Ofcom to gauge public opinion on politicians presenting TV and radio programmes Three sitting Conservative MPs currently have their own segments on the GB News TV channel. The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023
Laurence Fox to run for MP seat in Boris Johnson's former constituency Fox, who has previously run for London Mayor and helped fund the Reclaim Party in 2020, has announced he will contest the seat. The National (Scotland) · Jun 12, 2023
Drop culture wars for focus on building more and taxing less, says Mordaunt Penny Mordaunt called for her party to be ‘strong’ on people who attacked institution, in an apparent criticism of Boris Johnson’s backers. The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023
The fall of Boris Johnson: How we got here and what comes next In the fog of the Tory civil war it’s good to know how we got here, writes Sean O’Grady The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023
I have met Boris Johnson twice. The ugliness was always obvious beneath the bonhomie After his resignation as an MP, I’m struck by a new consensus, decades in the making – that the former prime minister is an unlikable man, without friends or allies The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2023
This is Starmer’s moment. Thatcherism has collapsed, and the Tories are at each other’s throats This is no passing crisis, it is existential. Look at the polls – people don’t want the Tories or their agenda any more, says Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2023
Guto Harri: Voters have been cheated after political face-off that had echoes of De Niro vs Pacino The comparison is flattering to both but I picture the final showdown between Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak last October as that stunning scene in Heat when Robert De Niro and Al Pacino face each other across a table in a diner. Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2023
The Mancunian Way: Citehhh! City’s victory parade PLUS The long walk home from Parklife AND Arguing against the ‘concrete monstrosity’ Manchester Evening News · Jun 12, 2023
What to know as the falls of Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon roil UK politics Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon are two very different British politicians who often clashed The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023
Johnson accuses Sunak of ‘talking rubbish’ as rancour becomes slanging match The Prime Minister had accused his predecessor of asking him to overrule a vetting panel over his House of Lords nominations. The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023
Who is Charlotte Owen? Youngest life peer parties with Carrie Johnson Boris Johnson’s ex-aide has been in politics for all of five years and eight months, going from intern to baroness in that time Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2023
Boris Johnson accuses Rishi Sunak of 'talking rubbish' amid bitter feud The ex-PM's statement comes after Rishi Sunak hit back in the pair’s bitter row over handing peerages and gongs to close allies Daily Mirror · Jun 12, 2023
Gillian Keegan attacks 'fairytale' economics of Tory right as civil war deepens 'Selectively choosing bits of the legacy and dressing it up as Thatcherism is a betrayal of her great legacy,' Gillian Keegan told the Centre for Policy Studies' annual Margaret Thatcher Conference in a dig at Liz Truss Daily Mirror · Jun 12, 2023
No 10 defends partygate probe MPs after Johnson criticises ‘kangaroo court’ The Privileges Committee’s report on whether the former prime minister lied to Parliament with his partygate assurances could be released within days. The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023
The Week · Jun 12, 2023 Boris Johnson mutiny: can Rishi Sunak avert a Tory civil war? Rishi Sunak looks to have seen off a potential Tory rebellion – at least for now – after the shock resignation of Boris Johnson threatened a new period of instability and infighting within the party.
Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2023 OPINION - The Standard View: Opposition woes are good news for Labour THERE is not much that Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon have in common but their present vicissitudes have one obvious characteristic — they are excellent news for Labour. Elections are lost by governing parties as well as won by the Opposition, and not just in England. The arrest of the…
The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023 Tory civil war enflamed as Sunak accuses Johnson of ‘not right’ peerage demands The Prime Minister said his one-time Conservative ally asked him to ‘do something I wasn’t prepared to do’.
The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023 Blow for British businesses as EU rules out renegotiating Brexit trade deal for years Maroš Šefčovič says he does not want to put existing deal ‘in the shredder’
The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023 Uxbridge, Mid-Bedfordshire and Selby by-elections: Key numbers Labour and the Lib Dems would need big swings in the vote to win all three seats.
The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023 UK parliamentary committee to conclude Boris Johnson 'partygate' inquiry A U.K. parliamentary committee is meeting to conclude its inquiry into whether former Prime Minister Boris Johnson misled lawmakers over parties at his Downing Street office that breached COVID-19 lockdown restrictions
The Conversation · Jun 12, 2023 Boris Johnson's claims about being 'forced out' of parliament are simply false – here's why In characteristically dramatic fashion, Boris Johnson let the world know he would be standing down as an MP by publishing a letter claiming he was the victim of a witch hunt and establishment stitch up. Ahead of the publication of a report looking at whether the former prime minister misled…
Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2023 Labour man running in Boris Johnson’s old seat prepares for ‘whirlwind’ snap vote ‘It wasn’t how I envisioned my weekend’ says Labour’s candidate for Uxbridge Danny Beales
Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2023 Does Angela kiss Tories now? Labour’s Rayner grins with Toff at festival Rayner previously called Conservatives “scum” in 2021
Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2023 Which Tory MPs have resigned? As record number of Conservatives step down Rishi Sunak writes to Robert Halfon and James Heappey to express his regret at their decisions
The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2023 ‘Actions akin to mutiny’: the Tories speaking out against Boris Johnson A number of Conservatives have voiced anger, relief or both since the former PM said he was quitting as an MP