The real Boris Johnson
The BBC’s Adam Fleming discusses what he learned when making his new podcast series about the UK’s “all vibe” prime…
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Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, better known as “Boris Johnson”, is a British politician. He is the former mayor of London and the former prime minister of the United Kingdom between July 2019 and September 2022, and the former leader of the Conservative Party. Johnson studied at Eton College and then read classics at Balliol College at the University of Oxford. He has also worked as a journalist with different publications, such as the Times, the Daily Telegraph and the Spectator. Find all our latest news, comment and analysis on the former prime minister here.
Can the Tories kick their addiction to delusional thinking?
Just like with Boris Johnson in 2019, Conservative members are looking for someone who will tell them it’s all going…
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Can Liz Truss blame the looming economic crisis on Rishi Sunak?
Already, the former chancellor is being turned into a scapegoat.
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A lesson for Liz Truss: you can run from the media, but you can’t hide
Boris Johnson should have learnt that trying to avoid scrutiny only makes journalists more suspicious.
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Don’t fall for the revisionism – Boris Johnson was a catastrophe for Britain
In three years he almost destroyed the country. Could the Conservatives really be mad or desperate enough to give this…
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Rishi Sunak’s next move
He may never become prime minister, but he is sure to land softly.
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When Liz Truss asked a Lib Dem MP for Tory support
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Labour is still scared of Scottish voters
Whenever Starmer’s party tries to make the case for voting Labour instead of SNP, it manages to come across as…
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A Tory party that’s out of ideas will soon find itself out of power
Conservatives must believe there are conservative answers to the problems Britain faces. Why aren’t we hearing them?
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The strangeness of Liz Truss attacking the media
Contrary to what she told TalkTV, Truss knows only Boris Johnson brought down Boris Johnson.
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Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and the “deep state”
Why authoritarians use conspiracy theories to distract from their own failures.
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The Tory party has been infected by a purist brainworm
This summer’s leadership contest has taken place in a parallel ideological universe.
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Why the privileges committee must continue to investigate Boris Johnson
MPs accused of misconduct cannot assume they can escape sanction if they step down.
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How can Boris Johnson and Nadhim Zahawi be on holiday at a time like this?
You’d expect nothing less from the PM and his Chancellor as the economy slips into crisis.
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Liz Truss is channelling Boris Johnson, not Margaret Thatcher
The Tory frontrunner’s U-turn over public sector pay shows an affinity for post-truth politics.
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Nadine Dorries: From I’m a Celebrity to Johnson’s loudest cheerleader
Once better known for her eccentric reality TV appearances, the Culture Secretary has become one of the prime minister’s staunchest…
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Boris Johnson as head of Nato? He’d hate it
It’s a prestigious but often ignored role – and anyway, it’s based in Brussels.
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There is every reason to fear the return of Boris Johnson as prime minister
If the Tories crash to defeat at the next election, would anyone bet against them embracing Johnson as their saviour?
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Will Boris Johnson face a by-election over partygate?
The Privileges Committee could find the Prime Minister in contempt of parliament and potentially cost him his seat.
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Deregulation will worsen the climate crisis – and Boris Johnson knows it
Johnson’s urging of his successor to scrap rules protecting the planet in his last PMQs was irresponsible and immature.
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