Julian Lewis to secure the top job Chris Grayling has lost race to be chair of Intelligence and Security Committee Ex-Cabinet minister was No10’s candidate but lost … Read more

John Nicolson MP’s pet cat Rojo interrupts his Zoom meeting

An MP’s cat made a hilarious appearance at his Zoom meeting today when he blocked the camera with his bushy tail. John Nicolson, MP for Ochil and South Perthshire, had been taking part in the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee when Rojo sauntered past the screen with his striped tail on show.    The committee had been … Read more