Johnson seeks truce with Sunak after friendly fire
Rishi 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.
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Humiliating exit as Boris loses keys to House of Commons
British MPs have voted overwhelmingly to remove ex-prime minister Boris Johnson’s parliamentary pass.
Sunak to skip vote on Boris censure
The former British PM’s allies prepare to claim his punishment leaves ministers vulnerable to the same treatment.
‘Punishment beating’ fuels Johnson comeback chance
Supporters of the former British PM say the severity of the penalty proposed over ‘partygate’ could actually strengthen his claim of a witch-hunt.
Johnson lied to MPs over Covid parties: report
Boris Johnson would have faced a 90 day suspension had he not resigned as an MP; PM allies say it’s the end of the road for him.
Boris, Trump diminish legacies
Tantrums harm former leaders and the parties they claim to serve.
Holes in defence, senator’s ambition and political standards
The Katy Gallagher affair gets a guernsey along with the problems facing Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon.
Boris was warned not to say he stuck by Covid rules
Boris Johnson deliberately misled parliament over the Downing St parties scandal, a committee of MPs has found, rejecting his central defence.
British economy, politics suffer slow poison of Brexit
It is now widely accepted that the UK is not only politically weaker in Europe but its economy has suffered significantly as a result of leaving the European Union.
Johnson braces for harsh report
In first intervention since standing down as an MP, he accuses the Cabinet Office of deliberately frustrating the Covid inquiry.
Tories back off in threat to Sunak
Backing for former PM evaporates after he quits — and he is unlikely to seek a new seat.
Boris and Trump targets of undemocratic attack
The latest persecutions of both Donald Trump and Boris Johnson, designed to make sure they never come back, are shocking.
Kicking and screaming, but Johnson hasn’t gone
Allies suggest the former British PM’s return to parliament might be sooner rather than later, although any attempt is likely to be blocked while Rishi Sunak is in charge.
Former UK PM Boris Johnson quits as MP
The 58-year-old populist politician said he was ‘bewildered and appalled’ at being ‘forced out … with such egregious bias’.
Boris to hand in lockdown messages
Boris Johnson has sent his unredacted messages directly to Britain’s Covid inquiry.
Boris refused to hand over lockdown phone
Boris Johnson refused to hand over the phone he used for most of the pandemic to officials even though it may contain messages about lockdowns.
A long way from Cornwall: Europe now gets China issue
Two years since the last G7 meeting, and one Beijing-indulged Russian war in Ukraine later, Europe’s leaders have come a long way to understanding China is not only Australia’s headache.
Tories suffer negative landslide
Rishi Sunak’s window for retaining office has narrowed.
BBC boss quits over loan to Boris
The BBC chairman has quit after failing to declare his involvement in arranging a loan for Boris Johnson.
‘Complete nonsense’: Johnson grilled over ‘partygate’
Boris Johnson denounced questioning by MPs over Downing St’s Covid parties during grilling by a Commons committee that could decide his political fate.
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