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Brexit and Boris Johnson caused tension but France and the UK are getting back on track.
The senior civil servant who investigated the partygate scandal is leaving to join the opposition. It’s a very surprising move.
Johnson claims he didn’t know pandemic rules were broken when parties were held in Downing Street.
Feminist movements are giving women a louder voice than ever, but those at the top of their game are routinely expected to deal with abuse and threats of violence.
Lady Rhondda was a suffragette, a business leader and an editor. A statue of her is expected to be revealed in Newport, south Wales, next year.
The former prime minister repeatedly calculates that voters don’t care about his rule breaking. But that is not necessarily true.
The public inquiry exposes key individual failings while previous findings suggested bad luck was at play. This shows that talking to officers on the ground is vital if lessons are to be learnt.
It’s rare to have quite so many former PMs and first ministers still in parliament.
Boothroyd smashed the glass ceiling just as House of Commons proceedings began being broadcast, which made her no-nonsense interventions even more famous.
These influential people go on to work in roles that enable them to use their contacts from their old jobs.
Political instability is a powerful tactic when a Brexit deal is on the horizon.
The first minister’s ‘ordinary and relatable’ image has been key to her years in power.
Members of Sunak’s own party could disrupt his biggest policy move yet.
Support for independence doesn’t depend on the departing SNP leader, but her successor will need a new plan.
What does the future hold for Scottish independence and the SNP after Nicola Sturgeon?
The government has pursued the signing of new trade deals as a goal rather than an actual increase in exports.
RIshi Sunak has said he won’t suspend the deputy prime minister while dozens of accusations about his conduct are investigated.
Can the prime minister unite his warring party around a new energy department? It feels unlikely.
The UK is perceived to be more corrupt than it was following the 2009 expenses scandal that rocked parliament to its core.
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Paul Whiteley is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Founding Director of the Sir Bernard Crick Centre for the Public Understanding of Politics, University of Sheffield
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Associate Tutor in Politics and Social Sciences, Edge Hill University
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Professor of Politics & International Studies, The Open University
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Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Manchester
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, Edge Hill University
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Associate Professor of British Politics, University of Leeds
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Ashbel Smith Professor, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas
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Teaching Fellow, Department of History, University of Birmingham
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Head of Politics, Sheffield Hallam University
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Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University
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British Politics Lecturer, University of Liverpool
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University of Nottingham
