Boris Johnson
Fish out of water
As a one-nation Tory, Rory Stewart was not a good fit in the party’s new incarnation. We discover how his desire to make the world a better place was always going to work against him
Humour and harmony
A successful joke relies on rhythm, tempo, cadence, pause – so why does David Stubbs find comedy and music so antithetical, wonders Joel Morris
The ruling passion
Simon Kuper finds little to connect the strongmen of the past and present apart from their contempt for their own supporters
PEP talk
How Boris made me a threat to Mexico
Boris Johnson’s peculiar conservative conversion
In his most recent column for the Mail, Boris Johnson fires a shot at, among other things, ‘the leftie twittersphere’.…
Portrait of the Week
Home Boris Johnson, the former prime minister, was ritually buried by the House of Commons voting by 354 to seven…
Is Boris Johnson a great man of history?
Boris Johnson has always been an enthusiastic proponent of the long unfashionable ‘great man’ theory of history. As he argued…
The Tories would be lost in opposition
It is widely observed that many Conservatives are preparing to lose power at the next general election. The Conservative Democratic…
Am I a grifter?
I’m trying to organise an event in Westminster with the journalist Isabel Oakeshott and it’s proving a bit of a…
Why Boris Johnson might escape a partygate punishment
After several months of anticipation, two contentious legal submissions from Lord Pannick KC and a bumper 52-page witness statement, Boris…
The problem with Boris’s honours list
There are plenty of Boris Johnson hangovers to give Rishi Sunak a headache these days. The privileges committee investigation into…
Boris Johnson fires a warning shot to Sunak
Rishi Sunak is once again facing an unhelpful intervention from one of his predecessors. As the Prime Minister attempts to…
Boris: Tories must unite
To the Carlton Club, that Palladian monument to power. Last night it hosted the unveiling of Boris Johnson’s new portrait,…
Is Boris going to do the chicken run?
Is 2023 going to be the year of Boris? Much of the commentariat seems to think it’s possible, with the…
Will the Tory truce hold?
During the summer leadership race between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, Sunak’s team were braced for a bloodbath if he…
The real cause of all the chaos
Theresa May’s premiership is now a memory. Boris Johnson’s time in office assumes the status of a rather brief, if…
Why the Lib Dems want Boris back
Suddenly, out of the blue, comes a saviour. The Lib Dems have failed to capitalise on the downfall of Liz…
Penny reign: why Mordaunt is the kingmaker
Tory MPs will likely have three candidates to vote for in Monday’s leadership race: Boris Johnson, Penny Mordaunt and Rishi…
Will Boris get the numbers he needs?
The question on everyone’s lips tonight is whether Boris Johnson can get 100 MP nominations by Monday. This is the…
Portrait of the week
Home Liz Truss, the new Prime Minister, said in a speech outside 10 Downing Street: ‘Boris Johnson delivered Brexit, the…
Boris Johnson was a terrible strongman
The ejection of Boris Johnson from Downing Street today proves that the UK has not gone the way of Donald…
What Boris should do next
Just what do you do with the rest of your life if, aged 58, you have been prised out of…
