The big revelation of this week’s Cummings & Goings : it turns out that insulting & patronising the Prime Minister, his fiancée, the Cabinet, Tory MPs & journalists leaves you short of allies. Who knew ?
Nick Robinson Sat 14 Nov 2020 21:29

RT @BBCr4today: Dominic Cummings' departure suggests the "failed experiment in centralising control" is over & we will see a return to cabi…
Nick Robinson Fri 13 Nov 2020 08:17

He's going. The most controversial man in government - has announced he'll leave by Xmas. Will the departure of Dominic Cummings help the Tories look kinder, gentler & more competent or let them to return to their comfort zone & lose their campaigning edge? Discuss @BBCr4today
Nick Robinson Fri 13 Nov 2020 06:22

“All of us are focussing on the big task” @RobertJenrick tells @BBCr4today blaming political journalists for obsessing about who runs No 10 during a pandemic, economic crisis & vital trade talks
Nick Robinson Thu 12 Nov 2020 07:56

RT @BBCr4today: There is a "real opportunity" for a chief of staff to be appointed with strong links to the party, says Sir Charles Walker…
Nick Robinson Thu 12 Nov 2020 07:36

The battle over who runs Downing Street matters not just because we are in the middle of a pandemic, not just because we face an economic crisis but also because we may be days away from @BorisJohnson having to choose between a deal & no deal with the EU
Nick Robinson Wed 11 Nov 2020 22:36

Further proof - if any were needed - of the wit & wisdom (& realism) of @rabbisacks - a much missed voice on @BBCr4today. This is a lovely story about his trip to watch @Arsenal v @ManUtd with @JustinWelby https://t.co/A3cvaKkL83
Nick Robinson Mon 09 Nov 2020 08:43

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Nick Robinson Sat 07 Nov 2020 16:52

Watching @FoxNews to see how they cover the election. Someone they call a correspondent has just said on air that pollsters are “partisan pornographers who worked with Joe Biden to suppress the vote”. Extraordinarily there are people here who want our TV news to be more like Fox
Nick Robinson Fri 06 Nov 2020 13:16

What do you watch to stay calm during lockdown & as they count the votes in the US ? My top tip - sea otter cam at ?@MontereyAq?. Never fails ?? https://t.co/Skz2HfP2El
Nick Robinson Fri 06 Nov 2020 09:46

It’s all coming down to the Red Wall. No, not Bolton & Bury. It’s Pennsylvania, Michigan & Wisconsin which will clinch it. #USElection
Nick Robinson Wed 04 Nov 2020 03:38

Trump supporters beginning to think this could be their night & betting markets agree. https://t.co/8psr30aAxp
Nick Robinson Wed 04 Nov 2020 03:03

So much for talk of a Biden landslide. Looking mighty close. This is what Sir Alex Ferguson used to call squeaky bum time #USElection
Nick Robinson Wed 04 Nov 2020 02:48

Remember those bewildering graphs & charts? Now @CMO_England & @uksciencechief are telling a simpler story. The R number is above 1 everywhere so cases are doubling. @NHSEnglandLDN told them they would run out of beds quickly so govt couldn’t risk waiting to see if tiers worked
Nick Robinson Tue 03 Nov 2020 15:13

PM’s explanation for new “stay at home” order & U turn on national lockdown which he’s resisted for weeks : “We’ve got to be humble in the face of nature. Unless we act we could see deaths at several thousand a day. The risk is the NHS would not be there for us & our families”
Nick Robinson Sat 31 Oct 2020 19:10

Yet another delay (till 6.45 apparently) gives time for tonight’s puzzle. Complete the following sentence “When I said a national lockdown was a terrible idea what I really meant was ....”
Nick Robinson Sat 31 Oct 2020 18:40

Although can’t help noticing that No.10 felt they needed to brief & get the backing of Tory lockdown sceptics led by @SteveBakerHW before PM speaks
Nick Robinson Sat 31 Oct 2020 18:25

Insiders insist there’s been no trouble. PM had to squeeze three days prep - calls, briefings, writing - for the big announcement into a few hours thanks to last night’s National lockdown leak. No 10 well aware that @bbcstrictly is on at 7.15 pm.
Nick Robinson Sat 31 Oct 2020 17:55

PM news conference delayed. Was at 4, then 5, now 6ish. Suggests trouble in Cabinet or from backbench MPs. Remember that new national measures need Treasury funding & MPs to vote in favour
Nick Robinson Sat 31 Oct 2020 17:20

Looks like you may only have until Wednesday evening to meet, eat , drink & travel outside your home & shop for non-essentials in England. Exceptions for work, caring, childcare and exercise. All unconfirmed until PM’s presser at 5pm
Nick Robinson Sat 31 Oct 2020 16:35

Corbyn v Starmer. Salmond v Sturgeon. May v Johnson. Bit of a pattern emerging here
Nick Robinson Thu 29 Oct 2020 15:33

Oh @jeremycorbyn ! A year is a very very long time in politics. From candidate to be Prime Minister to suspension from the Labour Party
Nick Robinson Thu 29 Oct 2020 13:33

Extraordinary. The Labour leader @Keir_Starmer has just suspended his predecessor @jeremycorbyn for claiming that anti semitism was exaggerated. Wonder if Starmer had always planned this as his Clause 4 dramatic break with the past moment https://t.co/ICjxBp5W6j
Nick Robinson Thu 29 Oct 2020 13:23

Europe is gradually locking down again. @EmmanuelMacron announces that France going back into Spring style lockdown from Friday - will need permits to leave your home but can go to school, to work, to exercise, to shop for essentials and visit loved ones in old people’s homes.
Nick Robinson Wed 28 Oct 2020 19:22

Biden hopes they’ll see his as a low key regular guy who’ll turn down the volume and who offers “science over fiction, hope over fear, decency, honour, respect” & a presidency in which “everyone gets an even chance”.
Nick Robinson Fri 23 Oct 2020 03:02