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

Ancient enmities were set aside and a ceasefire was agreed, but James Cleverly was still fighting in the trenches

The Conservatives are struggling to find any way to make themselves look good

In the face of irresolvable tragedy and bloodshed, the house stood united in helpless sympathy

Was all that glitters gold at the Labour Party Conference?

Labour’s shadow chancellor is determined to be top of her class, and show those rough boys in the other school how its done

HS2? Where we’re going, we don’t need high speed rail

High Speed Toryism has not reached Manchester

Plucky rebel or wicked traitor? Either way, she isn’t taking any prisoners in her bid for the throne

The Conservatives have no one but each other to blame

As party conference opens, Sunak looks like a man waiting for his bluff to be called