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What the Tories now offer Britain – a lame duck leader and a party that has lost the plot

With a civil war looming, Conservatives don’t even seem to know what their party is for, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

‘Out in a year’: what the papers say about Tory vote on Boris Johnson

Only the most stridently supportive titles stand vocally behind prime minister after 41% of his own MPs vote for his removal

The Guardian - AU

Boris Johnson: what the result of the confidence vote means for the PM and the Conservative Party

The verdict is in. Boris Johnson retains the confidence of the Conservative Party. For now. Johnson received the votes of 211 out of 359 Tory MPs in support of his leadership, which means that technically he won. But the fact that 148 of his parliamentary colleagues voted against him, more…

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Tory leaders who faced leadership vote and what happened to them

Boris Johnson isn't the first Conservative Prime Minister to face a no-confidence vote. Here we look at others and how they fared

Chronicle Live

Prime ministers who've faced no-confidence vote - when was the last one?

A no-confidence vote has the power to reduce a prime minister to tears in public. Boris Johnson now faces the judgement of his own MPs and is not the first to be in this position

Daily Mirror

No-confidence vote likely ‘beginning of the end’ for UK’s Johnson

Boris Johnson faced the greatest threat to his premiership yet after the necessary 54 Tory MPs triggered the parliamentary party’s vote of no confidence on Monday, after the long-simmering Partygate scandal saw Platinum Jubilee crowds jeer him over the weekend. Analysts did expect him to win the necessary majority of…

France 24

The Conservative leaders who have faced leadership challenges and how they fared

The most recent to face a confidence vote was Theresa May in 2018

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Boris Johnson no-confidence vote: the key numbers that will decide PM’s fate

PM needs support of 180 MPs to survive as leader

The Independent UK

Ronald Reagan's Westminster speech: why it is still relevant, 40 years later

Ronald Reagan became the first US president to address both houses of parliament on June 8 1982. His Westminster speech created a stir at the time. It marked the start of the evolution of the Reagan doctrine, his approach to foreign affairs that sought to support freedom and roll back…

The Conversation

How previous Tory leaders have fared in confidence votes or challenges

There have been a number of votes faced by Conservative Party leaders over the last few decades.

The Independent UK

I may be wrong but I think Boris Johnson is done for. I can’t see his Tory cult surviving

Polls show he’s increasingly reviled and his party’s attempts to counterattack are chaotic. The end feels nigh, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

70 years on and UK still mistakenly looks for economic miracle cure

During Queen’s reign, country has tended to move quickly from national gloom to premature belief that it has finally ‘cracked it’

The Guardian - UK

The Queen in culture: how art puts a public face to a private life

She has appeared in plays, novels, paintings – even love songs. From Andy Warhol to Alan Bennett, artists, writers and musicians have changed our picture of the Queen we think we know

The Guardian - UK

Whether we’re republican or monarchist, we secretly know the Queen still defines this nation

As an American who became a British citizen, I can see the monarchy is an anachronism, but without it I would be living in an unrecognisable place

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‘We want a queen who is like a parent’: Observer writers down the decades on the monarch’s reign

A selection of this newspaper’s writing about the monarch since she became queen when, as the fashion editor wrote, ‘surprise is an undesired quality’

The Independent UK

Police release CCTV in hunt for Margaret Thatcher statue vandals

Officers ask for help to identify pair seen near statue at time of first paint-throwing incident

Evening Standard

CCTV released after Margaret Thatcher statue damaged in Lincolnshire

Police have released CCTV images of two suspects being investigated after paint was thrown over a statue of Margaret Thatcher.

Liverpool Echo

Margaret Thatcher statue vandalised with paint as suspects pictured

It is the second time the statue has been vandalised in less than a fortnight

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Yma o Hyd: the defiant Welsh folk song that’s been 1,600 years in the making

Dafydd Iwan’s Welsh-language ballad tells a rousing story of national survival. Now, 40 years since its release, and with support for independence on the rise, it’s become a football anthem

Daily Record

Platinum Jubilee: All 14 Prime Ministers to serve under the Queen during her 70-year reign

Throughout her reign the Queen has witnessed 18 General Elections and seen 14 different Prime Ministers occupy Downing Street.

The Independent UK

The Queen’s relationships with her 14 prime ministers

Her first premier was Sir Winston Churchill and her most recent is Boris Johnson.

Tribune News Service

The queen has seen it all in her 70 years. How will Prince Charles compare?

A worsening cost-of-living crisis, a messy political scandal and the threat of further repercussions from the war in Ukraine form an unlikely backdrop for a celebration of national stability.

Wales Online

Margaret Thatcher statue unveiled days after two acts of vandalism

An egg has been thrown at it and paint has been sprayed, leading to calls for it to be removed to prevent further attacks

The Guardian - UK

Never forget the misery that Margaret Thatcher caused

Letters: Amid debates about the statue of the former prime minister in Grantham, Dorinda Stokes recalls the suffering of mining and shipyard communities. Plus letters from Ian Marsden and Dominic Shelmerdine

Evening Standard

Margaret Thatcher statue unveiled in her home town of Grantham despite protests

A small ceremony was held on Tuesday despite plans being approved for a £100,000 event

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