Henley result could hand Brown a very unhappy first birthday
David Cameron's aides are counting on giving Gordon Brown the perfect anniversary present on Friday when he marks his first year in office. For Brown it is one of those birthdays he would rather forget, though he knows no-one is going to let him do so. The Tories… [continued] THE MOLE: BY-ELECTION BLUES
Union clash could forge Brown’s leadership credentials
Strikes by 800,000 local government workers could be just what Gordon Brown needs to show his prime ministerial qualities. It will look like he is a throw-back to the Callaghan/Wilson era of the 'beer and sandwiches' at Downing Street if he does what his instinct tells him to do,… [continued] THE MOLE: SUMMER OF DISCONTENT
Is Brown’s futile junket just an excuse to pay homage to Saudis?
Gordon Brown flies to Jeddah tomorrow to rescue the world from soaring oil prices and the following press pack have already labelled it 'mission impossible'. Brown's allies are worried that by going to the oil crisis summit hosted by the Saudis he is on a hopeless exercise that can… [continued] THE MOLE: OIL PRICES
Summer of discontent looms after King’s inflation warning
Mervyn King, the Governor of the Bank of England, may just have sunk Gordon Brown's last hope of winning the next election. King was judged by the black ties at last night’s Mansion House dinner to have been far more realistic than Alistair Darling in his stark warning about the… [continued] THE MOLE: INFLATION
Tory MP splits with Cameron and demands Taliban talks after four soldiers killed
A Tory MP and former soldier, Adam Holloway, has broken ranks with the Conservative leadership by calling for the Government to talk to the Taliban following the deaths of four more British soldiers including the first woman to be killed on active service in Afghanistan.… [continued] THE MOLE: AFGHANISTAN
‘Don’t Panic’ won’t be good enough for Darling’s friends in the City
The BBC's Evan Davis gave Alistair Darling a grilling on the Today programme this morning before the Chancellor goes to dinner tonight and tries to win over the City with his Mansion House speech. And it was immediately clear what we can expect on the menu: the old Corporal Jones… [continued] THE MOLE: INFLATION
Get it right at the Mansion House or move over, Darling
The Mansion House debut speech on Wednesday will be a test for Alistair Darling to show his mettle as Chancellor, but the whispering campaign against him is growing. Today's inflation figures are expected to lead to the Governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, having to write to the… [continued] THE MOLE: INFLATION
On Iraq, the EU, even 42 days - everything’s looking sunnier
Is the political weather finally changing for Gordon Brown? Today's joint press conference at the Foreign Office with George Bush was never going to be more than a
photo-op on the presidential 'good riddance' tour of Europe. Yet the Bush visit has thrown a lifeline to Brown over Iraq.… [continued] THE MOLE: NO 10 WEATHER FORECAST
The Mole's report on Brown's conference problems 
David Davis risks splitting Tory ranks with civil liberties stand
In an elaborate stunt to highlight his personal loathing of the 42-day detention clause in the Counter Terror Bill, and to put pressure on his fellow Tories to repeal it when they come to power,
David Davis, the Shadow Home Secretary, announced today that he is resigning as an MP… [continued] THE MOLE: DAVIS RESIGNATION
People: MacKenzie '90 per cent' certain to stand against Davis
Brown faces grilling from Labour executive after his Pyrrhic victory
Gordon Brown has called a press conference at Downing Street this morning to assert his authority after scraping through the vote on 42-day pre-charge detention. But he will be brought down to earth with a bump when he attends the Labour national executive committee afterwards.… [continued] THE MOLE: 42 DAYS VOTE
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