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How the Tories can avoid a repeat of their confidence vote conundrum
Boris Johnson insists that his victory in last night’s confidence vote means he will be able to ‘draw a line under…
Things are about to get even worse for Boris Johnson
A round of tax cuts? A splurge of infrastructure spending? Or perhaps a whizzy way of subsidising housing? Boris Johnson…
The game is up, Boris Johnson
The worst possible outcome for the Conservative and Unionist party is also a pretty lousy result for the country. That…
How Boris can cling on
What is happening in the UK right now is similar to the later Berlusconi years, the opera buffa phase of…
Can Boris bounce back?
How does Boris Johnson bounce back from 148 members of his own party expressing no confidence in him? The Prime…
Boris: It's not over. Rebels: Yes, it is
Boris Johnson has just insisted that he has had ‘an extremely positive’ and ‘decisive result’ in the vote of confidence…
Boris's narrow win is bad news for the Tories
Tonight’s confidence ballot has deepened the Tories’ problem. Yes, Boris Johnson won – but by nowhere near enough to resolve the…
Boris survives confidence vote – for now
Boris Johnson has won a confidence vote in his leadership – but nearly 150 Tory MPs voted against him in…
'Let us refuse to dance to the tune of the media': Boris Johnson's full speech to Tory MPs
Graham (Brady), many thanks for convening this meeting. And I have to tell you I am glad that this vote…
This vote marks the beginning of the end for Boris Johnson
There is a school of thought, expressed by Fraser Nelson here this morning, that the Prime Minister’s Tory opponents have…
Pro-abortion vandals attack the Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center
On Friday, June 3, assailants vandalized the Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center, not far from Cockburn’s Washington home. An unknown party…
Estonian PM: When will Macron stop talking to genocidal Putin?
Alongside Britain, Estonia has been among Kyiv’s staunchest allies in its efforts to repulse Putin’s forces, delivering more military equipment…
The thrilling misogyny of Love Island
The thought of Love Island starting tonight gives me that same fuzzy feeling I had as a child when I…
The Tories are becoming ungovernable
Today’s no-confidence vote in Boris Johnson is best seen as the next stage of a determined long-term plot to bring…
The attempt to depose Boris may be premature
As Tory MPs vote this evening, Jesse Norman’s letter stands as the most recent case for the deposing of the…
Boris to face confidence vote tonight
After months of anonymous threats and speculation, Boris Johnson will face a confidence vote by Tory MPs this evening. Announcing…
Why I can no longer support Boris Johnson
Dear Prime Minister, As you know, I have supported you throughout your career in politics: for Mayor of London in…
The Queen’s long goodbye
Asked at the start of the Golden Jubilee as to which one of the many events he was most looking…
Prevent and the problem of ‘political correctness’
Britain is reviewing its cornerstone anti-terror programme. As the name implies, Prevent is a strategy designed to stop radicalisation before…
The punk paradox of monarchism
It seems incredible that, 45 years ago, a pop group – the Sex Pistols – could release a record on…
Is the fall of Boris inevitable?
A funny thing happened on the way to the cathedral for the service of thanksgiving to the Queen on Friday.…
Does Macron have a police problem?
Things are spicing up over in France. Not content with tear-gassing British children, the Parisian gendarmerie seem to be turning…
Germany’s stinginess is betraying Ukraine
Bafflement is not quite the right word. Instead, Ukrainian officials and their allies now see Germany through a confused form…
The timeless mystery of Charlie Chaplin
Eleven years ago, I was summoned to the Manoir de Ban, a huge white house overlooking Lake Geneva, to meet…
Why did the new Australian PM insult the Queen?
Timing is everything in politics. This week in Canberra a new junior minister, an obscure Australian Labor Party MP named…
