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Britain’s six prime ministers since 2016 – ranked!

From Cameron’s Brexit exit to Starmer’s Burnham bow-out, half a dozen PMs have gone. So who’s the best of the bunch?

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25

Conservatives must apologise for their disastrous handling of Covid

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The Covid inquiry’s conclusion that the needless loss of 23,000 lives was due to government decision-making at the start of the pandemic, made worse by the toxic and chaotic leadership of Boris Johnson, has yet to make many leading Tories of the day sufficiently penitent

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2025

Toxic No 10 culture, unnecessary deaths and failed children: Key takeaways from the Covid inquiry report

Boris Johnson failed to appreciate the ‘urgency of the situation’ and also failed to tackle a toxic culture in Downing Street, report says

The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2025

Badenoch set to reveal new Conservative shadow cabinet

Dame Rebecca Harris has already been named as chief whip, but there has been no official announcement of the new Conservative front bench.

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2024

Pollsters warn Kemi Badenoch to avoid being ‘overly combative’ to win back voters

Kemi Badenoch used her first interview as Tory leader to describe the Partygate scandal as ‘overblown’

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2024

Kemi Badenoch hits out at Boris Johnson’s Partygate fines

Former Tory prime minister was fined by the Metropolitan Police for attending a birthday party thrown in his honour during the first Covid lockdown

The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2024

‘Oh god I’m Sue Gray – don’t, I’m cringing’: comic Emma Sidi brings the embattled civil servant to the stage

After Starstruck and Taskmaster, the new project sees Sidi play a profane, lowbrow version of Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff. She explains why her latest comedy creation is breaking-news proof

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2024

Blame Sunak for Tory election drubbing not me, says Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson believes that the Tories might have won the election this year if they had stuck with his agenda

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2024

Is Jeremy Hunt heading for his Portillo moment? On campaign trail as chancellor fights to keep Surrey blue

The chancellor is plotting a narrow course to victory in the ‘true-blue’ seat but, on a sunny Tuesday afternoon, Archie Mitchell struggled to see how he can hold on

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024

Gambling scandal reinforces UK public’s distrust of politicians

Revelations engulfing the Tory party and now Labour have echoes of Partygate and the expenses scandal

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2024