I won’t work for Truss, we don’t agree on big things, says Sunak
Rishi Sunak indicates he will not serve in a Liz Truss cabinet if she defeats him to succeed Boris Johnson.
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Boris worse than Maggie and all PMs since: poll
A poll found the public thinks he has been a worse PM than Margaret Thatcher and everyone who has held the office since.
Boris fights to save his seat over contempt claim
Boris Johnson allies accept it’s a ‘foregone conclusion’ he’ll be found in contempt of parliament as the PM tries to avoid a recall petition.
Tax cuts ‘electoral suicide for Tories’
The Conservatives will be writing an ‘electoral suicide note’ if Liz Truss pushes ahead with her plans for an emergency tax-cutting budget, Dominic Raab has warned.
Boris allies accused of bid to kill party probe
Supporters claim the committee due to begin hearing evidence next month is ‘rigged’ against the embattled UK prime minister.
Tory rivals failing to win voters over: new polling
British voters don’t think either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak would make a better PM than Boris Johnson against Sir Keir Starmer.
New blow for Sunak as MP backs Truss
Former contender Tom Tugendhat said the foreign secretary was the only candidate ready to replace Boris Johnson as PM and unite the party.
Tory foes flash their true grit in first grassroots clash
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss held the first hustings meeting of their campaign for the British prime ministership.
Why Boris should have stayed in local government
Boris Johnson failed to realise that the move from London mayor to British prime minister was beyond him.
Tories should beware Boris the incredible sulk
All ex-PMs, from Walpole to Johnson, bemoan their successor but Boris Johnson threatens to be a particular nightmare and should not be indulged.
Tory foes slug it out over ties to Beijing
The former chancellor tried to bolster his security credentials by calling for a ban on all of the 30 Confucius Institutes in the UK.
Is Boris really planning another run at No 10?
The next British PM is on a highway to the danger zone, with infighting, inexperienced ministers and the prospect of being shot down at the polls. No wonder Boris Johnson believes he can be the Tories’ Top Gun again.
Truss v Sunak comes down to tax
Will the former chancellor be able to convince the Tory base that his proposal to increase taxes to cut debt is a better one than his opponent’s Thatcherite approach?
Two children of Thatcher vie to succeed Johnson
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss seek to harness the ghost of Margaret Thatcher as they battle to follow her into Downing Street as the next British prime minister.
Team Rishi fears sabotage as Boris fires parting shots
Boris Johnson made a series of digs at Rishi Sunak in his farewell address, fuelling fears he’ll try to interfere in the leadership race.
Tories kill debate over concern for brand
Tuesday’s planned TV debate between contenders for the leadership of Britain’s Conservative Party has been scrapped because of concerns the debates were damaging the Tories’ image.
Bigger home next on the Boris list
Boris Johnson wants to make ‘big money’ quickly after leaving Downing Street to afford to buy a new family home in London.
The rise and fall of Boris-oh
Very few politicians get recognition by their Christian name alone, and then only if it’s highly distinctive.
Boris the match that lit political firestorm
The Boris Johnson crisis has deep roots – and they’re not about to go away.
Sunak, Mordaunt Tory frontrunners
The Conservative party leadership, without quotas or full-scale identity politics dogmas, is vastly more diverse than the opposition Labour Party.
Johnson symbolises conservative crisis
The more traditional morals disintegrate, the more the public craves leaders who possess a moral core. Boris Johnson paraded his moral vacuity and paid the price.
In the new politics, ego is not a dirty word
Boris, Trump, Turnbull … Is there something different about the modern political era that makes narcissism the new norm?
Last Post: Missing Boris, islands staying afloat, flood risk revision
Mike Cannon-Brookes clearly has confidence Dunk Island will not be submerged by rising sea levels due to climate change.
Johnson ‘waiting for next PM to fail’
Boris Johnson has not ruled out attempting a comeback should his successor’s government collapse, according to allies.
Clever clown who led circus of shame
Boris Johnson’s lack of self-restraint and bumbling approach to policy led to a sharp erosion of public trust.
Foreign Secretary Truss in PM race
An overnight Tuesday deadline to register candidacies could be imposed, according to reports, with 11 contenders already.
Boris has one last try to place ally in plum role
Boris Johnson is attempting to install Lord Hogan-Howe in one of the most prestigious jobs in law enforcement before he leaves No 10.
Aussie’s scoop added fuel to Boris fire
Australian journalist Noa Hoffman broke one of the biggest stories that played a part in bringing down the reign of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Tory heavyweights enter fractious race to replace Boris
Former ministers Sajid Javid, Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak as well as Grant Shapps bring the contenders to eight.
Boris the cat with nine lives has finally been neutered
For years, Johnson defied political gravity, yet last week, the PM, holed up in a bunker and egged on by ‘lunatics’, clinging to a belief in his own invincibility — was subject to the unkindest cut of all, in the most drastic reversal of fortune in modern political history.
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