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Johnson is not the first world leader to prioritise his own ambitions over meaningful governance.
A look at the runners and riders in the Conservative leadership race.
He hardly has any government ministers and his own cabinet tried to force him to resign. What is going on?
Over the course of an extraordinary 24 hours, dozens of Conservative MPs have written to Boris Johnson to announce their resignation from his government following multiple scandals. Many of these letters…
The prime minister’s personal popularity has plummeted but the people who decide how to replace him still can’t agree on a successor.
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.
Nicola Sturgeon has announced plans for indyref2. An expert explains what’s changed since the last time.
Byelection defeats in Tiverton and Honiton and Wakefield will have shaken some Conservative MPs.
The government’s handling of the Northern Ireland protocol could spell trouble for the UK’s post-Brexit trade negotiations.
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.
Many will be tempted to leave their land.
Kinnock lost two elections as Labour leader. Starmer could learn a lot from his successes and failures.
The UK government is proposing to unilaterally change the Northern Ireland protocol. Here’s a timeline of this controversial legal mechanism.
The Conservatives have always been happy to rewrite their own rules when it suits them.
Changing Parliamentary culture means party leaders can no longer rely on backbench support.
The prime minister wants to move onto other government businesses, but vote strikes and bargaining could throw a spanner in the works.
With 41 percent of his MPs united against him, Johnson is unlikely to last long – or get much done if he does.
The Tory party is a ‘broad church’ with many factions. And many of them are unimpressed with the prime minister at the moment.
Politics professor Jon Tonge was pretty much spot on with his prediction for the result of the no-confidence vote. Here’s how he calculated the result.
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Paul Whiteley is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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