Mandrake
26 September 2022
Sunak sitting pretty as pound plummets
The former chancellor hasn't given up his dream of becoming PM as the country heads into economic turbulence
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Truss shuns No 10 ‘school dinner’ fare for Deliveroo
The new prime minister and her husband are used to swankier food and drink than that served in Downing Street
Read the full article21 September 2022
The moaning of Mark Francois
He wasn't happy about choosing between taking his researchers or his relatives into Westminster Hall with him
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Should Putin have been invited to the Queen’s funeral?
Mary Dejevsky, who wrote a piece in The Independent headlined “Putin should have been invited”, believes so
Read the full article20 September 2022
Are things looking up for Sarah Vine?
Her business, the Barlby Group, returned to profitability last year
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Does Lindsay Hoyle have his priorities right?
Hoyle has turned out to be a peculiarly unctuous Speaker of the House
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There’s trouble ahead for Andrew Bridgen
Could the MP for North West Leicestershire soon be facing a byelection?
Read the full article13 September 2022
Raise a glass to Rishi Sunak
Is the Carlton Club, the Conservative citadel in St James’s, about to offer Sunak free membership?
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Ministers and their advisers receive a reminder
Lord Pickles as chair of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, has reminded them of their obligations to disclose all commercial ventures they are invested in
Read the full article12 September 2022
Why Ben Elliot quit
His resignation had little to do with his private company's links to Russian business and more to do with the fact that his friend Boris Johnson was no longer party leader
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What will the relationship between King Charles and Liz Truss be like?
The two differing personalities will likely make for an interesting relationship
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Is Truss in need of a successor?
Matt Hancock tells MANDRAKE not to count Kemi Badenoch out
Read the full article07 September 2022
Miller: It’s time for checks and balances
Boris Johnson's premiership exposed the weaknesses and systemic failures in our machinery of government, says the woman who defeated him in court
Read the full article07 September 2022
Johnson’s country house could help the cash roll in
The former prime minister’s Oxfordshire farmhouse could help benefit the Johnsons' stretched finances
Read the full article06 September 2022
Sarah Vine takes aim at Meghan Markle
Vine accused her of being a “weapons-grade narcissist”
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Farewell Bill Turnbull
Few journalists symbolised the BBC in its relatively recent glory days like him
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The Daily Mail’s admiration for Liz Truss is hardly surprising
Dacre sees Truss as someone who will recognise that it's the Mail not the electorate that now calls the shots in this country
Read the full article31 August 2022
Truss and Sunak need to reel in more Insta followers
Whoever wins the Conservative leadership is playing catch-up with Boris Johnson on social media
Read the full article30 August 2022
Rupert Murdoch’s mission to appear youthful
The 91-year-old newspaper tycoon has long been sensitive over his age. Recently he's been adopting new tactics to appear younger...
Read the full article30 August 2022
Paul Dacre, the editorial minotaur
The legendary journalist Sir Harry Evans was not impressed by the Daily Mail's expletive-prone editor-in-chief
Read the full article30 August 2022
If anything, Emily Maitlis played down BBC bias
Boris Johnson's appointees form the clear majority on the BBC's board
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Boris Johnson is leaving the Party wallet in fair shape
Unfortunately, the same cannot necessarily be said for the rest of the country when he leaves Downing Street
Read the full article23 August 2022
The Times They Are a-Changin’
A move to appoint Michael Gove editor of the Thunderer could spark a merry-go-round of moves on Fleet Street
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Barwell’s burgeoning bottom line
Theresa May's chief of staff is coining it in offering the advice which proved so useful to the former prime minister
Read the full article22 August 2022
Boris Johnson’s last priority before leaving Downing Street
In his final days as prime minister, he was on a mission to rack up a huge bill of £450,000 on flights at the expense of the long-suffering taxpayer
Read the full article22 August 2022
How Britain’s water bosses raked it in
The bosses of the 22 major water companies are not only excellent at awarding themselves bonuses, but also mismanaging supplies
Read the full article16 August 2022
Why is the Telegraph ignoring my play?
The Mail has reviewed Bloody Difficult Women, but another newspaper continues to refuse
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Sands shifts to house building
Former Sunday Telegraph editor Sarah Sands has taken on a role at a house builder with a close relationship to the Tory government
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Johnson’s former lover eyes a conspiracy
While Petronella Wyatt thinks Boris Johnson's backers are delusional, fellow former mistress Jennifer Arcuri seems to think he's been swapped
Read the full article15 August 2022
There’s no warm welcome awaiting Nick Clegg
When he relocates to London in the Autumn, Clegg would be foolish to expect his return to be embraced with open arms
Read the full article15 August 2022
Nadhim Zahawi discovers popular culture
The chancellor has accepted tickets to see Adele, Billie Eilish and attend Capital's Summertime Ball to indulge his newfound passion
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Is Michael Gove returning to journalism?
Gove has shared with friends that he's keeping all his options open
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