When civil servants and MPs can’t speak up against ministers, they can’t do their jobs properly.
Resignation honours are an historic, yet contested, tradition in British politics. Boris Johnson’s were always going to add to the controversy.
Tolga Akmen/EPA-EFE
From calling his opponent a bollard to shutting parliament for an extended period, Johnson has pushed the limits of the ‘good chaps school of government’.
The two front runners are more likely to face a right-wing candidate like Liz Truss than each other in the final phase of the race to replace Boris Johnson.
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…
Over the past 25 years, lion numbers have decreased by 43% throughout Africa, as their range has declined by more than 90%.
Shutterstock
An Africa-based conservation expert explains why trophy hunting has not delivered for wildlife in most parts of Africa, and that local communities benefit next to nothing from its continued practice
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.