The Latest Breaking News from John Major

Tory leadership: Rishi Sunak to pledge tax cuts – but only once inflation is reined in

Former chancellor moves towards his fellow candidates but insists cuts would have to be justified

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2022

Boris Johnson could remain the UK's prime minister until October, but some in the Conservative Party want to push him out sooner

Here is what would need to change for Boris Johnson to be kicked out of the role of caretaker before a new leader is chosen, and how that could play out.

ABC News · Jul 9, 2022

Reckoning for Britain as Boris Johnson presses on with 'dormant leadership'

Britain is staring down the barrel of uncertainty as the Conservative party begins the laborious process of finding a new leader to replace Boris Johnson. He's staying on in a caretaker role until a suitable new prime minister is found. However that could take months leaving the country, and the…

Radio France Internationale · Jul 8, 2022

PM now has no authority for new things – Welsh Secretary

Sir Robert Buckland took up his post on Thursday, saying Boris Johnson’s decision to resign meant he was happy to ‘help and serve’.

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022

John Major urges 1922 Committee to remove Boris Johnson quickly

Former PM says it is ‘unwise, and may be unsustainable’ for Johnson to stay in office for up to three months

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2022

‘Unwise and unsustainable’ for Boris Johnson to remain PM, warns Sir John Major

The former prime minister said Mr Johnson should not stay in No 10 while his successor is chosen.

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022

John Major says Boris Johnson must leave No10 as Tories blast PM's 'bitter' resignation speech

The former Prime Minister warned Mr Johnson still has the power to make decisions that will affect the lives of all Brits and 'some will argue his new Cabinet will restrain him'

Daily Mirror · Jul 7, 2022

Boris Johnson must not be allowed to stay as caretaker PM, John Major tells 1922 Committee

‘Unwise and unsustainable’ for Johnson to stay over summer, says former Tory PM

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022

Boris Johnson resigns: the rise and fall of a maverick sunk by sleaze and scandal

He was elected in a landslide, got Brexit done and led the vaccine rollout, but accusations of impropriety – and his myriad weaknesses – proved his undoing. By Joe Murphy

Evening Standard · Jul 7, 2022

From Churchill to Johnson: The Queen’s 14 prime ministers

Sir Winston Churchill, her first prime minister, is thought to be her favourite.

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022