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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 variant that caused such devastation in January. But in No.10 and in key departments across Whitehall...

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 against all variants, including the Indian variant.” That word “confidence” is beloved of stat...

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 weather can change pretty quickly. And in true 2021 style, lots of problems are coming at once. First, we ...

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 come: self-preservation masquerading as atonement, special pleading with a hint of humblebrag, all ...

Updated 4 hours ago Is Boris Johnson's Thin Queen's 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 Speech was so underwhelming that it had more than a whiff of John Major’s “cones hotline” about...