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    Race to the top

    28 Jul 2022

    Liz Truss entered the British Conservative Party leadership contest with a solid lead of 24 points over challenger Rishi Sunak although policy differences between the two are not dramatic.

    For Johnson ‘end is nigh’— maybe in several years’ time

    20 Dec 2021

    Prime ministers tend to last longer than you think. I haven’t placed a bet of more than 50p on politics since I lost an undisclosed sum on John Major to cease being prime minister in 1994. It seemed obvious to me that the Conservative Party

    Levelling up was only thing protecting north of England

    12 Jun 2022

    The next fortnight is going to be hugely important for the future of the north of England. With Boris Johnson on the rocks, and the very real possibility that he will lose two deeply embarrassing by-elections in a couple of weeks, the whole idea of the government focusing its energy on “levelling up” is on life support.

    Another defeat may dent Boris Johnson’s reputation

    22 Jun 2022

    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson could this week lose two parliamentary seats that once illustrated his broad appeal, showing his declining popularity that could spur his party to try to find a way to oust him. His Conservative Party are contesting two by-elections on Thursday: one in Tiverton and Honiton, a deeply Conservative

    Liz Truss, Sunak avoid handshake at Tory leadership result announcement

    05 Sep 2022

    The foreign secretary, who will replace Boris Johnson as PM on Tuesday, walked past her rival without acknowledging him on her way to give her victory speech

    Why progressive alliances in politics don’t work

    27 Dec 2021

    We’ve seen a lot of heated discussion over the past week about what lessons should be learnt from the Liberal Democrats’ stunning by-election win in North Shropshire. Conservative MP John Redwood claimed the result was due to public concerns about “taxes sandbagging

    Party over? PM Johnson faces crunch day in parliament

    12 Jan 2022

    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will have to fight on Wednesday to defend his premiership after it was revealed a “bring your own bottle” gathering was held at his official residence during the first coronavirus lockdown.

    Michael Gove could still become prime minister

    25 Apr 2022

    One Conservative leadership campaign is active in Portcullis House, the annexe to parliament where MPs and journalists mingle, sharing tea, coffee and (in my case) Danish pastries. Jeremy Hunt’s supporters are promoting him as the answer

    Tory MPs see Rishi Sunak as their new prime minister

    06 Feb 2022

    We are at the last-moment doubts stage of the defenestration of Boris Johnson. Conservative MPs have decided that the prime minister must go. What is holding them back is not knowing what will happen next. They think Rishi Sunak would win the leadership

    Ron DeSantis just turned into Trump’s worst nightmare

    25 Feb 2022

    A few thousand miles away, Ukraine had just been invaded by Russia — but in his home state of sunny Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis was centre stage. At the Conservative Political Action Conference — known by its friends

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