The prime minister seeks refuge from the privileges committee investigation into Partygate
Nicola Sturgeon calls Boris Johnson ‘disgrace to office of prime minister’
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Nicola Sturgeon has said Boris Johnson is the only prime minister she has worked with who was “a disgrace to the office”. Speaking at a panel event at the Edinburgh fringe on Saturday afternoon, hosted by broadcaster ...
Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak confront the energy crisis – cartoon
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The Tory leadership contenders give their own unique response to the wolf at the door• You can order your own copy of this cartoon
Dominic Raab denies Rishi Sunak betrayed Boris Johnson for leadership bid
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Dominic Raab has defended Rishi Sunak over accusations he betrayed Boris Johnson for the chance of becoming the Conservative leader. The former chancellor quit the government over differing economic outlooks and Johns...
Daily Mail calling? Boris Johnson weighs offers for his return to journalism
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Three days before he became prime minister, Boris Johnson’s final column for the Daily Telegraph was published: a call for Britain to heed the lessons from the 1969 moon landings and embrace a “can-do spirit” while im...
Boris Johnson says UK energy-bill support package is not enough
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Boris Johnson has acknowledged that the package of support to help people pay surging energy bills is not enough, as the split deepens between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss over how to deal with the crisis. Amid forecasts...
The Bank of England after Boris Johnson: should inflation target be raised?
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The performance and mandate of the Bank of England have become central issues in the contest to succeed Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative party, and therefore as the UK’s prime minister. But with recent revi...
U-turns, dodging scrutiny: does Liz Truss share Boris Johnson’s bad habits?
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It is perhaps fair to say Tory MPs have mixed feelings about ousting Boris Johnson. The parliamentary party moved decisively against him, only to then spend weeks lamenting the departure of a man who won them an 80-se...
Boris Johnson fails to deny he is refusing to take Rishi Sunak’s calls
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Boris Johnson has failed to deny claims by Rishi Sunak that he is refusing to take calls from his former chancellor. A month after he resigned from cabinet – precipitating Johnson’s ousting from Downing Street – Sunak...