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

Can Richard Tice clean up Reform’s image? Or a park?

Whatever the crisis, the Conservative leader invariably discovers that events have vindicated her.

Nigel Farage’s appearance in Parliament was as rare as it was undistinguished

Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.

Farage: I’m not worried

Beware: prime ministerial jokes ahead

Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm

Serendipity has delivered a double bill for the ages this month

In a galaxy far, far from stable, Labour’s leadership chaos overshadows the King’s Speech

The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?