Get Matt Hancock out of here: these are the political diaries worth reading
For windows on the corridors of power that were actually written contemporaneously, read this selection of books by MPs from left and right
November 2022
Matt Hancock could be ‘set for life’ after I’m a Celebrity, says ex-MP
Former health secretary could have his ‘Peter Andre moment’, jungle veteran Lembit Öpik says
December 2021
Don’t call it sleaze, call it corruption – why scandal haunts Boris Johnson’s government
From contracts for mates to flat makeovers and illicit parties, barely a day passes without a crisis at No 10. But using the tabloid language of the 90s doesn’t scratch the surface of this government’s sins
September 2019
'Thatcher loved it': Spitting Image victims on being lampooned
As the satirical puppets return, Edwina Currie, Neil Kinnock and Ken Livingstone discuss their portrayal in the original
May 2019
‘Historians’ like Jacob Rees-Mogg only have one character in mind: themselves
Sam Leith
How many more politician ‘authors’ will mangle history to flatter their own careers? asks Sam Leith, literary editor of the Spectator
October 2017
The joy of eggs – how 'nature's multivitamin' shook off the scare stories
Edwina Currie: ‘The love of my life? Most people who know me would say it’s me’
The former Tory MP and junior health minister on her most unappealing habit and why she never has to buy her own drinks when in Brighton
March 2015
Edwina Currie’s cleavage tweet was classic fake feminism
Barbara Ellen
Edwina Currie’s comment on Theresa May’s outfit was sexism, not solidarity
February 2015
Nicola Jennings's caricatures
Edwina Currie caricature
Member of Parliament
August 2014
Row as horsemeat file shelved
Publication of inquiry into 2013 food fraud delayed after national salmonella outbreak and reports of contaminated chicken
June 2014
Jimmy Savile: detailed investigation reveals reign of abuse across NHS
Edwina Currie voices regrets over Jimmy Savile after inquiry criticism
February 2014
Austerity bites
Jack Monroe: poverty can happen to anyone
Jack Monroe
Andrew Collins: telly addict
Britain's Great War, The Big Benefits Row, The Bridge and Suits: TV review – video
January 2014
Austerity bites
Jack Monroe: 'It's time to focus on the real Benefits Street'
Jack Monroe
Jack Monroe: Poor people with TVs, tattoos and dogs inspire more anger than MPs with duck houses and moats
November 2013
The Observer profile
John Major: return of the self-made Tory
Profile: The ex-prime minister has hit the headlines with fine speeches excoriating the current party leadership. His rehabilitation seems secured, so will his call for a more inclusive party succeed?
July 2013
MPs pay: how much are they worth?
MPs may be about to get a salary increase. Next week the parliamentary spending watchdog is expected to recommend a £10,000 rise, to £75,000. Lucy Holden asks them if they're worth it
June 2013
Greenslade
Mail on Sunday's mysterious story of Downing Street love affair
Paper unable to reveal all for 'legal reasons'
April 2013
Edwina Currie urges protesters not to disrupt Margaret Thatcher's funeral - video
Former Conservative minister says while demonstrators are free to protest, they should understand how much offence they may cause
