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Colin Pickthall obituary

Reliable and principled Labour MP who was invaluable as a parliamentary aide to Jack Straw

The Guardian - UK

From the cold war to today, why espionage cases are so difficult to prosecute

The collapse of the prosecutions of Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry is a reminder that bringing charges for espionage can be an extremely risky business, particularly in western democracies. Cash and Berry were accused of spying for China, but the CPS dropped the case before it could go to trial.…

The Conversation

Fact check: No UK prime minister has attended a US presidential inauguration

Donald Trump has broken with a long tradition of foreign leaders not attending the presidential swearing-in ceremony.

The Independent UK

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The Tories who are fit to serve have no wish to do so – why party conference should have been a moment to reflect on that

Hope, it seems, springs eternal in Tory breasts. No matter how disastrous the outlook might appear for their party, members can always cheer themselves up by exercising their right to choose new leaders, in the full knowledge that within months they will be plotting against them for not being “conservative”…

The Conversation

Michael Ancram obituary

Veteran Conservative politician who served as a Northern Ireland minister and chairman of the party

The Guardian - UK

Like it’s 1997? Major’s lot weren’t so pointless, poisonous or loathed

In the history of fag-end governments, Sunak’s must be the worst

The Guardian - UK

What happened in 2023? The Christmas quiz of the year

Why did MCC members see red? Who turned down Elton? And what hobby did the CEO of Goldman Sachs have to give up? Test your recall with our festive puzzlers

The Guardian - UK

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Barbie, Beatles and Bankman-Fried: how well do you remember 2023? – quiz

Why did MCC members see red? Who turned down Elton? And what hobby did the CEO of Goldman Sachs have to give up? Test your recall with our festive puzzlers

The Guardian - UK

David Cameron: lessons from other ex-prime ministers who returned to government

Rishi Sunak’s decision to appoint former prime minister David (now Lord) Cameron as his foreign secretary has surprised and divided opinion, not least since Cameron left politics in 2016. It is not, however, without precedent for former prime ministers former to return to government.

The Conversation

History suggests that Rishi Sunak is doomed to join the ‘tail-end Charlie’ club

There’s an incredibly strong pattern of failure among prime ministers coming to office when their party has been dominant for a long period

The Guardian - UK

How Queen Elizabeth reacted to police charge on miners at 1984 Battle of Orgreave

The monarch watched closely, according to a late political editor

The Independent UK

Churchill had to pick new Eton provost in midst of war effort, archives show

National Archives files show PM presented with shock resignation of incumbent less than month after failed Arnhem landings

The Guardian - UK

Churchill called on to green light new Eton provost as war raged

Newly released files show prime minister had to take time off Britain’s war effort to attend to affairs of top public school.

The Independent UK

The shortest serving Prime Ministers in history as Liz Truss sets new record

The Prime Ministers who outlasted Liz Truss include one who died in office and another known as "the Blubberer"

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Liz Truss becomes shortest-serving Prime Minister: How long all the UK's leaders lasted in Number 10

Truss is the only PM in history to have led for less than 100 days, with the longest-serving Prime Minister lasting more than 20 years

The Independent UK

Liz Truss becomes shortest-serving UK prime minister in history as she resigns after 45 days

Boris Johnson’s successor dethroned by backbench rebellion caused by disastrous ‘mini-Budget’

The Independent UK

Liz Truss: shortest serving prime ministers in UK history

Boris Johnson’s successor dethroned by backbench rebellion caused by disastrous ‘mini-Budget’

Manchester Evening News

Who is the shortest-serving UK Prime Minister following the resignation of Liz Truss?

Liz Truss managed just 44 days in office before announcing her resignation

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Daily Mirror

UK's shortest serving prime ministers ranked as Liz Truss in danger of topping them all

The current holder of the dubious honour is George Canning, who was in office for just 119 days before dying of tuberculosis - but Truss has a long way to go to pass him

The Guardian - UK

The best course left to the Tories is to oust Liz Truss – and install a caretaker leader

A unifier like Michael Gove could prepare the party for effective opposition, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Independent UK

Shortest serving UK prime ministers in modern history as Liz Truss ‘could be gone by Christmas’

Some Tory MPs say they have already submitted letters of no confidence in new PM

The Independent UK

Liz Truss becomes shortest-serving UK prime minister in history as she resigns after 45 days

Boris Johnson’s successor dethroned by backbench rebellion caused by disastrous ‘mini-Budget’

The Independent UK

Shortest serving UK prime ministers in history as Liz Truss ‘could be gone by Christmas’

Some Tory MPs say they have already submitted letters of no confidence in new PM

The Guardian - UK

Secret of the Queen’s soft power – across seven decades and 15 prime ministers

Elizabeth II got on well with PMs of widely differing politics and backgrounds and played a key role in the background of British politics

Daily Record

The 15 prime ministers to serve under the Queen during her 70-year reign

The Queen held weekly meetings with the prime minister of the time throughout her long reign.

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