UK Politics
— Boris Johnson’s resignation speech in full and the experts’ opinions.
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UK Politics
— Boris Johnson’s resignation speech in full and the experts’ opinions.
OPINION
— As the two words “I resign” have not crossed his lips and he is carrying on as though nothing had happened in a very disturbing way... Has Boris Johnson actually resigned?
UK Politics
— The prime minister’s personal popularity has plummeted but the people who decide how to replace him still can’t agree on a successor.
Analysis
— He hardly has any government ministers and his own cabinet tried to force him to resign. What is going on?
OPINION
— Rishi Sunak, Sajid Javid and others resigning now have been complicit in Boris Johnson’s trashing the standards expected in public office. They are as bad as he is. He is their creature.
Indyref2
— If the UK continues down paths that further isolate it from the EU and the wider world stage, Scottish attitudes to the Union may harden. Especially because Boris Johnson is personally very unpopular in Scotland.
Justice
— The public have a right to know what really went on inside the Partygate investigation.
Analysis
— Omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5 are behind an increasing wave of infections in the UK. The wall of immunity put up by vaccinations and previous infections is not as strong as it once was. So, what happens next?
OPINION
— Boris Johnson and the UK Supreme Court can say no if they want to... Well, we say yes, and we are the people.
COMMENT
— It looks likely the Government will be forced to come clean over companies handed VIP Test and Trace contracts.
UK Politics
— By-election defeats in Tiverton and Honiton and Wakefield will have shaken some Conservative MPs. If he survives until next year, Boris Johnson will need credible local election results.
Education
— Many are alarmed by the Government’s new Schools Bill which seems designed to force some children into mainstream education against their best interests.
Analysis
— Boris Johnson’s government’s handling of the Northern Ireland protocol could spell trouble for the UK’s post-Brexit trade negotiations. The process of rebuilding trust is far slower when the breach of trust has been coupled with deceit or denial.
Brexit
— Professor Chris Grey’s detailed analysis of the NIPB in relation to the internal politics of the Tory Party and the wider politics of Brexit. But no amount of analysis can ignore the shame it brings to Britain.
By-Election
— The Liberal Democrats think they can take the seat from Boris Johnson’s Conservatives in the wake of partygate – and longstanding resentment towards the political class is fuelling their optimism.
Human Rights
— The Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Rwanda will be complicated by the UK’s plan to send refugees to Rwanda. A policy that, like almost everything else Boris Johnson touches, is likely to reflect badly on everyone involved.
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