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The prime minister’s personal popularity has plummeted but the people who decide how to replace him still can’t agree on a successor.
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A heartening 70% of British voters want to allow Ukrainians into the UK but only 50% feel the same way about Afghans. And the difference is even starker among those who vote Conservative.
Is Johnson in danger?
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Byelection defeats in Tiverton and Honiton and Wakefield will have shaken some Conservative MPs.
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The Liberal Democrats think they can take the seat from Boris Johnson’s Conservatives in the wake of partygate – and longstanding resentment towards the political class is fuelling their optimism.
My house, my rules?
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The Conservatives have always been happy to rewrite their own rules when it suits them.
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The prime minister wants to move onto other government businesses, but vote strikes and bargaining could throw a spanner in the works.
Does Johnson have enough power behind him?
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With 41 percent of his MPs united against him, Johnson is unlikely to last long – or get much done if he does.
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The Tory party is a ‘broad church’ with many factions. And many of them are unimpressed with the prime minister at the moment.
What happens now? Boris Johnson leaves parliament after the no-confidence vote.
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With 40% of his MPs voting against his leadership, how realistic are the prime minister’s hopes for survival?
The Johnson cabinet: how many of these people may be harbouring leadership ambitions?
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The prime minister has survived by 211 votes to 148.
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Prisoners in the UK are not allowed to vote. Their fate is a useful starting point for any backbencher wondering if it’s time to write a letter of no confidence in the prime minister.
Rail workers’ fear imminent reforms will impact their job security and salaries.
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Amid growing concern over job security, pay, workload and passenger safety, rail workers in England and Scotland are voting on industrial action.
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The party has long dominated but the scale of the lead raises questions about why the Conservatives are experiencing such unprecedented unpopularity.
The speaker has spoken.
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Why will calling someone a liar get you thrown out of the UK parliamentary debates, but using defamatory language might not?
Chief Whip, Rt Hon. Mark Spencer MP.
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Recent allegations suggest the line towards blackmail has been breached too frequently, and MPs are no longer afraid to speak out.
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The Conservative Party isn’t polling too badly, all things considered, so MPs may think it’s time to boot out the prime minister.
Liberal Democrat Helen Morgan will take over the North Shropshire seat from Conservative Owen Paterson.
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What the huge upset means for the Conservatives, the Lib Dems and the country.
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Backbenchers are rattling their sabres and a brutal byelection loss has made it all so much worse.
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The UK government sees a reliable and low-carbon solution to future energy crises in nuclear power.
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Billed as a speech from a leader making daring decisions to fix the nation, the prime minister’s conference appearance rapidly descended into jokes about beavers.