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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”. Reeves risked the third rail of British politics as she sketched out how the pandemic had expose...

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, that’s perhaps no surprise. But what was shocking was the Labour activist’s reply. “You need to ...

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 a spat that dominated the news agenda throughout polling day. Of course, the timing was dictated by...

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 hits our friends, I’m afraid it washes up on our shores as well,” the PM said.

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 moving, with Labour’s even slightly down despite the sleaze allegations engulfing Boris Johnson.