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.
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Kinnock lost two elections as Labour leader. Starmer could learn a lot from his successes and failures.
The government’s plan to override the Northern Ireland protocol breaches the UK’s legal obligations.
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.
With 40% of his MPs voting against his leadership, how realistic are the prime minister’s hopes for survival?
The prime minister has survived by 211 votes to 148.
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.
Scandals and a misguided war on woke have cost Australia’s conservatives their voter base, opening the path for Labor.
Instead of facing Sue Gray’s findings like a leader, the prime minister again engages in deceit, deflection and denial.
Boris Johnson’s Downing Street indulged in excessive drinking and parties while gathering was illegal – but is there enough evidence against the PM personally?
The ministerial code states that misleading parliament is a offence requiring a resignation. But it’s the prime minister himself who decides if the rule has been broken.
As strategies go, whataboutism is more attack than debate. Using it isn’t about reasoned argument but winning a fight, no matter the cost to truth.
Foreign secretary Liz Truss wants to amend UK law to unilaterally rewrite the Brexit settlement it signed with the EU.
Even after paying a police fine for partygate, the prime minister continues to fail to accept responsibility for his own actions.
The deal undermines every human being’s right to seek asylum and commitments enshrined in the Refugee Convention.
There is a strong correlation between local election results and general election results two years later. If that pattern holds, Johnson’s parliamentary majority is at risk.
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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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Ashbel Smith Professor, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas
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Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations, Monash University
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University of Nottingham
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Associate Professor of British Politics, University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Sussex
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Visiting Professor of Management Practice, Bayes Business School, City, University of London
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Professor of Politics, University of Bristol
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Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, Lancaster University
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, Edge Hill University
