Lionel Barber’s Diary: Boris Johnson’s new leaf, inflation fears, and being headhunted by Ofcom
We are led to believe the Prime Minister is about to drop the habits of a lifetime, but the changes…
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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.
Five things we learned from this week’s PMQs
Despite pandering to his back benches on Covid restrictions, Boris Johnson isn't out of the woods yet.
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Will Rishi Sunak abandon net zero in a bid for the Tory leadership?
The UK Chancellor would be wise to ignore anti-green campaigners if he wants to become the next prime minister.
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‘Tactical’ use of conspiracy theories is poisoning politics
The intimidation of Keir Starmer is a warning about what happens when politicians stoop to untruths.
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Conservative MPs face a defining choice over Boris Johnson
As the Prime Minister refuses to apologise over his Savile smear, will Tory MPs finally punish him?
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Blaming Carrie Johnson isn’t just sexist – it exposes her husband’s cowardice
The Prime Minister’s defenders are implying that he puts avoiding a row with his wife over the good of the…
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Neither Guto Harri, nor Steve Barclay, can save Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson’s reshuffle might help him survive another week but it won’t reboot his government.
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Can Boris Johnson survive the exodus from No 10?
The Prime Minister will struggle to attract staff capable of turning his fortunes around.
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Michael Gove’s Levelling Up plan looks suspiciously familiar
The central plank of Johnsonism has been begged, borrowed and stolen from elsewhere.
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Boris Johnson’s morals matter – there’s no such thing as a “competent rogue”
Aristotle and Confucius knew that the character of a leader creates the culture around them.
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Theresa May’s Commons attack on Boris Johnson shows revenge in politics is a sweet vindication
The offences against decency that Boris Johnson commits stain the body politic. The Tory party must now act.
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What we learned from this week’s PMQs
The convention preventing MPs from accusing each other of lying is proving unfit for the Boris Johnson era.
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Leader: The unworthy Boris Johnson
Why our shameless Prime Minister is merely a symptom, not the cause, of the UK’s degeneration.
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Will Boris Johnson soon face a confidence vote after all?
Tory MPs may decide that they can’t continue to look this ridiculous and that the whole sorry affair needs to…
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No blow is too low for Boris Johnson – even when he’s apologising
The Prime Minister could not resist dog whistles and smears in response to Keir Starmer.
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Boris Johnson’s toxicity has an upside – it damages his potential successors
As the partygate scandal deepens, Rishi Sunak is seeing his approval ratings slide.
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Tory MPs now have no excuse not to remove Boris Johnson
We do not need to wait for Sue Gray’s full report, or the police investigation, to know that the Prime…
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How long will it take the Met Police to investigate No 10?
Sue Gray’s update on lockdown parties at Downing Street was damning but limited. Now the spotlight is on Scotland Yard.
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Theresa May’s demolition of Boris Johnson almost made me miss her
A suitcase full of a wine? I doubt staff in the May Downing Street would have dared to open a…
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How Labour can win back Tory voters without insulting them
If your campaign message says it’s time for the grown-ups to take charge, how do you avoid blaming those who…
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