Could Ukip win a by-election from Labour too?
With possible by-election gains off Labour as well as the Conservatives in October, I am starting to think Ukip could end up with a vote above 10 per cent in the general election.
Michael Crick
Michael Crick has left Channel 4 News. This is an archive of his reports.
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Prescott compares Blair to medieval Christian crusader
Former deputy premier John Prescott attacks his former boss Tony Blair’s business activities and his views on military intervention overseas.
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Would PM have support for British air strikes?
Political Correspondent Michael Crick has been finding out the views of Labour MPs and the public to see if the prime minister has their backing for air strikes against IS.
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Problems for the ‘red rose’ party? Out and about in Heywood
Reverberations from the Scottish referendum are still playing out in the traditionally safe Labour seat of Heywood and Middleton, reports Michael Crick.
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A year of extraordinary votes
Alex Salmond and Nigel Farage have seized the chance. Both are charismatic, cheeky-chappy personalities and outsider politicians who’ve brilliantly exploited public disgust with old politics.
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#indyref: the word on the street
From the Statue of Liberty to lobster catchers – Political Editor Michael Crick heads to the east coast of Scotland to hear how people are planning to vote in Scotland’s independence referendum.
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New plebgate CCTV corroborates footage broadcast by C4
Scotland Yard today finally published their report into the plebgate affair, providing new information about how the leaks occurred and what happened.
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La Trashiata: satirising celebrity culture the Alison Jackson way
When I was back stage and complimented “David Beckham” on his realistic nasal tones, the actor, to my embarrassment, admitted it was his real voice.
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How ‘nuclear-free’ would an independent Scotland really be?
Alex Salmond has privately told the boss of the energy firm EDF not to worry about future of its nuclear power stations, despite SNP pledge to phase them out.
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Is the Lord Rennard affair really over for the Lib Dems?
It’s hard to believe that at some point in the next year or two, Lord Rennard won’t try to slip back into at least one of his old roles, despite the assurances of the top brass.
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Why next week’s Salmond-Darling debate is so important
As SNP leader Alex Salmond visits the home of the declaration of Arbroath, he needs urgently to narrow the gap in polls between the yes and no voters on Scottish independence.
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Will UK intervene in Iraq crisis?
British Chinook helicopters could soon join RAF transport planes and Tornado jets operating in Iraq as the UK rapidly escalates its aid mission. Michael Crick explains.
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Is Skegness bracing itself for Neil Hamilton?
Neil Hamilton wouldn’t respond when Channel 4 News asked him today whether the hoped to be Ukip’s candidate in Boston, but he did confirm he does hope to fight some seat at the election.
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Salmond’s Scottish sporting surge? Perhaps not
Is Alex Salmond hoping to ride a wave of patriotic fervour flowing for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games? If history tells us anything, he may be disappointed.
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Why Gaza has always been tricky for Middle East envoy Tony Blair
Tony Blair was in London today, addressing the Progress think tank 20 years after he became Labour leader. But weren’t there more pressing concerns in the Middle East?
