Graham Brady’s main-character energy
In his memoir Kingmaker, the former chairman of the Conservative 1922 Committee argues his party could have avoided disaster –…
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Is Rishi Sunak’s leadership in danger?
The Prime Minister’s attempted “reset” has alienated both One Nation moderates and the Tory right.
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The 1922 committee: inside the Conservatives’ assassination bureau
The committee is adept at removing its prime ministers. What goes down when the chips are up?
Inside the assassination bureau
The 1922 Committee is adept at removing prime ministers. How long before its head prefect pays Rishi Sunak a visit?
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Liz Truss already faces “a pile” of letters of no confidence
The 1922 Committee is ready to suspend the rule that prevents a vote to oust the Conservative leader within a…
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It would be more democratic for Tory MPs, not members, to choose the next prime minister
Unlike the 200,000 Conservative members who will pick the UK’s next leader, MPs are elected and accountable to their constituents.
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How will the Tory leadership contest work?
It’s a race to the bottom to appeal to the tiny, unrepresentative party membership.
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The race to be Britain’s next prime minister has never been so wide open
In a blow to Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt and Kemi Badenoch lead in the first survey of Conservative members.
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The last days of Boris Johnson
As a disgraced prime minister fights for survival, what does it mean for the Conservative Party – and for Britain?
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Boris Johnson’s premiership is over
The Tory MPs who were propping up the Prime Minister have departed en masse today.
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Will Boris Johnson face another no-confidence vote this year?
Some Tory rebels wonder what might have been had they waited two weeks.
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Boris Johnson is in real trouble
The strength of feeling against the Prime Minister has steadily worsened as wavering Tory rebels have finally acted.
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Will Tory MPs remove Boris Johnson in no-confidence vote?
Since the vote is anonymous, it is difficult to predict how even the most loyal of Johnson’s supporters may vote.
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Why the cabinet, not Tory rebels, holds the key to ending Boris Johnson’s premiership
Eventually this pathetic spectacle will have to be put to an end by those who actually wield the power.
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How much danger is Boris Johnson in?
If a confidence vote does happen, the Prime Minister’s authority will be shot even if he wins it.
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Why Tory MPs have given Boris Johnson a stay of execution
The uncomfortable spectacle of Labour profiting from Conservative divisions has persuaded many MPs to hold fire.
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