Former PM’s allies say he will easily gain enough support to get on ballot, while critics warn of potential defections Tory leadership contest – latest updates Boris Johnson is gaining ground in his audacious bid to return to Downing Street despite critics warning he risks plunging the Conservatives into fresh […]
Former prime minister said to be flying to UK from Caribbean, after trips to Slovenia and Greece Tory leadership contest – latest updates If Boris Johnson is about to make a fresh campaign for 10 Downing Street, he should certainly be refreshed. Since he resigned as prime minister in early […]
Who would think a lying, hypocritical degenerate was the answer to this crisis? A large number of Conservatives, apparently If you feel physically breathless at the current state of British politics, that’s just Boris Johnson immediately sucking all of the oxygen out of the room again. Is the dignity vampire […]
Despite the departure of her home secretary, the PM could probably have clung on, but then came the extraordinary unforced errors Truss resigns – live news updates The final moments of a convoluted and chaotic 24 hours of political drama that culminated in Liz Truss’s downfall began at about 11.40am […]
Trussonomics, and Brexitism, have proven the dangers of trying to turn rightwing ideology into reality • Truss resigns – live news updates The last time we went through the defenestration of a Conservative prime minister – what, three months ago? – a rapid judgment soon formed. Boris Johnson’s tenure had […]
There is little clarity about how the prime minister will be replaced, but this is what we know Truss resigns – live news updates Liz Truss has resigned as prime minister, saying she expects a replacement to be in place by the end of next week. Sir Graham Brady, the […]
As Starmer calls for general election, candidates scrabble to win nominations from at least 100 MPs to join race Liz Truss announced on Thursday she was quitting No 10 after a calamitous 45 days in office, triggering a Tory leadership contest, with Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt and Boris Johnson battling […]
The UK newspaper front pages cover another historic day in politics and speculate on who is in the running to replace Liz Truss The resignation of Liz Truss after 45 chaotic days as prime minister leads the front page of every major newspaper in the UK on Friday. The Guardian’s […]
Prime minister at risk of mass exodus of ministers as home secretary forced to resign Liz Truss’s beleaguered government appeared at risk of collapse on Wednesday as Suella Braverman launched a stinging attack on the prime minister after being forced to resign as home secretary. Braverman’s dramatic departure, coming just […]
Outgoing home secretary sticks boot in and throws down gauntlet to embattled Liz Truss UK politics live – latest news updates The official release of letters by Downing Street between a prime minister and a resigning member of the cabinet usually offer only the sparsest glimpses of real emotion. They […]