From Cameron’s Brexit exit to Starmer’s Burnham bow-out, half a dozen PMs have gone. So who’s the best of the bunch?The UK has had six prime ministers in the last 10 years – with a seventh likely to be in...
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Read MoreMay, Johnson, Truss, Sunak, and now perhaps Starmer: each one was brought low for a reason. But what if the deeper problem is the office itself?They were times in which prime ministers seemed to be on their way out as soon as...
Read MorePodcaster claimed former prime minister not English because he is ‘brown-skinned Hindu’Rishi Sunak has described himself as being “British, English and British Asian” in a riposte to increasing racially...
Read MoreMPs reject call to strip British-Egyptian activist of UK nationality over social media posts from a decade agoDowning Street has defended its campaign for the release of a British-Egyptian activist and decision to welcome him to...
Read MoreFormer chancellor and PM faces questions on the economic response to the pandemic Sunak said speed was “paramount” as “one thing that was crystal clear that this was happening very quickly” and was to...
Read MoreFormer chancellor and PM faces questions on the economic response to the pandemic Sunak said speed was “paramount” as “one thing that was crystal clear that this was happening very quickly” and was to...
Read MoreFormer chancellor and prime minister will answer questions on the economic impact of the pandemic The hearing in Dorland House in central London, where the Covid inquiry is taking place, has just started.You can watch the...
Read MoreRishi Sunak hands health secretary open letter calling for testing for men at the highest riskMore than 100 MPs, including Rishi Sunak, have urged Wes Streeting to introduce screening for prostate cancer.The UK National...
Read MoreAfter 14 years of Tory rule, the Guardian’s parliamentary sketch writer thought he had seen it all. Westminster would surely tick along nicely once Keir Starmer’s party took over. How wrong he was …I feel I...
Read MoreStatement from security adviser, sent to then prime minister, did not describe China as enemy Rishi Sunak was the only politician to be sent a witness statement by the deputy national security adviser at the centre of a...
Read MoreStatement from security adviser, viewed by then prime minister, did not describe China as enemy Rishi Sunak was the only politician to see a witness statement by the deputy national security adviser at the centre of a...
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