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Updated 3 hours ago The Aussie-rules trade deal is being turned into a virility test for a buccaneering Britain You’re reading The Waugh Zone, our daily politics briefing. Sign up now to get it by email in the evening. There were some truly concerning new figures on Covid today, confirming a sharp spike in cases of the Indian variant (a 160% increase over the past week). It appears that its doubling time is just five days, even scarier than the 14-day doubling time of the Kent v...

Updated 17 hours ago Starmer struggles, as nation holds its breath for more data You’re reading The Waugh Zone, our daily politics briefing. Sign up now to get it by email in the evening. Boris Johnson’s carefully chosen words in prime minister’s question time were – like most of his Covid statements these days – part science, part politics. He said he had looked at the data again and he could tell the Commons “we have increasing confidence that vaccines are effective ...

Updated 18/05/2021 21:02 BST Will Boris Johnson’s Covid Caution Finally Snap This Summer? Or could the final unlockdown be delayed until all adults are jabbed? You’re reading The Waugh Zone, our daily politics briefing. Sign up now to get it by email in the evening. In politics, as with the British summer, it never rains but it pours. Just under a fortnight since his stunning local elections success in England, Boris Johnson is finding out just how the political weathe...

Updated 4 hours ago Disingenuous or delusional? Who would employ someone who botches their own reputation management? You’re reading The Waugh Zone, our daily politics briefing. Sign up now to get it by email in the evening. “Make no mistake, this is a painful day, coming back to a place that I love and respect so much, albeit virtually, but in these circumstances.” David Cameron’s very first words to the Treasury select committee neatly previewed everything else that was to...

Updated 4 hours ago Is Boris Johnsons Thin Queens Speech A Hint Of An Early Election? Through complacency or chronic poor planning, plenty of measures went missing in action. And Covid inquiry clock now counting down. You’re reading The Waugh Zone, our daily politics briefing. Sign up now to get it by email in the evening. It stretched to more than 1,000 words, contained 25 new bills and will take up nearly a week of parliamentary debate. But Boris Johnson’s second Queen’s Spe...

Updated 1 hour ago New shadow chancellor dares to step across the third rail of British politics. You’re reading The Waugh Zone, our daily politics briefing. Sign up now to get it by email in the evening. Ok, so she didn’t use the word Brexit. But when Rachel Reeves made her debut as shadow chancellor in the Queen’s Speech debate, she did something few Labour politicians have dared attempt in the Starmer era: point out the downsides of the way Boris Johnson “got Brexit done�...

Updated 07/05/2021 21:23 BST What Next For Sir Keir Starmer After His Knightmare On Brexit Street? Labour leader looks and sounds rattled. You’re reading The Waugh Zone, our daily politics briefing. Sign up now to get it by email in the evening. When a Labour canvasser appeared on a doorstep in the Tooting area of London this week, they were greeted with a blunt “I’m voting Tory”. Given Sadiq Khan’s former parliamentary seat was a tight marginal not so long ago, th...

Why The Jersey Cod War Is The Perfect Storm For Boris Johnson Starmer’s silence on the skirmish speaks volumes. You’re reading The Waugh Zone, our daily politics briefing. Sign up now to get it by email in the evening. The wind and rain were quite light, but for Boris Johnson the Jersey fishing stand-off was the perfect storm. From the early morning arrival of the Royal Navy until their evening return to Portsmouth, the PM had been allowed to project himself as a muscular interventionist in...

Was Boris Johnson Right To Fear Other Countries’ Covid Waves Will Wash Up In The UK? Recent reminders that the virus can still catch us by surprise. You’re reading The Waugh Zone, our daily politics briefing. Sign up now to get it by email in the evening. Back in March, when the Covid third wave hit the rest of Europe, Boris Johnson was clearly worried about its impact on the UK. “People in this country should be under no illusions that previous experience has taught us that when a wave h...

Why Boris Johnson’s Alleged Sleaze Matters Even If The Polls Don’t Move Yet This does have the potential to be quite harmful for the Tories. You’re reading The Waugh Zone, our daily politics briefing. Sign up now to get it by email in the evening. Despite the fire and fury of this week’s prime minister’s questions, it seems the cash for cushions row has so far amounted to little but a pillow fight in the eyes of voters. Several polls in the last 24 hours have shown Tory numbers barely...