The latest cabinet sackings and appointments reveal the prime minister’s lack of courage and leadership, writes John Robinson, while John Cookson says they are merely part of a plan for an early election. Plus letters from Dave Pollard, Mick Beeby and …
Boris Johnson is stealing Labour’s clothes? He’ll sell you a bridge too | Aditya Chakrabortty
Austerity for the poor, favours for the rich, and not a penny on frontline social care – this is truest blueNaughty Boris! You know the line and its intonation. There goes the prime minister, tearing into the tenets of Toryism with the same puppyish fe…
Boris Johnson lays groundwork for general election with ruthless reshuffle
Cabinet reshuffle clears out failing ministers and rewards those with positive publicityWho’s in, who’s outAnalysisLive updatesBoris Johnson has laid the groundwork for the next general election with a ruthless cabinet reshuffle, designed to clear out …
Who is on the move in Boris Johnson’s cabinet reshuffle?
What we know so far about who is in and who is out of key positions in the UK governmentCabinet reshuffle – live updatesA reshuffle of Boris Johnson’s cabinet is under way. Here’s what we know so far of who is in and out of key positions. Continue read…
Martin Rowson on Boris Johnson’s winter coronavirus plan – cartoon
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Gavin Williamson: a man too stupid even for a Boris Johnson cabinet | John Crace
PM’s reshuffle prizes uselessness above all with new jobs for the likes of Truss, Gove and DorriesThings were even worse than they seemed. Liz Truss was looking positively chipper on the frontbench ahead of prime minister’s questions. Someone in No 10 …
The Guardian view on Brexit diplomacy: thaw, not Frost | Editorial
The government must stop trying to re-enact old battles with Brussels and focus instead on building new relationsIt is usually worth paying more attention to what ministers do than what they say, especially when the subject is Europe. At the start…
We’ve had a reshuffle, but no change of direction for this hapless government | Polly Toynbee
The fall guys have been skewered, but the key problems remain at the top with Boris Johnson himself Will this reshuffle make a scrap of difference? Of course not. The most damaged of the prime minister’s dented shields of inadequates are out, to be rep…
Government’s callous approach to Covid deaths | Letter
The UK has suffered one of the worst death tolls in the world, largely due to a prime minister who wants us to ‘live with the virus’, writes Giles du BoulayI doubt whether your headline (Bring in measures soon or risk 7,000 daily Covid hospitalisations…
The government’s winter Covid plan can prevent another UK lockdown – if we all work together | Devi Sridhar
Vaccinations, testing and measures such as wearing masks will all help slow the disease. But the pandemic is not over yetProf Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of EdinburghAs the days become shorter and colder, and the cou…