Theresa May has been the longest-serving home secretary since the 19th century, but her tenure is distinctive for other reasons, too.
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The Conservative leadership candidate opened a door onto her home life and it ended her professional prospects.
After the party leadership contest came to an abrupt end, the home secretary is to become the country’s second woman leader.
Are women only selected for leadership when (and only when) there is a high risk of failure?
The party members didn’t get a chance to choose their new leader, but their blessing is still important.
Theresa May is now firm favourite to be the next PM – but she has to see off Andrea Leadsom in a contest to secure support from the Tory party faithful.
Labour and the Conservatives have faced crises in the past… Just not at the same time.
After expertly manoeuvring to derail Boris Johnson, Michael Gove made his entry at last.
The act of being simultanaeously angry and ectastic at somebody.
It could be just another move in a long-term political masterstroke.
They dialled it up to 11 on day one – and there are still two months to go.
Madrid may hold the key to Scotland’s future – for several reasons.
With an arrogant, ill-starred gamble for partisan advantage, the Conservatives have destroyed the very thing they supposedly stand for.
The former mayor has popular appeal but he also needs to prove his gravitas.
Shortly after the EU referendum result came in, there followed an emotional statement from Number 10.
He claims to not have what it takes to be leader, but only the justice secretary stands a chance of giving the Thatcherites what they crave.
How the different scenarios could play out.
Bringing you up to speed on the political hot potato that may have passed you by.
Things really didn’t go as expected – and the pressure is on.
Whether or not David Cameron’s association with an offshore fund was legal isn’t the point.
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Paul Whiteley is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London
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Associate Tutor in Politics and Social Sciences, Edge Hill University
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Manchester
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Associate Professor of British Politics, University of Leeds
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Former Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics
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Associate Professor of Politics, Richmond American International University
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Head of Politics, Sheffield Hallam University
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Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations, Monash University
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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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Ashbel Smith Professor, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas
