From the NS archive: What is a prime minister?
31 March 1956: The nature of the PM’s role is a question that would require a pamphlet to answer.
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From the NS archive: The Major/Lamont relationship
4 October 1999: The relationship between prime minister and chancellor of the Exchequer must be one of mutual trust.
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Some advice for Rishi Sunak as Britain’s new prime minister
As the keys to No 10 are handed over, policy leaders share their thoughts on the biggest issues facing the…
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Liz Truss’s victory speech was crushingly banal
The crowd waited for details, but none came – so they applauded anyway.
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Why Liz Truss will fail
The office of prime minister has become impossible.
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Is anyone in charge of post-Johnson Britain?
There is no “caretaker” administration but a zombie government.
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Whoever the next prime minister is will inherit a nightmare
Britain is a place of healthcare limbo, staff shortages and scary prices. Whoever succeeds Boris Johnson will need to find…
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Boris Johnson resigns as Tory leader – what happens now?
Johnson will stand down as Conservative leader but is bidding to remain PM until the autumn.
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Exclusive: Tony Blair wants to advise the next Labour government
The former prime minister hopes to return to British politics to “help on the policy side”.
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Rory Stewart is on the road again
After runs for the Tory leadership and mayor of London, the former cabinet minister is criss-crossing continents. Could he have…
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We should be more generous to our former prime ministers – and, yes, that includes David Cameron
The US reveres its past presidents, while we banish our leaders into a purgatory of forced retirement.
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