The Brexiteers know they’re losing
The momentum is now with those who want a close relationship between the UK and the EU.
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.
Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list promises to be a nepotistic gong show
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Sunak’s Windsor deal has left Boris Johnson high and dry
The DUP and Brexiteer rebellion against the Prime Minister’s EU deal seems like it will be minimal.
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What does Rishi Sunak gain from the Northern Ireland deal?
The “Windsor framework” may restore the UK’s reputation. Whether the PM sees any electoral benefit is another matter.
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Boris Johnson is plotting to oust Sunak, says George Osborne – and No 10 is worried
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Keir Starmer has most to gain from resolution of the Northern Ireland Protocol
The fury of Brexiteers and unionists at compromise only makes Labour look more like the grown-ups in the room.
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Boris Johnson’s intervention on Brexit is really aimed at Rishi Sunak
The former PM’s warning over the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill has been timed to cause maximum difficulty for his replacement.
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The milkman on a mission
Simon Mellin, CEO of the Modern Milkman, says inflation has shown how poorly people understand the real cost of food.
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Why Ireland still haunts the Tories
The Conservative Party is too ignorant about the country to make Brexit work.
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Boris Johnson earning £5m isn’t corruption or conspiracy
In reality, there's a far simpler answer.
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Rishi and Piers triumph over Boris and Nadine in TalkTV ratings battle
The channel’s interview with Sunak pulled in more than twice as many viewers as that with Johnson.
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Will Rishi Sunak send fighter jets to Ukraine?
The PM has committed to training Ukrainian pilots, but Zelensky’s visit was really to ask for the planes themselves.
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Enraptured MPs put aside their squabbles for Volodymyr Zelensky
A packed Westminster Hall greeted the Ukrainian president’s call for fighter aircraft with whoops and cheers.
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Another Rishi reshuffle won’t help him restore party discipline
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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The decline of the One Nation Tory
That Rishi Sunak is under pressure to pursue a Trussite agenda is a reflection of how narrow the Conservatives’ ideological…
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Rishi Sunak, the man who isn’t there
As the Prime Minister dithers, his foes advance and Britain declines.
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Richard Sharp reveals how dinner parties rule British politics
The BBC chairman has inadvertently given us a glimpse of a culture of unofficial introductions and handshakes.
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“Lord Dacre”? Does Richard Sharp know something we don’t?
The BBC’s under-fire chairman may have inadvertently suggested a peerage for the Daily Mail editor is back on the cards.
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How Rishi Sunak could be out by the end of the year
If the local elections go badly and the Prime Minister fails to impress, Tory MPs may take revenge.
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Running on fumes: how Britain squandered its gas wealth
The source of the current energy crisis goes back decades. How did the UK become so hopelessly hooked on foreign…
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