Boris Johnson is a ‘tour de force’ if not a model citizen
Boris Johnson is headed out and for now nobody knows who’s coming in. When the dust settles he will form part of a triumvirate of forceful Conservative prime ministers.
Boris Johnson
Boris started strong but ended in a shambles
The bitterness and hatreds within the British Conservative party are epic. The toughest decisions of all now await Boris Johnson’s successor.
Johnson holding out ‘not great’ for Britain
Anthony Albanese says it would be bad for Britain if Boris Johnson remained as prime minister with no authority for the next couple of months.
Major calls on Johnson to leave now
Theresa May effectively accuses her successor of endangering democracy itself by failing to adhere to the rules.
PM accused of clinging on until wedding bash
After lavishly redecorating their Downing Street flat, Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie now risk being homeless.
Departure greeted with gamut of emotions
Boris Johnson’s decision on Thursday to step down has drawn a spectrum of reaction worldwide.
Who are the contenders for Boris’ job?
Tory MP Tom Tugendhat, the second person to throw his hat into the ring for the leadership, is well versed in Australia’s relationship with China.
Tories can recover if they quash PM’s myths
There is plenty of time for a fresh start under a successor but the party must make a clean break with Boris Johnson.
Boris’s political death can’t wait for three months
The Prime Minister has not resigned. He has bought himself a couple more months. Not until there’s a stake through his heart can we be sure he’s gone.
Go now to avoid paralysis, Tories urge Boris
Boris Johnson is being urged to leave his post immediately, amid fears of a ‘zombie government’ that would be paralysed at a time of economic crisis.
‘We got on well’: Albo reacts to BoJo
Anthony Albanese says he “got on quite well” with embattled Boris Johnson, who he says has been “forced out by his own party”.
Biden: UK, US relationship will stay strong
Joe Biden says UK and US remain ‘the closest of friend and allies’ but fails to mention Boris Johnson by name, suggesting he hadn’t warmed to him.
Boris hoisted by petard of spin
The UK PM’s legacy will be financial pain from climate misadventure.
Circus comes to a messy end … as it was destined to do
And so the Boris Johnson circus ends – not with a bang, not even with a whimper, but with the whole tent collapsing in a sprawling, undignified confusion.
Boris Johnson’s true crime: he delivered on Brexit
After the tumult and uproar, there will be those who will regret the fall of such a colourful and engaging personality.
Three reasons why Kyrgios can win Wimbledon
Friday’s semi-final between the Australian an Rafael Nadal will bristle with animosity if the creaking and injured old Spaniard can get out of bed.
Newspapers join pile-on calling on leader to depart
The front pages of Britain’s newspapers on Thursday highlighted the precarious position of scandal-hit Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Going forward or back, successor faces long, hard road
Whoever succeeds Boris Johnson will inherit a monstrous in-tray. Dealing with it may be beyond an exhausted Conservative Party.
Boris ally secretly worked on leadership bid
Nadhim Zahawi told Boris Johnson he’d resign unless he was made Chancellor. Now he’s using his new role as a springboard to a leadership bid.
Party can still oust Boris within a few weeks
Before British MPs break for the summer recess on July 21 there is another chance for a confidence vote.
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