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Are you sick of his self-obsession and self-aggrandising? Are you fed up with his disloyalty and…
Is Boris Johnson bouncing back towards No 10? | News
On Tuesday evening Boris Johnson will be guest of honour at a dinner at the Carlton Club. The last time the Conservative clan gathered in strength at the St James’s temple of Toryism, it was the beginning of the end of Johnson’s…
Sunak isn’t Johnson or Truss, but does anyone know who he is – or what he wants
On Christmas Day, Rishi Sunak marked his 62nd day as prime minister, far surpassing Liz Truss’s time in office. A trifling achievement, by any measure. But after the annus horribilis that was 2022, the Conservatives are not really in a…
Could a chatbot answer Prime Minister’s Questions?
Robot giving a speechPoliticians may be accused of being robotic on occasions - but the real robots are creeping into Parliament.In recent years, robots have given evidence to select committees and one MP has even used a chatbot to write…
A critical year ahead for the Conservatives
There are three years in British history when we had three kings: 1066, 1483 and 1936. Quiz masters can now add 2022 to the years when we have had three prime ministers – 1827 and 1834 among them.
The past 12 months will be seen as one…
2022 in political quotes – from cake ambushes to tractors | Politics News
To say 2022 was an eventful year in British politics is certainly an understatement.Luckily (or unluckily), politicians gave us some memorable quotes to remind us of all the year's tumultuous events.
From the bizarre to the…
Rishi Sunak appoints head of Historic England as ethics adviser | Politics News
Rishi Sunak has appointed a new ethics adviser after a six-month vacancy - but the prime minister is facing criticism for maintaining the power to veto any investigation into ministers.
Mr Sunak was under pressure to fill…
Boris Johnson’s brother quits as adviser to Binance unit
Dec 19 (Reuters) - Binance said on Monday Jo Johnson, brother of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, had resigned from the UK advisory board of its unit, as the cryptocurrency industry braces for further pain in the aftermath of…
Boris Johnson’s millionaire tailor ‘threatened to shoot employee’ who
The millionaire owner of a tailoring firm that dressed Boris Johnson threatened to shoot an employee after he crashed the company's luxury Mayfair party, a tribunal heard.
Kristian Robson, proprietor of upmarket label Oliver Brown, had…
Bullying claims could prevent peerage for Boris Johnson’s ex-aide | News
Boris Johnson’s former chief of staff faces an attempt to block his peerage over claims that he bullied junior members of the team in Downing Street.Dan Rosenfield was nominated by Johnson in his resignation honours list. But The Times…