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He insulted his British hosts before he even arrived – and was mocked by London mayor Boris Johnson in front of thousands. But this isn’t the first time Mitt Romney has bashed the Brits.
Gary Gibbon
There’s real concern amongst some Whitehall sources about what is seen as a lack of foreign policy awareness in the Romney team. Mitt Romney has said Russia is the US’s “number one geopolitical foe”.
Mitt Romney isn’t just meeting political leaders on his visit to London – he’s doing some serious fundraising too. But his trip didn’t get off to the best of starts.
He credits himself with saving the Salt Lake City Olympics from scandal and collapse. Now Mitt Romney hopes his Olympic record can boost his electoral fortunes – or will the starting gun misfire?
Could Condoleezza Rice be returning to frontline politics? Speculation is mounting that she could be Mitt Romney’s vice-presidential running mate – and that he could announce his choice within weeks.
He is raising millions of dollars in a Hamptons fundraising drive this weekend. But even top Republican John Boehner has admitted the American people just do not like Mitt Romney. Ouch.
Matt Frei
Matt Frei blogs on how most recent dismal jobs figures spell trouble for Barack Obama’s re-election.
Mitt Romney wins the Republican presidential nomination and now has five months to convince US voters to trust him over Democratic President Barack Obama.
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney apologises, after reports that he bullied a classmate at his high school, who was presumed to be gay. Not good enough, say his critics.
After just weeks in the job, Richard Grenell suddenly resigns as Mitt Romney’s foreign affairs spokesman – after a backlash from social conservatives about his sexuality.
Together we will win on 6 November, Mitt Romney told the Republican party after his clean sweep in Tuesday’s primaries. But how will he shape up against Barack Obama?
After a dramatic week in the Republican race for the White House, political astrologer Demian Allen takes a look at Mitt Romney’s fortunes and finds a man “at odds with himself”.
One issue has dominated the US election campaign today: women, work and stay-at-home moms. A Democratic operative’s comments about Mitt Romney’s wife Ann has sparked a political firestorm.
Matt Frei
“By the way, the endorsement of George W Bush has so far been conspicuous by its absence. In fact, you could be forgiven for thinking that W has gone into a witness protection programme.”
Now listen up, y’all. Mitt Romney thought tonight’s primaries in the Deep South would be an ‘away game’. But with his rivals splitting the conservative vote – could it deliver him an unexpected win?