The Night of the Long Knives has nothing on this.
Former British prime minister Boris Johnson has labelled the report into the so-called partygate scandal a “charade”.
The former British prime minister said on Friday he was sad to be leaving – ‘at least for now’.
The Conservative government has a mountain to climb if it is to retain power at the next Westminster election,but 18 months is an eternity in politics.
With a few notable exceptions,the free world is suffering from an eclipse of political star power.
Rishi Sunak may be the clever person’s choice but here’s why Britain’s Conservative true believers are likely to choose Liz Truss to replace Boris Johnson as PM.
Boris Johnson is believed to be supporting Liz Truss against her rival Rishi Sunak,who has been accused of plotting his leadership run for months.
Excitement over the racial background of Boris Johnson’s likely successor obscures one of the risks that come with a focus on cultural identity and representation in politics.
Just a quarter of the list of Tory leadership candidates are white males. Half of the candidates are women or non-white,meaning the Conservatives could produce their third female prime minister or first of colour.
Boris Johnson’s three years of power will leave no lasting legacy. Except perhaps one that he will never bring himself to acknowledge.
One of the Conservative Party leadership candidates decried “poisonous gossip” and “attack memos” delivered over the weekend.