The Latest Breaking News from Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson courted for Telegraph job as Nadhim Zahawi plans takeover

Johnson, who previously worked for The Daily Telegraph, still holds the newspaper ‘in high affection’, a person close to the former prime minister said

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2024

Doctors should push back against the BMA’s opposition to Cass review

I am appalled that part of the leadership of our profession has rejected the conclusions of the report into gender identity services

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2024

Keir Starmer cancels holiday next week in wake of riots

Prime minister is to stay in the UK next week and work on the government’s response to the violence

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2024

Refusing to call out Islamophobia has emboldened the far right – and the current violence is the result

As someone who has researched Islamophobia in Britain for a quarter of a century, it is clear to me that the current violence on the streets of Britain is an example of it.

The Conversation · Aug 7, 2024

Experts warn new EU deal needed with ‘Brexit uncertainty’ still damaging confidence in UK economy

Brexit renegotiation and a massive increase in public investment are needed if Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves want to turn around the UK’s flagging economic fortunes, a major thinktank has said

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2024

What was the legacy of the London 2012 Olympics?

Apart from the image of Boris Johnson on a zip wire, will any of London 2012 be remembered in history?

Evening Standard · Aug 5, 2024

Let’s Be Honest by Jess Phillips review – manifesto for a better politics speaks plainly but falls flat

The fourth book from the admirable Labour MP is part memoir, part rallying cry – but it feels a bit rushed and too familiar

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2024

We know Trump is weird – it’s time for the Democrats to get creative with the insults

Kamala Harris’s team think they’ve hit a nerve, but it’s far too mild to describe their target

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2024

Failed State by Sam Freedman review – how to fix Britain

Even the best governments can’t bring about change in a broken system, according to this urgent plea for reform

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2024

The combative ‘anti-woke warrior’: why the Tories are starkly divided over Kemi Badenoch

The party leadership candidate knows how to make enemies. But to win the prize she wants, she’ll need to make friends too, says the Spectator’s political editor, Katy Balls

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2024