damning reportWorldBoris Johnson’s government did ‘too little, too late’ to slow the spread of Covid in 2020, a UK public inquiry has found.
AFP
analysisThe TimesAt the tender age of 14 months, Starmer’s government emits the unmistakable stench of decay but an alternative candidate could struggle to force a contest.
Patrick Maguire
GeopoliticsBusinessAfter working under Boris Johnson and Theresa May, Lord Mark Sedwill is now laying bare the new geopolitical world order to Australian investors and corporates.
ANALYSISTechnologyDid the Liberal Party think hiring the same digital agency that helped propel Scott Morrison to his ‘miracle’ election win would work similar magic?
LettersLettersLNP premier Campbell Newman in Queensland turned one of the largest majorities into a loss in three years. Such success should not be taken for granted; hubris is the enemy.
In this sorry week for freedom and decency, with the world’s stability and order seemingly in peril, the West must not give in to despair.
Max Hastings
InquirerInquirerThe eccentric President, Javier Milei, is slashing spending and bureaucracy – but can he pull Argentina safely from the economic mire?
NEWSNewsWireFormer UK prime minister Boris Johnson has announced exclusive Australian book tour events, if you can afford them.
EXCLUSIVEInquirerWhen Boris Johnson’s downfall came, it was unprecedented in the 300-year history of the prime ministership. His government was marked by scandal and sleaze. Regrets, he has a few – but not enough to stop him mulling a return to power.
Celebrated addressThe TimesBoris Johnson is not the only former prime minister to be appalled by the state of No.10, although one recent householder positively loved it.
Dominic Sandbrook
EXCLUSIVENationThe former UK prime minister recalls the creation of AUKUS and says France should join the nuclear submarine pact.
Politics tourNationBoris Johnson is gearing up to take Australia by storm this December, hitting Sydney and Melbourne with a two-day whirlwind tour to promote his new book, Unleashed, but tickets aren’t going cheap.
comeback manThe TimesAppearing before Rishi Sunak at a Tory campaign event, Boris Johnson warned a Labour win was ‘pregnant with horrors’ and derided Nigel Farage as a ‘Kremlin crawler’.
Chris Smyth and Oliver Wright
UK electionWorldMichael Gove says the most politically damaging aspect is that it ‘looks like one rule for them and one rule for us’.
AFP
WorldThe TimesPlans for Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage to join forces and realign the right after the next general election have started to take shape.
tim shipman
UK politicsWorldBoris Johnson expected to campaign for the Conservatives in red wall seats after a thawing in relations with Rishi Sunak.
Peter Hutchison
Sydney speechPoliticsVisiting former British prime minister Boris Johnson has made an impassioned plea for the West to ‘stick up’ for the democracies of Israel and Ukraine.
The TimesJohn Rambo, the musclebound icon of 1980s films, has emerged as an unlikely political inspiration for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
Tom Kington
NEWSNewsWireScott Morrison apologised as he spoke of the “horrific” scenes he witnessed during his trip to Israel with former UK prime minister Boris Johnson.
Jordan McCarthy
The TimesBoris Johnson referred to the Treasury under Rishi Sunak as the ‘pro-death squad’ during the pandemic, the British Covid inquiry has been told.
Steven Swinford
newsNewsWireScott Morrison has made a surprise trip to Israel with former UK prime minister Boris Johnson.
Israel at warPoliticsThe former PM, accompanied by Boris Johnson, is the first Australian politician to visit the country since the October 7 massacres by Hamas terrorists.
election moveWorldBans on diesel and petrol cars have been pushed back five years as the UK PM dumps two of Boris Johnson’s key environmental promises.
WestminsterThe TimesThe PM aims to shake off ‘debris’ left by Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, and persuade Britain that his hard work is getting results.
Chris Smyth
WorldThe retention of Boris Johnson’s seat has saved the Conservative Party from a wipe-out in by-elections where hefty majorities were blown away.
James Pheby and Joe Jackson
The TimesBoris Johnson has been unable to give the UK’s Covid inquiry WhatsApp messages from his old mobile phone because he cannot remember the passcode.
Steven Swinford
‘debased’ parliamentThe TimesRishi Sunak did not vote but Penny Mordaunt, Alex Chalk, Gillian Keegan, Chloe Smith and David TC Davies were among cabinet ministers who supported the damning report of the former PM.
Henry Zeffman
WorldBritish MPs have voted overwhelmingly to remove ex-prime minister Boris Johnson’s parliamentary pass.
Helen Rowe and Jitendra Joshi
COVID PARTYGATEThe TimesThe former British PM’s allies prepare to claim his punishment leaves ministers vulnerable to the same treatment.
Chris Smyth
‘Long-term strategy’The TimesSupporters of the former British PM say the severity of the penalty proposed over ‘partygate’ could actually strengthen his claim of a witch-hunt.
Oliver Wright
