The Waugh Zone

Why Rishi Sunak Is Now As Much In Labour’s Sights As Boris Johnson

Have the chancellor and PM become the Laurel and Hardy of the pandemic?
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How Labour's Day Of Reckoning On Anti-Semitism Unfolded

Jeremy Corbyn faces being the first Labour leader since Ramsay MacDonald to be thrown out of the party.
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Boris Johnson Has A Woman Problem. When Will He Sort It Out?

The PM's defenders said he was a feminist who was about "deeds not words" – so why is his government so behind?
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Was This Just Another Manic Monday, Or A Deeper Problem For Johnson?

The prime minister's own “holiday hunger” words fail to reassure his backbenchers: is a U-turn coming or not?
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Will Boris Johnson Turn From Santa Into Scrooge This Christmas?

Time is running out, but he could still help children on free school meals over the festive period.
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Boris Johnson Begins To Say No, Apart From When He Says Yes

Is the PM hardening his approach to pleas for cash. Or is he still unpredictable?
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Is Boris Johnson Revealing Himself As The Bully He Always Claimed He Wasn’t?

Punishment of those who defy him, in Greater Manchester and in London, is not a good look for a PM.
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Will The Welsh Firebreak Persuade Boris Johnson To Unite The Disunited Kingdom?

PM now facing pressure from tougher crackdowns in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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Is Boris Johnson’s Moonshot Closer Than We Think?

With a new focus on the local, insiders think test-and-trace really now can improve.
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Are Johnson And Sunak Ready To Pay The Price To Avoid A National Lockdown?

The price will be in hard cash, or political capital. Or both.
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