HENRY DEEDES watches as Chancellor Rishi Sunak revels in his tricky role

Wagging Rishi Sunak bounds in like a Blue Peter labrador: HENRY DEEDES watches as the Chancellor revels in his tricky role By Henry Deedes for the Daily Mail Published: 23:34 BST, 22 June 2021 | Updated: 23:37 BST, 22 June 2021 Boris Johnson’s hairdresser. Meghan Markle’s press secretary. Sir Philip Green’s aerobics instructor. There are … Read more

A decent minister, yes, but Liz Truss is as wooden as one of Bjorn Borg’s rackets: HENRY DEEDES

A decent minister, yes, but Liz Truss is as wooden as one of Bjorn Borg’s rackets: HENRY DEEDES sees the International Trade Secretary deliver a statement on deal with Australia By Henry Deedes for the Daily Mail Published: 23:27 BST, 17 June 2021 | Updated: 23:30 BST, 17 June 2021 As any sportsman will tell … Read more

HENRY DEEDES: Dodger Dave was as slippery as a bar of soap in a hot bath

Even in the deepest, darkest swamps of the Amazon rainforest, can there be an eel as slithery, as slippery, as David Cameron? The ex-prime minister was grilled yesterday by the Treasury committee over his involvement in Greensill, the defunct lender on whose behalf he sent all those creepy-crawly texts. Pinning the former PM down was like … Read more

HENRY DEEDES: Dodger Dave was as slippery as a bar of soap in a hot bath

Even in the deepest, darkest swamps of the Amazon rainforest, can there be an eel as slithery, as slippery, as David Cameron? The ex-prime minister was grilled yesterday by the Treasury committee over his involvement in Greensill, the defunct lender on whose behalf he sent all those creepy-crawly texts. Pinning the former PM down was like … Read more

HENRY DEEDES asks could there have been a more poignant symbol of the Queen’s recent loss?

For decades, she presided over the State Opening of Parliament beneath the gold canopy in the House of Lords, her husband perched loyally by her side. When Philip retired, the Queen’s eldest son dutifully stepped up from the substitute’s bench to offer his support as she announced the Government’s legislative agenda. But yesterday, as she … Read more

HENRY DEEDES asks could there have been a more poignant symbol of the Queen’s recent loss?

For decades, she presided over the State Opening of Parliament beneath the gold canopy in the House of Lords, her husband perched loyally by her side. When Philip retired, the Queen’s eldest son dutifully stepped up from the substitute’s bench to offer his support as she announced the Government’s legislative agenda. But yesterday, as she … Read more

HENRY DEEDES watches Boris Johnson announcing the lifting of lockdown restrictions

His eyes gleamed like a spaniel’s at sausages: HENRY DEEDES watches Boris Johnson announcing the lifting of lockdown restrictions By Henry Deedes for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 10 May 2021 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 10 May 2021 The landing gear’s down, the flaps are fully extended and the runway safely in view. After … Read more

HENRY DEEDES watches the Labour leader as he faces his first audition with the electorate

His jaw was clamped shut, his shoulders forced back and his legs were wrapped together tighter than two pythons strangling a gazelle. Along his upper lip, a thin film of sweat glistened under the piercing hot studio lights. I’m no body language expert but when Sir Keir Starmer popped up on the BBC Breakfast sofa … Read more

HENRY DEEDES: Suddenly, the jokes stopped. Boris was boiling, raging steaming 

Gone were the usual smiles, smirks and ho-ho-hos. Instead, the Boris Johnson in the Commons chamber yesterday was suddenly a man fighting tooth and claw for his reputation. A week of woeful headlines over his Downing Street flat’s refurbishment, not to mention an investigation by the Electoral Commission announced moments before, had clearly left him … Read more

HENRY DEEDES: Suddenly, the jokes stopped. Boris was boiling, raging steaming 

Gone were the usual smiles, smirks and ho-ho-hos. Instead, the Boris Johnson in the Commons chamber yesterday was suddenly a man fighting tooth and claw for his reputation. A week of woeful headlines over his Downing Street flat’s refurbishment, not to mention an investigation by the Electoral Commission announced moments before, had clearly left him … Read more