The main calculation seems to be whether keeping a leader in place is good or bad for each individual’s immediate prospects, never mind the national interest
This weekend will be one of the most frantic and intense in recent British political history as 357 Tory MPs plot and scheme to decide on which of the three candidates they will back in Monday’s leadership contest.
The farcical events of recent weeks have embarrassed the nation and shame the Tory party. They need to provide a credible Prime Minister, fast.
As part of efforts to avoid a long, drawn out process, the new leader will be known by this time next week at the latest.
As Johnson returns from his island getaway, the ‘Stop Boris’ campaign is drawing its battle lines.
Maggie Pagano, editor of Reaction, talks to Joe Murphy, doyen of Westminster hacks and former political editor of the Evening Standard, and Mark Fox, deputy chairman of Reaction, about Liz Truss’s departure
Truss announced her resignation today, cementing herself in the annals of history as the briefest serving prime minister in Britain’s history.
Standing outside Number 10, Liz Truss confirmed her resignation as prime minister and leader of the Conservative Party today.
Last night’s fracking vote saw 32 Tory MPs defy a three-line whip, but before they even got that far, there were arguments, tears and accusations of the manhandling and bullying of MPs into voting.
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