Boris Johnson
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Lord Pannick: the barrister summoned to save Boris Johnson
In the Spotlight Esteemed KC has represented high-profile clients from Queen Elizabeth II to Shamima Begum
By The Week Staff Published
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Partygate inquiry: can Boris save his skin?
In Depth Former PM to release ‘bombshell’ defence before Wednesday’s crunch committee appearance
By The Week Staff Published
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Fiona Bruce: has Question Time host been ‘hung out to dry’?
In Depth Presenter accused of trivialising domestic abuse in debate about Stanley Johnson
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Why Boris Johnson doesn’t have the political capital to give his father a knighthood
feature According to a political corruption expert the latest honours list controversy is ‘cronyism and nepotism at its finest’
By The Week Staff Published
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A Sue Gray area: is Starmer’s appointment of senior civil servant a step too far?
Talking Point Tories have described hiring as ‘f**king outrageous’ and a ‘stitch-up’
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Brexit: what changed after the UK pulled out of the EU
feature Broad consensus is that Brexit has had a substantially negative, but not catastrophic, effect on the economy
By The Week Staff Published
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If at first you don’t secede: the rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
In the Spotlight Scotland’s first female and longest serving first minister announces resignation, saying ‘it’s not right to carry on’
By Jamie Timson, The Week UK Last updated
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‘Wings of freedom’: could the UK deliver on jets promise to Ukraine?
Talking Point Rishi Sunak considering Volodymyr Zelenskyy‘s planes plea but insider says ‘we haven’t got any f***ing jets to give’
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Last updated
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Can the Tories recover from ‘Long Johnson’?
Today's Big Question Critics say Rishi Sunak and Conservatives tainted by ‘corrupting and debilitating’ impact of Boris Johnson’s premiership on politics
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Nadhim Zahawi: the former chancellor with a ‘careless’ tax problem
In the Spotlight Tory chair’s situation is ‘terminal’, says ex-cabinet member
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Last updated
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Back to basics: can Sunak stave off return of Tory sleaze?
Today's Big Question A weekend of damaging headlines is reminiscent of John Major and the 90s for embattled Tories
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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The best and worst prime minister memoirs of all time
The Week Recommends Boris Johnson has signed a six-figure deal with HarperCollins to write ‘a memoir like no other’
By Arion McNicoll Published
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Levelling up: simple sound bite or social imperative?
Talking Point Boris Johnson’s flagship policy is on the way out amid accusations that regional disparity has in fact increased since 2019
By Arion McNicoll Published
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Three issues that could stop a Boris Johnson comeback
Under the Radar Partygate inquiry, murky personal finances and sceptical Tory MPs all hinder a second coming
By The Week Staff Published
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