Analysis
— Kinnock lost two elections as Labour leader. Starmer could learn a lot from his successes and failures.
Analysis
— Kinnock lost two elections as Labour leader. Starmer could learn a lot from his successes and failures.
UK Politics
— 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.
Brexit
— Businesses in Northern Ireland largely support the protocol, as do the political parties who got the most support in recent assembly elections. So why does the government still plan to override the Northern Ireland protocol, in breach with the UK’s legal obligations?
UK Politics
— Boris Johnson has burned so many commitments and bridges that it seems more than likely that the Tory whips will be unable to salvage them beyond 2022 even when using intimidation tactics to keep him in power.
UK Politics
— Boris Johnson wants to move on to other government businesses, but the PM’s opponents in the Conservative Party (and there are many) could bog down and/or derail his legislative agenda to contest his leadership.
UK Politics
— A strong party leader is both in control of the organisation of their party and can set and articulate the party’s priorities. With 41% of his MPs united against him, Boris Johnson is unlikely to last long – or get much done if he does.
Analysis
— The Tory party is a ‘broad church’ with many factions. And many of them are unimpressed with the prime minister at the moment. Tory tensions are exacerbated through the ideological incoherence of Johnson himself.
Analysis
— Politics professor Jon Tonge was pretty much spot on with his prediction for the result of the no-confidence vote against Boris Johnson. Here’s how he calculated the result and what might happen next.
OPINION
— Although Boris Johnson has yet again slipped through the cracks, the Conservative Party is now deeply divided and polls suggest that they could be headed for two catastrophic defeats in the Wakefield and Honiton by-elections.
Analysis
— With 41% of his MPs voting against his leadership, how realistic are Boris Johnson’s hopes for survival?
Analysis
— The Conservative Party will hold a no-confidence vote on the leadership of Boris Johnson tonight. Here’s what you need to know.
OPINION
— The fact that Boris Johnson is in this position despite winning a huge majority just over two years ago is a testament to his gross unsuitability for high office.
UK Politics
— Two years after winning an 80-seat majority in the 2019 general election, Boris Johnson is now fighting for his political survival as a secret ballot of Conservative MPs is expected to be held tonight in Westminster.
COMMENT
— With the Platinum Jubilee celebrations currently happening, what makes the British monarchy go on in a world that has become flatter and more egalitarian? And how on earth does it even survive?
Analysis
— The plan to cut 91,000 civil service jobs could make service delivery impossible after decades of decline – not a winning campaign strategy in a future general election.
Analysis
— 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 PM Boris Johnson as his actions appear to have demonstrated a highly disrespectful attitude for the law.
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