William Hague backs ‘abolishing himself’ as a peer and shrinking size of Lords William Hague has backed “abolishing himself” as a peer and shrinking the Lords by not replacing members who die or leave. Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2022
Angelina Jolie: World must bring Vladimir Putin’s war rapists to justice Exclusive: Angelina Jolie calls for stronger campaign to stop sexual violence in conflict including in Ukraine Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2022
Angelina Jolie criticises governments over inaction on wartime sexual violence The UN special envoy bemoaned a lack of progress in deterring perpetrators from using rape as a weapon of war and for failing to meet the needs of survivors The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2022
What a relief! Sunak the Sensible is here and the chaos has all magically gone away Forgive me for not buying the line that the rise of our third prime minister in 50 days is proof that ‘the system’ works, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2022
‘We could have worse’: In Hawes, Sunak’s constituents take stock Residents across North Yorkshire are yearning for stability after weeks of chaos The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2022
Rishi Sunak’s prize for predicting Liz Truss chaos: He gets to clean up the mess LONDON: Rishi Sunak spent the summer trying to warn the Conservative Party that Liz Truss would trash the economy if she became UK prime minister. He failed to win the top job then -- but is now on the hook for cleaning up her mess. The Times of India · Oct 25, 2022
Boris Johnson return would plunge Tories into Partygate ‘Groundhog Day’, former deputy warns Rishi Sunak passes threshold to join battle to succeed Liz Truss The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2022
Boris Johnson says 'I‘m up for it... we're going to do this’ as he cuts short Caribbean holiday to run for prime minister Minister says the former PM has 'learned and reflected' during his weeks out of office and knows he needs a 'slicker operation that command of the details' Wales Online · Oct 21, 2022
‘Up for it’ Boris Johnson flying back from Caribbean to run for prime minister Having resigned in disgrace just six weeks ago, Mr Johnson was attempting an extraordinary comeback. The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022
Boris Johnson faces being 'booted out by Christmas' if he returns as Prime Minister Key Tory figures fear the ex-Prime Minister's return would plunge the Conservative party into 'death spiral' but claim he appears 'up for it', the Mirror reports. Daily Record · Oct 21, 2022
Boris Johnson tells allies he’s ‘up for’ leadership race as he rushes back to UK Former PM who quit after a series of scandals vows he is ‘up for it’ The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022
Boris Johnson texts pal he's 'up for it' ahead of Tory leadership vote The former PM has been sunning himself in the Caribbean while parliament is in session Wales Online · Oct 21, 2022
Liz Truss facing rural rebellion over anti-nature ‘growth’ push Wildlife charities, Tory former ministers and millions of ordinary people raise alarm over environment The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2022
Liz Truss and Kwarteng should get pay docked for ‘gross mismanagement’, say Lib Dems Opposition party to table censure motion over ‘gross mismanagement of public finances’ The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022 Tory MPs not party members should decide on leader, says William Hague Better for MPs to have ‘full say’ rather than grassroots, says former Tory leader
Daily Mirror · Sep 24, 2022 Jon Culshaw fulfills dream of taking Les Dawson tribute show on the road The star of TV’s Dead Ringers is paying tribute to Blankety Blank host Les with a show that premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe and ends in Lancashire near the home of the comedy legend
The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2022 Lend me your ears! The art of political speechwriting The politicians deliver the words but who writes them? We talk to the experts whose job is to come up with the memorable phrases
The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022 'This is it, folks': Boris Johnson bids an ambiguous goodbye Boris Johnson’s term as British leader was a mix of high drama and low disgrace
The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022 What would Princess Diana’s life have been like if she had lived? Embroiled in culture wars or living the high life in exile abroad, Sean O’Grady explores what Princess Diana’s life might have been like, had the Princess of Wales not died 25 years ago
The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2022 From the ‘Brexit shredder’ to headless actors – Rishi Sunak must stop these dreadful campaign videos The #Ready4Rishi campaign has been putting out budget video after budget video. Let’s take a look at the oeuvre so far, says Guardian columnist Hannah Jane Parkinson
The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2022 Private school polish and big dreams: how Rishi Sunak became a contender for PM Tory leadership candidate is praised as an earnest workaholic, but critics say politically he has a glass jaw and is naive
The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2022 10 things you may not know about Rishi Sunak Ex-chancellor may want to be PM, but once had a different career path in mind, as our obscure facts reveal
Manchester Evening News · Aug 2, 2022 The Northern Agenda: That bloody cheese man Keep up to date with all the big politics stories in the North with the daily Northern Agenda newsletter. You can receive the Northern Agenda newsletter direct to your inbox every week day by signing up right here. Here is today's Northern Agenda
The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2022 Lord Hague urges Tories to back ‘highly disciplined, rational’ Sunak for PM The ex-Tory leader told the grassroots Rishi Sunak has his ‘full support’.
Daily Mirror · Jul 26, 2022 What's next for Boris Johnson as PM said to be plotting route back to No10 The PM is likely to be a thorn in the side of whoever succeeds him, former Tory leader William Hague has warned, and those who know him suggest he is already plotting a route back to No10