Peter McHugh

As David Cameron and Ed Miliband clash for the last time this year at PMQs, broadcaster Peter McHugh asks whether the festive spirit will survive for long at Westminster.

Despite a sparkling start Ed Miliband faces some fierce criticism. Unless he can conquer PMQs the Labour leader is in danger of drowning instead of walking on water, writes broadcaster Peter McHugh.

The art of numerology is de rigeur among today’s crop of stat-tastic politicians, but do their numbers stack up, asks broadcaster Peter McHugh.

Despite student protests outside, new father Ed Miliband goes easy on David Cameron – could it be the gifts the Prime Minister sent for the new baby, asks broadcaster Peter McHugh.

David Cameron fought off the opposition during PMQs as he basked in the realisation that months of royal distraction from the problems at home are ahead, writes broadcaster Peter McHugh.

There isn’t much these days which unites Tories and Labour but the House of Commons provided the venue today for one of the few things that does: Nick Clegg baiting, writes broadcaster Peter McHugh.

We’ve had the numbers from the government’s spending review, but what about the theatre? Broadcaster Peter McHugh takes a less than serious look at George Osborne’s Westminster address.

Ed Miliband takes the stand at the despatch box and comes face to face with the Coalition for the first time as Labour leader. Broadcaster Peter McHugh analyses his performance.

Political analyst Peter McHugh previews the headline acts at this year’s Conservative Party conference, as David Cameron attempts to make the coalition and its cuts more “palatable”.

Renowned broadcaster Peter McHugh writes on what Ed Miliband’s victory means for Labour and reveals how much more to him there is than just being David Miliband’s brother.

Nick Clegg defends his deal with the Conservatives telling the Liberal Democrats that the coalition will “govern well for the next five years”. Political Editor Gary Gibbon analyses the reaction.

Nick Clegg tells delegates at the Liberal Democrat conference to “stick by us” as he defends the coalition, broadcaster Peter McHugh analyses the deputy prime minister’s performance.

The candidates for the Labour leadership outlined their vision for the party during last night’s Channel 4 News hustings, but Peter McHugh notes that the debate’s biggest player was not in the studio.

One hundred days of a coalition government, and this week we can write the words that perhaps only the man himself thought possible: Nick Clegg is in charge. Broadcaster Peter McHugh asks, what next?