The return of Boris Johnson would be a disaster for the Tories
The scandals that left the front pages when Johnson departed for the back benches would resurface.
ByRishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak is a member of the Conservative Party who was prime minister between October 2022 and July 2024. Sunak has been MP for Richmond since 2015 and before becoming PM he served as chancellor of the Exchequer from 13 February 2020 to 5 July 2022. Thanks to a Fulbright scholarship, he studied philosophy, politics and economics at Lincoln College, Oxford, and did an MBA at Stanford University. Find all our latest news, comment and analysis of the former prime minister here.
Boris Johnson’s path back to power is a treacherous one
Getting on the leadership ballot is a challenge for the former PM; seeing off the Labour threat could prove impossible.
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How Boris Johnson comes back
It’s late 2023. Things are looking bleak. The Tory party turns to its proven vote-winner.
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Liz Truss resigns as Prime Minister after just 44 days
Truss has become the shortest-serving occupant of No 10 in British history.
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Could there be a snap election?
If a Conservative prime minister called one, it would only risk their position and their party.
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Which Tory leader would Labour fear the most?
The economic crisis means Team Starmer believes the Tories will struggle under any new leader.
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Liz Truss sacks Kwasi Kwarteng – will she be next to go?
Jeremy Hunt takes over from Kwarteng, who becomes the second shortest-serving Chancellor in history.
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Fear and loathing at the Tory conference
With the big names staying away and Liz Truss desperately defending her policies, a mood of despair pervades this year's…
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Can Liz Truss survive?
The PM is marching on in defiant hope – but the ruthless Conservative machine may eject her if there is…
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The first stirrings of rebellion against Liz Truss
The riotous market response to the mini-Budget has, for some Tory MPs, destroyed the PM’s authority as party leader.
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The next Tory leadership contest has already begun
Those hoping to succeed Liz Truss know that they have to start planning now.
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Sasha Swire’s Diary: Sunak’s lucky escape, delusional politicians, and my husband’s fixation with the smart meter
While we wait for government support to deal with surging energy costs, we have installed a smart meter. Bad idea.
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Why Liz Truss will damage the Conservatives’ record on the economy
For the first time in nearly 15 years, Labour are leading in the polls on the public finances.
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Why Rishi Sunak failed
The former chancellor, once Britain’s most popular politician, seems to have let No 10 slip from his grasp. Where did…
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Liz Truss’s National Insurance cut would fail to help Britain’s poorest
The Tory front-runner’s proposal would save the poorest tenth of households just 76p per month.
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Of course Rishi Sunak still thinks he will win
His sustained confidence is baffling – until you remember that this is a man who has won at everything he…
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Britain at the mercy of the Tory party faithful
Once again, a UK prime minister has been chosen by a cartel of Conservative members. How did the “selectorate” end…
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Can Liz Truss blame the looming economic crisis on Rishi Sunak?
Already, the former chancellor is being turned into a scapegoat.
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Liz Truss is ready for Prime Minister’s Questions – as long as they’re from Vogue
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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The Tories don’t believe in the right to a decent standard of living, says former UN rapporteur
Conservative austerity “formally jettisoned” Britain’s welfare state, says human rights lawyer Philip Alston.
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