Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Tim Bale

OPINION - Are Tory Right-wingers a busted flush? Rishi Sunak is about to find out

Did Rishi Sunak ever need to appoint Suella Braverman in the first place? As Braverman claimed in her resignation letter, there seems to be a “general agreement” in that her support was “pivotal” in winning Sunak his premiership. But I was struck by a piece by Professor Tim Bale at…

Evening Standard

Suella Braverman following Boris Johnson playbook on Tory leadership, expert suggests

SUELLA Braverman could be attempting to follow the “Boris Johnson playbook” to win leadership of the Tory party, an expert has suggested.

The National (Scotland)

Welcome to Torbynism: how the Conservatives became their own fringe party

Looming defeat has left the Conservatives divided and chaotic, with potential leaders – or even Nigel Farage – ready to fill the void

Evening Standard

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

‘Inaction man’ Sunak hoping to shed label with hectic autumn schedule

PM to visit India for Cricket World Cup and host AI summit, though an expected reshuffle is likely to be pivotal

The Guardian - UK

Under Sunak, can the right-wing Conservatives win another UK election?

Party, which held a divisive conference this week, has been in power for 13 years but is struggling in opinion polls.

Al Jazeera

The astounding return of Liz Truss: why do so many Tories still love the failed leader?

She left Downing Street with rock-bottom ratings after tanking the economy. But at Tory party conference this week she was impossible to ignore

The Guardian - UK

I’ve got news for Rishi Sunak: he no longer leads the conservative party

From Braverman’s UN threats to the net zero retreat, the Tories’ lurch to the populist right betrays their own supposed principles, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK

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

Lee Anderson: a brutally honest politician – or just another nasty Tory?

The Conservative party deputy chairman has been making headlines again, but they don’t always go down well with his constituents

The Guardian - UK

Here’s what we know about Sunak now: where the anti-green extremists lead, he will follow

He should stand firm against the headbangers in his party, but he won’t. They speak, he listens, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak risks alienating the public by trying to please newspapers

Prime minister slipping into comfort zone of keeping friendly media onside on green and Brexit issues

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson's bombshell exit from Parliament leaves UK politics reeling

Former U_K_ Prime Minister Boris Johnson has left chaos in his wake after quitting Parliament and accusing fellow lawmakers of ousting him in a “witch hunt.”

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson’s disciples gathered to sing the old hymns. But are they a real threat to Sunak?

Familiar faces on the right met in Bournemouth to pour scorn on the government. And they can certainly make the PM’s life harder

The Guardian - UK

National conservatism UK event may show way ahead for Tories – or be a dead end

A who’s who of the global populist-leaning right are preparing to speak at three-day event in London

The Guardian - UK

Rise of MPs who have the whip suspended as parties ‘park the problem’

There are currently 16 Independent MPs in total who lost the whip

Evening Standard

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

The Conservative Party After Brexit by Tim Bale review – why conservatism turned into chaos

The politics professor deftly chronicles the errors and ideologies that have brought the post-Brexit Conservative party to the brink of ungovernability

France 24

Will UK, EU deepen ties after Northern Ireland breakthrough?

After years of vexed negotiations, few predicted a new Brexit deal on Northern Ireland. But not only did the February 27 agreement offer a genuine resolution of the thorny border problem – it also marked a big change in the ambience surrounding UK-EU relations. Some analysts say the war in…

France 24

Sunak’s ‘seismic’ deal resolves N. Ireland border problem – but DUP support remains elusive

The Northern Irish question has caused endless headaches in Belfast, London and Brussels throughout the Brexit saga. Now analysts say the deal Prime Minister Rishi Sunak struck with the EU Commission this week offers genuine resolution of the problem. However, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)’s backing will be needed to…

The Guardian - UK

Sunak grapples with NI protocol puzzle but the stakes are different to 2019

PM’s toughest political test comes amid plummeting interest in Brexit and elaborate parliamentary intrigue

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The National (Scotland)

‘SNP membership not as socially liberal as might be assumed’, experts find

MOST members of the SNP are over the age of 50 and not as socially liberal as “might be assumed”, experts have said.

The Guardian - UK

Kate Forbes’ religious beliefs could stall her bid to succeed Sturgeon

Despite her rise through Scotland’s political ranks, her views on abortion and same-sex marriage could be problematic for the SNP

The Conversation

Nadhim Zahawi sacked: today’s Tory scandals are similar to 1990s sleaze stories in more than one way

The 1990s are everywhere right now. From the fashion trends making a comeback in 2023 (I’m told), to the hotly anticipated return of the flashback mystery-box thriller Yellowjackets, it’s starting to feel like the millennium never happened. And where pop culture leads, politics inevitably follows.

Evening Standard

Jeremy Hunt mocked over ‘Mr Bean-esque’ video explaining high inflation

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt used a video set in a cafe to explain the rising cost of coffee

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson ends comeback bid — but promises another

In the end, all of Boris Johnson’s bluster couldn’t hide the facts: He didn’t have the votes to win the Conservative Party leadership contest and stage a political comeback just weeks after being forced out as prime minister

The Guardian - UK

Austerity, Brexit and 44 days in purgatory: the key stages of Tory rule

Politics professor Tim Bale tracks five main phases in 12 years of Conservative government

WEKU

The U.K. will have 5 prime ministers in just 6 years. What's gone wrong?

With yet another prime minister's resignation, the British government's 10 Downing Street looks like a revolving door. Analysts blame polarization, populism, a flawed system and poor leadership.

1 2 3 4

People

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

Organisations

the Conservative Party

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.