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Along comes Trump and our emperors have no clothes | John Crace

There’s no shame in not knowing what he’ll say next: neither does he. But that didn’t stop many claiming to make sense of it

January 22, 2026 at 3:19 PM

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Kemi fails to resist the cheap shot as she backs Trump on Chagos Islands | John Crace

Tory leader tries to score points by siding with out-of-control president hellbent on destroying Nato and Europe

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January 21, 2026 at 6:44 PM

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Not at all sure why so many seem reassured that Trump has said he won't take Greenland by force. He does have a habit of changing his mind...

January 21, 2026 at 5:25 PM

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Last few tickets for my Guildford show tomorrow. Please do come along and say hello.

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January 21, 2026 at 5:20 PM

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We’re all friends really? Trump’s not so useful idiot Mike Johnson drops in on MPs | John Crace

Everyone was trying not to mention the one thing on everyone’s mind as they welcomed the US House speaker

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January 20, 2026 at 4:23 PM

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Tickets selling fast for my Guildford show this coming Thursday. Please do come

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January 18, 2026 at 11:22 AM

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Starmer’s calm diplomacy makes mistake of assuming Trump is a sentient being | John Crace

PM’s effort to take heat out of Greenland situation is yet another humiliation in his relationship with The Donald

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January 19, 2026 at 5:13 PM

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Tickets selling fast for my Guildford show this coming Thursday. Please do come

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January 18, 2026 at 11:22 AM

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Jenrick’s incredible journey – from self-centred halfwit to self-centred halfwit | John Crace

Reform’s latest defector from the Tories is a politician whose eye has only ever been on his own ambition

January 16, 2026 at 7:01 PM

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Kemi would sound more convincing about the Tory party getting its act together if she had sacked Jenrick months ago

January 16, 2026 at 12:15 PM

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Treachery and stupidity to the fore as Robert Jenrick defects to Reform | John Crace

Even Nigel Farage looked taken aback by the news Honest Bob was about to join his flock, but he quickly saw the upside

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January 15, 2026 at 7:24 PM

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Tickets selling fast for my show a week today in Guildford. Please do come. It will be fun

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January 15, 2026 at 4:08 PM

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Onwards and sideways for Keir after another U-turn leaves him going nowhere | John Crace

Having lost the faith of his party and the public, the prime minister turns to dad jokes – and he’s even worse at those than running the country

January 14, 2026 at 5:55 PM

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Wes breaks cover to challenge Keir – without even mentioning him | John Crace

In a keynote speech, Streeting, the natural salesman, made one thing clear: he was ready whenever the call might come

January 13, 2026 at 6:05 PM

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Step forward, Nadhim Zahawi: the latest, highest-profile rat to flee the Tory ship | John Crace

As a member of Reform, Nadhim was adamant he had more to give. Even if none of us really wanted him

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January 12, 2026 at 6:26 PM

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Tickets selling fast for my Guildford show on January 22nd. Please do come along

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January 12, 2026 at 4:02 PM

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Macclesfield would have given Villa a better game

January 10, 2026 at 6:38 PM

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It seems that the most important thing going on in the world according to the BBC News at Ten is a couple of tiles falling off a roof in Cornwall

January 8, 2026 at 10:14 PM

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The world is in chaos. So thank God for the UK’s lone fixed point: Liz Truss

Nine episodes in, Radon Liz’s YouTube show is as laughably deranged as ever

January 8, 2026 at 7:07 PM

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Desperate for attention: Nige skips PMQs to hold marathon presser

Having spent decades trying to get elected, Nigel Farage shuns parliamentary duties for the media – and warns us of the terrors of London

January 7, 2026 at 5:53 PM

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In KemiWorld, might makes right. Just don’t mention Greenland | John Crace

In an interview with Nick Robinson, the Tory leader made it clear she was thrilled to see the back of international law. May the best country win!

January 6, 2026 at 6:11 PM

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‘See no evil, hear no evil’ Starmer goes on full sycophant alert | John Crace

PM tries to be as uninformed as possible about The Donald’s coup while his junior minister throws Greenland under the bus