The politics sketch
A daily look at life in Westminster and beyond from our politics writers
Southport has suffered enough without Farage’s conspiracy-laden ego trip
John CraceClacton MP jumped on social media to offer unasked-for commentary in a move straight from the Trump playbook
Reeves and Hunt come to brink of fisticuffs over mysteriously absent £22bn
John CraceThe chancellor blames her predecessor for everything, including her reinvention as a Ministering Angel of Death
‘Wows’ abound as Reeves rails against unknown unknowns
Zoe WilliamsDutiful expressions of surprise greet chancellor’s depressing deluge of bad news
Finding Labour a bit dull? Fear not, the Tory fun factory is gearing up again
John CraceAnd the best news is, the leadership contenders can no longer do any harm to anyone but themselves
Suella Braverman shows her slightly softer side on LBC radio
John CraceAlthough less combative than usual, the former home secretary moaned about migration and said she would vote Trump
Fresh from his international lap of honour, Starmer’s next role was Biden mourner-in-chief
John CraceIf things don’t work out for the PM in No 10, he has a glorious alternative career ahead of him delivering heartfelt eulogies
Exit Bungee-jumping Ed, enter Shifty Ed as Davey attends the Post Office inquiry
John CraceEd couldn’t recall his first letter from Alan Bates but couldn’t explain why he replied telling Bates to stop bothering him
Nige shows up for pomp of king’s speech, then jets off to US when the work starts
John CraceClacton MP clearly had far more important things to do, like trying to boost his profile at the Republican convention
What can the Tories tell Welsh Labour about Gething – try harder not to be like us?
John CraceVaughan Gething’s downfall is a bad look for Labour – but compared with Boris Johnson he seemed a model of decency
You could sense the embarrassment as Biden spoke, a sign of how low the presidency has sunk
John CraceThe post-Nato press conference was an opportunity for the world to see Biden unscripted, but there was no coming back from the Zelenskiy/Putin slip-up
It’s all so unfair. And Rishi has no one to blame but himself
John CraceTwo years in Downing Street would have looked so much better on the CV, but he wanted to get the whole thing over with
PopCons reassemble and Jacob Rees-Mogg is the sanest person in the room
John CraceThe tone is relentlessly delusional – to listen to this lot you’d think the last 14 years were a socialist paradise
Less is more from Starmer and Reeves in contrast to Tory sound and fury
John CraceThere’s been an energy to Starmer’s slumber and beneath the chancellor’s surface dullness there lies hope
No rest for the winners: business secretary rushed on to Sunday politics shows
John CraceJust 40 or so hours into his role, Jonathan Reynolds sounded much more sensible than anything we’ve heard in recent years
Rishi Sunak departs with a brief nod to his achievements – mostly imagined
John CraceThe seconds ticked by to 10pm, when the people’s will would be revealed
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Rishi sinks into TV sofa as Boris gloats and Mel goes rogue
John CracePM’s This Morning appearance came after his No 10 predecessor had put the boot in and his most loyal lieutenant suddenly decided to tell the truth
Johnson appears on campaign trail at last – to dance on Sunak’s grave
John CraceAfter five and a half weeks of pre-election idiocy, the Tories’ finale is to show off the leader even they thought was a disaster
Starmer advances on the Tory countryside with his flag of unenthusiastic hope
John CraceLabour’s clockwork campaigning may not light wavering voters’ fires but the attack-style symbolism was unmistakable
Dim Dowden is not the right Tory frontman to energise flatlining campaign
John CraceIt was a bad day all round for TV election interviews, and Sunak’s abrasive chat with Kuenssberg will not win points
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