‘Greased piglet’s’ demise will be a net loss for Australia
Like the Captain of the Titanic, Boris Johnson’s long years of success have blinded him. His tragedy is profoundly depressing.
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Tensions came to a head in ten destructive minutes
Rishi Sunak decided enough was enough. The chancellor of the exchequer had hoped the spotlight would be on a £6bn policy. Instead, it was once again on Boris Johnson’s conduct.
Boris fights for survival as top ministers quit
Boris Johnson was forced into a snap reshuffle after his Chancellor of the Exchequer and Health Secretary resigned with stinging rebukes over his leadership.
Johnson warned of ‘groper’ allegations
Boris Johnson was aware before he became PM in 2019 of allegations against Chris Pincher and vetoed him from a job in his first cabinet, The Times has been told.
Boris will overlook anything if you’re loyal
The Pincher scandal isn’t about sex. It’s much worse: it’s about a government so tarnishing to reputations that being tarnished already makes you a perfect fit.
Sex scandal revitalises plot to topple Boris
Boris Johnson’s handling of claims that a Conservative whip drunkenly groped two men had bolstered Tory efforts to oust him.
Albo’s gift to Bojo in Madrid
Anthony Albanese has given a present to his UK counterpart Boris Johnson during their first meeting since the election.
Tory rebels target Johnson
Boris Johnson’s position will be ‘intolerable’ if he is found to have knowingly misled parliament over the Downing Street parties scandal, a senior Tory MP has said.
In insecure times, it pays to look at the bigger picture
Anthony Albanese’s decision to skip the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting to focus on NATO is no surprise.
Johnson delays reshuffle as MPs agitate for leadership coup
Boris Johnson will delay a cabinet reshuffle for several months after ministers warned him against destabilising his government further after last week’s two by-election defeats.
Boris Johnson’s slippery slope
Restive MPs are now looking at potential ways around the rule that bars another leadership challenge for 12 months.
Boris treads water as reshuffle looms
The British PM was caught by surprise when the chairman of the Conservative Party quit.
West must hold nerve in Ukraine
Boris Johnson’s call for Western leaders to steel themselves for a long war in Ukraine or risk the ‘greatest victory for aggression in Europe since World War II’ is worth heeding.
Hold your nerve, Boris tells world
Boris Johnson has urged Western leaders to steel themselves for a long war in Ukraine or risk the ‘greatest victory for aggression in Europe since World War II’.
Anger as UK rips up Brexit deal
UK government angers the EU by introducing new legislation, while Irish politicians threaten a fresh trade war and a reopening of Brexit divisions.
Johnson’s 100 days to stay in the saddle
The PM survived the confidence vote but has three months to convince his party he is still electable. He is clinging to research suggesting swing voters haven’t lost faith.
Don’t write Bojo off yet, he’s the comeback king
A Johnson recovery is unlikely. But absolutely everything about his career so far has been unlikely.
Johnson to help renters buy council homes
Updating a policy of Margaret Thatcher, the PM details a plan to enable more low-income renters to buy their own social housing.
Boris Johnson losing hold on levers of power
The UK prime minister’s authority will be hard to regain since 41 per cent of Tory MPs voted against him.
Boris in the dark on Maralinga
Boris Johnson has confessed to not knowing what or where Maralinga is, but has promised to look into releasing secret records.
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