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Former top Johnson aide says he ‘might spend more time on SW1’ after revelation of meeting before Christmas

The Tories are trailing third in the polls and look set for local election disaster. If Reform is the answer, she may have to go, says the Spectator’s political editor, Katy Balls

Five years since Boris Johnson ordered the UK to stay home, steps to prepare for the next national emergency are clearer

IN FOCUS : It’s no wonder we don’t like to think about the Covid era, writes Lauren O’Neill on the five-year anniversary of Boris Johnson announcing the first lockdown. In retrospect, it changed so much that we once took for granted about work, relationships and ourselves

Editorial: Kemi Badenoch has her first chance to persuade the voters on 1 May, but she seems to be getting nowhere

Backers of Reform UK are significantly more likely than the general public to not have taken Covid vaccines, a poll has found

Ex-chancellor criticises ‘hyperbolic’ projections as report which claims economic impact of leaving the European Union less than previously thought

The Trump administration’s dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled on March 18, 2025. The court order to pause the agency’s shuttering came days after Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that 83% of its programs had been cut.

Mr Johnson’s comments were in marked contrast to his stance days before, when he said, “I trust and believe Trump will hit Putin with every shot in his locker”.

Kemi Badenoch is bracing for a leadership challenge as Tory insiders gear up to oust her swiftly after the local elections.

Smarter, more productive, government will require more than yet another bonfire of the quangos