Dr Victoria Honeyman

UK-US Special Relationship

US Election: What would a Harris or Trump win mean for Keir Starmer?

— For the UK, the US election holds immense significance, impacting foreign policy, especially amid global conflicts. Keir Starmer favours Kamala Harris’s stable approach over Trump’s unpredictable foreign policies, though any US-UK “special relationship” endures regardless of personal rapport.

Analysis

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak: Who is he and how did he end up with the top job in British politics?

— It has been a short but very eventful journey to the top for a man who has only been in parliament since 2015.

Conservative Leadership Contest

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss head-to-head to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister – How their prospects compare.

— As Conservative party members choose between the former chancellor and the foreign secretary, the real question for them now isn’t who would be the better leader but who could win against Labour?

UK Politics

After years of breaking the rules, Boris Johnson must now hope his MPs won’t change the only one keeping him in office.

— The Conservatives have always been happy to rewrite their own rules when it suits them. Rest assured they will eject any leader – no matter who they are – if they feel it benefits the party and its members.