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UK politics reels from ex-PM Johnson’s shock exit

Johnson, who has been under investigation over ‘Partygate’, says his opponents were ‘determined to drive me out’.

Al Jazeera · Jun 10, 2023

Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list in full

The prime minister has awarded seven peerages and more than a dozen other gongs to allies

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2023

Nation’s papers have a mixed response to Boris Johnson’s resignation

Differing opinions of ‘a giant felled’ and ‘professional clown’ as newspapers react to ex-PM’s resignation.

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2023

Boris Johnson's resignation honours list released as Jacob Rees-Mogg and Priti Patel given knighthood and damehood

The list also features former London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey and Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen, who have both been given peerages

Manchester Evening News · Jun 9, 2023

Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list in full

The prime minister has awarded seven peerages and more than a dozen other gongs to allies

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2023

George Osborne tells moaning Tories to stop blaming Whitehall 'blob' for their mess

The Conservative stalwart, who unleashed devastating austerity cuts in 2010, told a Tory event: 'We are in charge of our country’s destiny and we should stop blaming others if we don’t get things right'

Daily Mirror · Jun 9, 2023

Sunak urged to block Johnson from handing honours to ‘carousel of cronies’

Shadow immigration minister Stephen Kinnock called for action from the PM amid speculation the list could be published imminently.

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2023

Shock announcement came after ‘cronies’ rewarded in ‘sickening’ honours list

Labour has called the resignation honours list a ‘carousel of Boris Johnson’s cronies’

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2023

Two Tory MPs cut from Johnson’s honours list to avoid by-elections – report

Nadine Dorries and Sir Alok Sharma are said to have been struck from the list which could be published as soon as Friday.

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023

Government must ‘speed up and scale up’ AI in education – Lord Hague

The former Conservative Party leader spoke at the Times Education Summit on Thursday.

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023