Instead of trying to claim that everything is splendid, the Conservatives should immediately concede that many aspects of public life aren’t working well – and that government does not have all the answers.
The fate of leadership hopeful Kate Forbes shows just how dire a state the party is in.
Boris may be out but Penny Mordaunt is showing no sign of backing down to Sunak yet.
it looks as though Johnson really is running for the Tory leadership in the wake of the resignation of Liz Truss.
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.
The race to become Britain’s third Prime Minister in 2022 and the fifth since the Tories came to power a decade ago is now officially open – and the field has been narrowed down.
Truss announced her resignation today, cementing herself in the annals of history as the briefest serving prime minister in Britain’s history.
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