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The free world is suffering from an eclipse of political star power: (from left) Donald Trump, Liz Truss, Boris Johnson and Scott Morrison.

If we get the leaders we deserve, it’s time for an urgent rethink

With a few notable exceptions, the free world is suffering from an eclipse of political star power.

  • Nick Bryant

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Nick Farr Jones with the Rugby World Cup trophy in 1991.

‘Have you met Bill?’: Three decades on, Wallabies’ World Cup win still resonates

Thirty years ago, the Wallabies hoisted the Rugby World Cup, launching wild celebrations and an awkward meeting between the Aussie skipper and the British prime minister.

  • Greg Campbell
The parent group of Lex Greensill’s firm Greensill Capital collapsed owing money to some three dozen entities.

Greensill scandal widens as ex-British PMs hauled before inquiry

Four of the five living former prime ministers – David Cameron, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and Sir John Major – are likely to be called to give evidence in public along with Lex Greensill.

  • Christopher Hope
Former British prime minister John Major has been a vocal critic of Boris Johnson.

Ex-Tory PM John Major attacks Boris Johnson for 'wretched betrayal'

Warning complacency and nostalgia was a route to national decline, Major urged Britons not to view the country through rose-tinted glasses.

  • Bevan Shields
Former British prime minister John Major has told voters in three seats not to vote for his party.

Former Conservative PM John Major tells Brits to vote against Tories in three key seats

John Major has long been a critic of Brexit but his intervention has undermined claims of Tory unity and raised new doubts over Brexit.

  • Bevan Shields

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