Robert Hutton

Robert Hutton is The Critic's parliamentary sketchwriter, and the author of Agent Jack: The True Story of MI5's Secret Nazi Hunter, Romps, Tots & Boffins, and, Would They Lie To You? He tweets at @RobDotHutton

Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak exchanged sloppy blows as Lee Anderson found a warm welcome in the stands

Henry Staunton is dismissed as dangerously “erratic” by the powers that be, but he may just be telling the truth, no matter how weird

Lee Anderson speaks out — or, at least, gets someone else to do it for him

Parliament was at its most preposterous today

The Prime Minister was an extremely nervous suitor trying to impress some very sceptical rural in-laws

Kemi Badenoch is the Incredible Hulk of government ministers, roaring her way through the public realm, smashing opponents left and right

We have all of tomorrow’s excuses today

The Prime Minister spent half of the afternoon trying to extract his foot from his mouth

Who could be inspired by this zombie conservatism?

We should be giving copies of this magazine away at every screening