The Tories should feel no nostalgia for Boris Johnson
As the Covid-19 inquiry has confirmed, Johnson was wholly incapable of doing the job of PM.
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.
Partygate on Channel 4 should inspire a revolution
For those of us who didn’t read every word of the Sue Gray report, this pandemic drama reveals the extent…
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Danny Kruger: “The moral condition of England is worse”
The MP and former political secretary to Boris Johnson reflects on the Tories’ decline.
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You can thank Boris Johnson for Ulez
Sadiq Khan is owning his predecessor’s policy.
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Nadine Dorries is the Tory Miss Havisham
Her resignation statement marked the end of the Johnson era.
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Nadine Dorries quits (again)
Her resignation letter is another missile aimed at Rishi Sunak.
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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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