Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Edward Heath

A queen in the age of television

The monarch appeared in numerous illuminating documentaries over the years.

The Independent UK

The world leaders, presidents and prime ministers the Queen outlasted

She has ruled for 70 years

Wales Online

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch, dies after historic 70-year reign

Charles automatically becomes king after his mother passes ‘peacefully’ at Balmoral

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Where does Boris Johnson stand in the pantheon of modern British prime ministers?

He’s clearly not in the Churchill or Thatcher first class, and his personal flaws and precipitate fall from power means he’s demoted below the likes of Blair and Wilson in the second division. However, Brexit and his election success put him above May and Cameron, writes Sean O’Grady

The Independent UK

Queen’s relationship with her Prime Ministers - and when they broke protocol

Her first Prime Minister was Sir Winston Churchill and her most recent will be Liz Truss, the 15th figure she has welcomed to the role

Daily Mirror

Where does Boris Johnson stand in the pantheon of modern British prime ministers?

The Independent UK

Infographic: UK inflation under each prime minister

Liz Truss will assume the role of UK prime minister in a tough economic environment, with inflation at a 40-year high.

Al Jazeera

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Where does Boris Johnson stand in the pantheon of modern British prime ministers?

The Independent UK

Where does Boris Johnson stand in the pantheon of modern British prime ministers?

The Independent UK

Where does Boris Johnson stand in the pantheon of modern British prime ministers?

The Independent UK

From Churchill to Johnson: Queen to meet 15th prime minister at Balmoral

The monarch will meet the new Conservative Party leader next week.

The Independent UK

Tory leadership hustings – Birmingham: Liz Truss confirms she will allow new grammar schools – as it happened

This live blog is now closed.

The Guardian - UK

Echoes of dire 1970s in today's Britain

Plans for a high-wage, high-growth economy lie in ruins as Britain's Conservative prime minister struggles to answer a cost-of-living crisis, compounded by rising worker unrest.

Reuters

Boris Johnson is a bit like Churchill – but not in the ways he might want

Parallels don’t usually make for good history. They can overly flatter or excuse those involved, or imply a historic figure would act today as they did in the past.

The Conversation

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Priti Patel ‘silent on scandal’ of adviser role for accused ex-police chief

Mike Veale has been living ‘the life of Riley on £100,000 a year’, Parliament has been told.

The Conversation

Conservative leadership election: why tax cuts are an economic gamble

Always keen to be identified as the party of low taxation, the Conservatives won the 2019 general election on a promise not to raise income tax, VAT or national insurance. So last year’s national insurance increase was bound to rankle, even though it could feasibly be blamed on the huge…

The Independent UK

From Churchill to Johnson: The Queen’s 14 prime ministers

Sir Winston Churchill, her first prime minister, is thought to be her favourite.

The National (Scotland)

Less than half of Tory members expect party to win general election

LESS than half of Tory members believe their party will secure victory in the next general election, with grassroots confidence at its lowest level…

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

From May to Heath: Tories who have faced votes on their leadership

Boris Johnson is not the first leader to face poll of party MPs, a situation that has often led to their downfall

Daily Record

Platinum Jubilee: All US Presidents the Queen has met during her 70-year reign

Throughout the last seven decades the Queen has given official state visits to just three presidents.

Daily Record

Platinum Jubilee: All 14 Prime Ministers to serve under the Queen during her 70-year reign

Throughout her reign the Queen has witnessed 18 General Elections and seen 14 different Prime Ministers occupy Downing Street.

The Independent UK

The Queen’s relationships with her 14 prime ministers

Her first premier was Sir Winston Churchill and her most recent is Boris Johnson.

The Guardian - UK

The Tories profited from Labour ‘chaos’ in the 1970s. Can Starmer do the same now?

Labour must hammer the message home that these are the worst of times, and pin the blame squarely on Boris Johnson, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK

Bob Wellings obituary

1 2 3

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Leicestershire Police

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.