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FILE - In this Thursday, March 23, 2017 file photo Britain's then Foreign Minister Boris Johnson listens to delegates in the United Nations Security Council on Somalia. Johnson, who visited Somalia last week, chairs a U.N. Security Council meeting on the humanitarian and political situation in the Horn of Africa nation. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Johnson faces misconduct accusations

Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to become Britain’s next PM, has been ordered to attend court over allegations that he knowingly lied during the Brexit campaign.

AFP
Brexit disasterThe Times
A combination of pictures created in London on May 26, 2019 shows recent pictures of declared contenders to replace Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May when she resigns on June 7: Britain's Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary Michael Gove (L) and former foreign secretary Boris Johnson (R) both pictured leaving 10 Downing Street, central London. - The race to become Britain's next premier heated up on May 26, 2019 as Environment Secretary Michael Gove joined an already crowded field of hopefuls with competing visions of how to finally pull their divided country out of the EU. Gove's bid for the leadership in the aftermath of the 2016 Brexit referendum scuppered the chances of his one-time ally Boris Johnson, who is also running this time around and is seen as the current favourite. (Photo by STF / AFP)

Whoever wins, election looms

Tory leadership hopefuls can talk about no-deal or renegotiating Brexit but the same stark choice confronts them all.

Daniel Finkelstein
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FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018 file photo, Alastair Campbell, the former director of communications and strategy for former British Prime Minister Tony Blair stands on College Green near the Houses of Parliament, in London. One of the best-known figures in Britain’s Labour Party for the last 20 years, Alastair Campbell, says he has been expelled for backing another party in last week’s European election. Campbell became a famous figure as the pugnacious spin doctor to then-Prime Minister Tony Blair between 1997 and 2003. He has criticized the party’s lurch to the left under current leader Jeremy Corbyn and its failure to firmly back a new Brexit referendum. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

Labour icon expelled

Senior Labour figures admit voting LibDem in the EU poll as Tony Blair’s former press secretary is expelled.

Agencies
Brexit chaosThe Times
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 24, 2016 Former London Mayor and "Vote Leave" campaigner Boris Johnson (R), listens as the then British Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary Michael Gove, a fellow Brexit supporter, speaks during a press conference in central London on June 24, 2016. - The race to become Britain's next premier heated up on May 26, 2019 as Environment Secretary Michael Gove joined an already crowded field of hopefuls with competing visions of how to finally pull their divided country out of the EU. Gove's bid for the leadership in the aftermath of the 2016 Brexit referendum scuppered the chances of his one-time ally Boris Johnson, who is also running this time around and is seen as the current favourite. (Photo by Stefan ROUSSEAU / POOL / AFP)

Tories embrace no-deal

Nigel Farage’s shock success in the EU elections has forced Conservative leadership contenders to take a tougher line on EU.

Oliver Wright and Francis Elliott
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Britain's Conservative MP and former foreign minister Boris Johnson delivers a speech entitled "Opportunity in Uncertainty" at the Pendulum Summit 2019 conference at the Convention Centre in Dublin on January 10, 2019. (Photo by Paul FAITH / AFP)

I can see beyond Brexit: Boris

In his latest pitch to become PM, Boris Johnson says his record shows he can tackle more than Brexit.

Francis Elliott and Henry Zeffman
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 24: Prime Minister Theresa May makes a statement outside 10 Downing Street on May 24, 2019 in London, England. The prime minister has announced that she will resign on Friday, June 7, 2019. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

The end of May to come in June

British prime minister Theresa May, arguably the worst in UK’s modern history, has emotionally announced her resignation.

Jacquelin Magnay
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In this image made available by UK Parliament, Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London, Wednesday, May 22, 2019. British Prime Minister Theresa May dug in Wednesday against a growing push by both rivals and former allies to remove her from office as her attempts to lead Britain out of the European Union appeared to be headed for a dead end. (Mark Duffy/UK Parliament via AP)

Tory MPs move to dump May

A furious Conservative party is poised to change the rules to oust Theresa May if she doesn’t offer her resignation later today.

JACQUELIN MAGNAY
Inside storyThe Times
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in London on May 22, 2019, ahead of the weekly Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) question and answer session in the House of Commons. - British Prime Minister Theresa May's final bid to salvage her EU divorce deal appeared doomed on Wednesday as pro-Brexit Conservatives and opposition MPs rejected her attempts at a compromise to end months of deadlock. (Photo by Tolga AKMEN / AFP)

How May sealed her fate

Theresa May gave a speech this week insisting it was “a great time to be alive”. It was her undoing.

Sam Coates and Henry Zeffman

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