Boris Johnson
Words of advice
The Prime Minister has been having some trouble with his inner circle of advisers. Tacitus supplies fine examples of how…
Letters
Naysayers needed Sir: I was struck by James Forsyth’s observation that in 10 Downing Street, ‘hard truths and hard choices…
Portrait of the week
Home Sue Gray, the second permanent secretary in the Cabinet Office, in a 12-page ‘update’ on her investigation into 16…
The Zac Pack
The well-connected group quietly shaping Tory policy
Who would join Boris’s No. 10?
Munira Mirza’s resignation over Boris Johnson’s refusal to withdraw his Savile barb at Keir Starmer led to Downing Street bringing…
Why Munira Mirza’s resignation matters
Boris Johnson’s great strength has always been his ability to spot, recruit and hire a great variety of brilliant people.…
Boris is finished — it’s when, not if
This week, Michael Gove’s lengthy Levelling Up white paper talked about the ancient city of Jericho. This was largely because…
PMQs: Boris doubles down on Jimmy Savile claims
Today’s PMQs suggests that some of the immediate heat has gone the partygate crisis, if only temporarily. Sir Keir Starmer…
Boris Johnson’s fightback has been cut short
Tobias Ellwood, the chair of the defence select committee, has this morning announced that he is sending a letter to…
Boris is dragging the Tories down with him
Tories occasionally like to pretend that they are not wasting their talents and lives defending a bottom-feeding demagogue. They lecture…
Boris must go!
Conservative sympathisers, Conservative voters and Conservative parliamentarians have a simple choice to make this week. Do they stand by a…
Johnson faces a mauling from his own MPs
Ahead of the publication of Sue Gray’s report into partygate, there had been talk that the police investigation — which…
Johnson’s defence deteriorates
That Boris Johnson regards the Gray update as an opportunity to come up for air was very clear from his…
How bad are the polls for Boris Johnson?
It’s no secret that the polls do not look good for the Prime Minister at the moment. The most recent…
The real reason Boris is unfit to be prime minister
Three years ago, imagine that you had wanted to write a film script about a prime minister and his travails.…
How Boris escapes
When Omicron struck, Britain was already the most boosted country in Europe. Our programme was so advanced that 80 per…
Barometer
Prime numbers As of 29 January Boris Johnson will have been Prime Minister for two years and 190 days. Currently…
Diary
I only voted in one no-confidence motion. The leader was Iain Duncan Smith, and it was a bit awkward. I…
Mutiny on the Bounty
‘I can’t put into words how awful this is’ remarks one Tory MP. The party is split not on the…
Portrait of the week
Home Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister, told the Commons that Britain was prepared to send troops to protect Nato allies…
The abandoned revolution
Has the government lost interest in Brexit?
Has Cressida bailed out Boris?
‘Wait for Sue Gray’ was the ministerial mantra last week. And wait, we all have, as the days have ticked…
Boris’s Brexit bonanza
Tory whips are working overtime to win round waverers as Boris Johnson struggles to rescue his flailing premiership. Among the arguments being…
Operation Save Big Dog and the real scandal of Boris’s leadership
There is a theory which states the primary reason for Boris Johnson’s political longevity is that there are simply so…
Six of the silliest ‘cakegate’ defences
Polls might show that two in three voters think Boris Johnson should quit over No. 10’s parties but crucially less…
