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

When it comes to Iran, the Conservative Shadow Cabinet are donkeys led by a donkey

Mel Stride failed to knock the Chancellor off her stride

On the war in Iran, Starmer is indecisive and Badenoch is incoherent

Badenoch reached for the incendiary line at PMQs — and handed Starmer the unity he was missing.

The former Prince Andrew is taking a lot of stick — but who protected him?

On Good Morning Britain, Kemi Badenoch discovered that live television is less forgiving than Conservative HQ

Are rental families a real thing?

After months of sounding like a disappointed headmaster, scandal and sackings forced a change of tune at the despatch box

This film is all style and no substance

McSweeney is out — and so are the knives