Nadine Dorries quits (again)
Her resignation letter is another missile aimed at Rishi Sunak.
ByBoris Johnson
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, better known as “Boris Johnson”, is a British politician. He is a member of parliament, the former mayor of London, the former prime minister of the United Kingdom between July 2019 and September 2022, and the former leader of the Conservative Party. Johnson studied at Eton College and then read classics at Balliol College at the University of Oxford. He has also worked as a journalist with different publications, such as the Times, the Daily Telegraph and the Spectator. Find all our latest news, comment and analysis on the former prime minister here.
The Tory selection doom loop
Conservative constituencies are revolting against CCHQ.
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Why doesn’t football love Keir Starmer?
Talking about the game only makes the Labour leader and politicians look dumb.
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My borough shows low-traffic neighbourhoods are a roaring success
Initially, so-called Mini-Hollands were met with protests. But the evidence from Waltham Forest shows they work.
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The Tory who wants to oust Liz Truss
James Bagge, a former high sheriff of Norfolk, is contemplating standing against the ex-PM.
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Britain’s reactionary centre is going mad
Centrists can no longer claim to be rational actors.
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Who is the real Oliver Dowden?
Is the Deputy Prime Minister’s anti-wokeness sincere or just an act?
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Would Boris Johnson have won in Uxbridge?
The single issue of Ulez may not have been enough to offset the former PM’s negative polling.
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Inside the assassination bureau
The 1922 Committee is adept at removing prime ministers. How long before its head prefect pays Rishi Sunak a visit?
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David Lammy reminds voters that, unlike the Tories, Labour loves the rules
The shadow foreign secretary’s speech today shows a party committed to upholding international obligations.
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Freeports won’t save Ben Houchen
The project of levelling up is crumbling around the Tees Valley mayor.
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Johnson’s populists have lost their battle with the Privileges Committee
The committee’s report on “interference” by MPs is an assertion of strength by an institution under attack.
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Is Keir Starmer the British François Hollande?
Boring, safe, centrist – and probably doomed.
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Jeremy Clarke was a supreme chronicler of the hand-to-mouth life
I lament the loss of my fellow down-at-heel columnist. We aren’t the kind that hang around for long.
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Sunak has no right to lecture Starmer on character
The Prime Minister has been an apologist and enabler of Boris Johnson, and only resigned when it was politically convenient.
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You Ask Us: What next for Boris Johnson – and Angela Rayner
The NS podcast team answers your questions.
Sunak misses the chance to distance himself from Boris Johnson
The PM was one of many Conservatives who failed to turn up for the Commons vote on the Privileges Committee’s…
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Why we should fear a Tory rout
Electoral humiliation could enable a comeback by Boris Johnson or the rise of Suella Braverman.
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Is Johnson now so different from Trump?
The Conservatives have failed to learn from the Republicans’ mistakes.
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Boris Johnson is finished. Salt the earth and tramp the dirt down
He always wanted to be remembered by history; now there’s a novella-length parliamentary report detailing his personality flaws.
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