After his reshuffle, the prime minister and his cabinet head for the sunlit uplands• You can order your own copy of this cartoon Continue reading…
Starmer ‘must win over soft Tory voters for election success’
Study says it is vital for party to prioritise Conservative supporters open to voting LabourSoft Conservative supporters make up the overwhelming majority of voters Keir Starmer will need to win over to have a chance of victory at the next election, ac…
The Guardian view of Lib Dem strategy: bringing down the blue wall | Editorial
Boris Johnson’s record of incompetence and dishonesty has given Sir Ed Davey an opportunityElectoral history is full of upsets, but few are as stunning as the Liberal Democrats’ byelection victory in Chesham and Amersham, deep in the heart of Tory Brit…
Johnson’s reshuffle puts power over principle | Letters
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 …
Afghanistan: former Chevening scholars accuse UK of abandoning them
Government has prioritised rescue of current scholars but estimated 70 alumni are still in countryA group of former Chevening scholars have accused the British government of abandoning them in Afghanistan, where they say their lives are at grave risk f…
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…
Reshuffle compared to Margaret Thatcher’s 1981 ‘purge of the wets’
Analysis: sources say casualties were intended to show ministers Boris Johnson’s strength of positionCabinet reshuffle: who’s in, who’s outCabinet reshuffle – live updatesFor a man often said to be a people pleaser and conflict avoider, in his two year…
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 …