Boris Johnson
Why there’s still a chance of a deal
One of the reasons why Boris Johnson is Prime Minister is that he is an optimist. After the negativity of…
My puppy-training advice for Boris Johnson
President Harry Truman once observed: ‘If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.’ Boris Johnson, as Prime Minister…
David Cameron is more authentic than Boris Johnson
I don’t recall exactly when I first met David Cameron, but it must have been in Oxford in 1985 shortly…
Revealed: The Brexit deal Boris Johnson wants
The shape of the Brexit fix that Boris Johnson wants from the EU’s 27 leaders is now clear. Here it is: In…
George Osborne: I tried to swap jobs with William Hague
I could be that rare thing: a former chancellor who is still a member of the Conservative party. Philip Hammond…
Will turning the Tories into the pro-Leave party pay off for Boris?
An election might still be months away, but the parties have already made their big strategic choices. The Tories and…
Britain’s political system is broken. America’s isn’t
American liberals perceive it as a jarring inconsistency: my opposition to Trump and support for Brexit. Especially outside the UK,…
Boris has more in common with Corbyn than he thinks
Boris Johnson’s opponents love to accuse him of using the ‘Trump playbook’. Some on the left have become so obsessed…
Pericles for PM: Boris should forget Augustus and stay focused on his hero
Boris Johnson is a gung-ho classicist. He has supported the subject throughout his journalistic and political career, is a generous…
For the first time since 1171, Ireland has more power than England
Watching Boris Johnson in Dublin, where he came to ask Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to get him out of a hole,…
Why is Nigel Farage being so emollient to the Tories?
In verbal ding dongs Nigel Farage usually gives as good as he gets. But he has been oddly restrained in…
How much collateral damage can the Tory party take?
Amber Rudd’s resignation has clearly been a blow to the government, but it wasn’t a huge surprise that she went…
Amber Rudd quits Cabinet – and the Tory party
Amber Rudd has quit the Cabinet and resigned the Tory whip. Rudd’s departure deepens the split in the Tory party…
Tories pushing for Boris Johnson v Jeremy Corbyn TV debates
Boris Johnson’s best route to a majority is turning the election into a question of whether you want him or…
Boris Johnson could be about to lose everything – or redefine British politics
Boris Johnson has already decided on his election message: vote for me and get Brexit, vote for anyone else and…
Gatekeeper anxiety: a new disease for our times
A general election looms, the outcome could go almost any way and those who normally offer themselves as experts are…
The political pact that could save Brexit
If there is to be an election before we leave the European Union, some kind of non-aggression pact between the…
Boris Johnson’s path to an early election
Although Downing Street has heralded today the ‘first day of the election campaign’, Boris Johnson is yet to be able…
Boris Johnson denied election request – but snap poll remains likely
Boris Johnson has lost his third government vote – and his first bid for an early election. MPs voted against…
Tories lose vote – Boris Johnson looks to early election
Boris Johnson tonight suffered his first government defeat in his first Commons vote since becoming Prime Minister. Tory rebels joined forces…
Is Trump’s suggestion to bomb hurricanes really that stupid?
Blowing against the wind President Trump was ridiculed for suggesting that hurricanes could be impeded on their passage across the…
Might there be a Brexit deal after all?
Parliament has not yet returned from its summer break but we are already in a bitter constitutional battle, with the…
History will soon judge this fraught time
Good stories have a dénouement. The Act III moment when all is revealed and the narrative comes in to land…
Battle begins
What makes Boris Johnson an improvement on Theresa May? Those of us who cheered him on into 10 Downing Street…
Boris Johnson’s Parliament shutdown isn’t unconstitutional
Has Boris Johnson done a Charles I and shut down Parliament indefinitely? The headlines this week might lead you to…
