Return of Boris Johnson would be ‘guaranteed disaster’, says Tory minister Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker, an influential figure on the Tory right, is backing former chancellor Rishi Sunak. The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2022
Boris Johnson would be ‘a guaranteed disaster’, says minister ‘I’m afraid the trouble is because of the Commons Privileges Committee vote, Boris would be a guaranteed disaster’ Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2022
Starmer urged to call vote of no confidence in 'disastrous' Tories by SNP's Blackford Sir Keir is the only person who can submit a vote of no confidence, as leader of the opposition in the House of Commons. The SNP vowed to work with Labour to remove the Tories Daily Mirror · Oct 23, 2022
UK’s Sunak ‘qualifies’ for PM race as Johnson eyes comeback Boris Johnson cuts short his holiday apparently to join the PM race, as ex-chancellor leads in Tory leadership contest. Al Jazeera · Oct 22, 2022
How will the inquiry into whether Boris Johnson misled MPs over Partygate work? Mr Johnson is thought to be privately urging MPs to back him in the leadership race The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022
Who could replace Liz Truss? These are the top contenders to be the third British PM in seven weeks The UK Conservatives are looking for their fifth prime minister in six years. After the brutal downfall of Liz Truss, it's hard to fathom why anyone would want the job, but these are the frontrunners. ABC News · Oct 21, 2022
Johnson flies back to UK as Sunak’s backers claim he has passed threshold of 100 MPs Former PM’s allies say he will easily gain enough support to get on ballot, while critics warn of potential defections The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2022
British Minister Penny Mordaunt Announces Bid to Be Next UK PM British minister Penny Mordaunt on Friday launched her bid to replace Liz Truss as prime minister, becoming the first Conservative lawmaker to formally announce they are running. Mordaunt, 49, has navigated the tenures of the four prime ministers she has served under, keeping her distance from Boris Johnson's scandal-ridden time… Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 21, 2022
Penny Mordaunt officially enters race to be Prime Minister Leader of the House of Commons is the first to declare Liverpool Echo · Oct 21, 2022
Penny Mordaunt to stand for Conservative leadership Leader of House of Commons and former defence secretary announces candidacy The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2022
General election - who decides to call a vote and when the next one is set to happen The decision to call an election is up to the PM who succeeds Liz Truss. Daily Record · Oct 21, 2022
Here are the candidates for the next U.K. leader. Yes, Boris Johnson is one of them Following the resignation of Liz Truss as Britain's fourth prime minister in a little over six years, her Conservative Party — in power since 2010 — is racing to select a replacement. WEKU · Oct 21, 2022
Why did Liz Truss resign and who will replace her as UK prime minister? Latest news Events in the House of Commons on October 19 made it clear that the prime minister had lost control Irish Mirror · Oct 21, 2022
Chester MP Chris Matheson resigns after sexual misconduct allegations Mr Matheson has announced he will step down after a Parliamentary watchdog recommended he be suspended from the House of Commons for four weeks Liverpool Echo · Oct 21, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2022 Labour MP Chris Matheson resigns over ‘unwanted sexual advances’ Move will trigger byelection in Chester after panel finds he breached Commons’ sexual misconduct policy
Evening Standard · Oct 21, 2022 Labour MP Christian Matheson resigns after report finds evidence of sexual misconduct A Labour MP has resigned after Westminster’s sleaze watchdog recommended he should be suspended for “serious sexual misconduct”.
Al Jazeera · Oct 21, 2022 How will the race for the UK’s next prime minister unfold? The ruling Conservative Party is expected to select the new prime minister by October 28 following Truss’s resignation.
The Conversation · Oct 21, 2022 Liz Truss resigns: so why isn't the UK having an election? Liz Truss resigned as the Conservative party leader just 45 days after being elected to that position. She was forced out by her backbenchers because of a disastrously misjudged mini-budget, concerns about her competency and a catastrophic collapse in the Conservatives’ poll ratings. She is now destined to become the…
Manchester Evening News · Oct 21, 2022 Political pantomime while we're suffering - stories of real people struggling as government in mayhem "I think they need to stop and help out the people who are struggling more"
Manchester Evening News · Oct 20, 2022 A day of chaos: Liz Truss bows out after just 44 days in office with Boris Johnson planning remarkable return to No 10 Thursday marked a day of political turmoil at Number 10 that stands unparalleled in recent history
Al Jazeera · Oct 20, 2022 Liz Truss gone: Who will become the UK’s new prime minister? Truss, the shortest serving prime minister in British history, resigned following a controversial tax-cutting budget.
Chronicle Live · Oct 20, 2022 Q&A: MPs call for general election after Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns - but can there be one? Liz Truss will become the shortest ever serving PM in the history of UK politics
Manchester Evening News · Oct 20, 2022 Who could stand to be the next Conservative Party leader - and Prime Minister? Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman could all be in the running
Daily Record · Oct 20, 2022 Liz Truss: What happened on every day of Prime Minister's 44 days in charge The Prime Minister announced her resignation on Thursday afternoon during a short statement in Downing Street.
The Conversation · Oct 20, 2022 Liz Truss: what happened in the night of Westminster chaos that triggered the PM's resignation? Many factors combined to cause Liz Truss’s demise but it was a night of chaos in the British parliament that triggered her resignation.