By rights, the United Kingdom should be firmly in the midst of what some politicians call a “change moment”: one of those periods when the demise of a government and its way of thinking becomes absolutely inevitable. Examples from the […]
After the resignations in disgrace of two Conservative MPs, voters in the constituencies of Tiverton and Honiton and […]
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Boris Johnson says change to his character ‘not going to happen’ as pressure mounts over byelection defeats – UK politics live
PM dismisses idea of ‘psychological transformation’ on his part Husain asks whether Johnson is approaching the byelection defeats with an attitude of “more of the same” rather than admitting he needs to change. “If you are saying you want me […]
Oliver Dowden: Tory fixer who may have eye on quick return to cabinet
Oliver Dowden is such a consummate Conservative insider and fixer that it might feel almost paradoxical he has become the first Boris Johnson-era minister to step above the parapet and resign as a consequence of the government’s recent woes. More […]
Byelection defeats live: Oliver Dowden tells PM ‘someone must take responsibility’ as he quits after double loss
Rajeev Syal Boris Johnson will have woken up in Rwanda this morning knowing that 4,000 miles away, he is facing immense pressure for his resignation following two heavy by-election defeats. His aides are understood to be planning interviews this morning […]
Tories lose two key byelections on same night in Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton
The Conservatives have lost two key byelections on the same night, with Labour taking Wakefield and the Liberal Democrats overturning a 24,000-plus majority to snatch Tiverton and Honiton, piling enormous political pressure on to Boris Johnson. The Tiverton and Honiton […]
Boris Johnson’s future in the frame as polls close in byelections
Voting has closed for two crucial byelections, in Wakefield and in Tiverton and Honiton, the results of which could play a pivotal role in Boris Johnson’s political future. Defeat in both of what were previously Tory-held seats could reignite a […]
Boris Johnson visits Rwanda as voting gets under way in crucial byelections – UK politics live
Meanwhile, also in Kigali, Prince Charles visited the Commonwealth business forum exhibition. He was joined by Clare Akamanzi, chief executive officer of the Rwanda development board, reports PA, and Jeremy Cross, Prince’s Foundation international director at the Kigali cultural exhibition […]
The big byelection road trip – Politics Weekly podcast
There are two important byelections this week: one in Tiverton and Honiton, the other in Wakefield. The Guardian’s John Harris has been to both places, speaking to people about how they will vote and getting a sense of whether the […]
A tale of two byelections
After the resignations in disgrace of two Conservative MPs, voters in the constituencies of Tiverton and Honiton and Wakefield will go to the polls on Thursday in byelections that could hold clues to the outcome of the next general election. […]
Martin Bell: ‘The sleaze now is worse than when I ran for MP’
The former anti-sleaze MP Martin Bell has urged voters to turn this week’s byelections into a referendum on the “loss of trust in public life”, as he warned that Boris Johnson’s conduct had slipped well below those of the government […]
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