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Where does Boris Johnson stand in the pantheon of modern British prime ministers?

He’s clearly not in the Churchill or Thatcher first class, and his personal flaws and precipitate fall from power means he’s demoted below the likes of Blair and Wilson in the second division. However, Brexit and his election success put him above May and Cameron, writes Sean O’Grady

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson hands 'quivering fanboy' job on committee approving peerages

Number 10 announced Harry Mount, a former Bullingdon Club member and second cousin of David Cameron, would be installed on the House of Lords Appointments Commission (HOLAC) - weeks before his controversial resignation honours list is to be confirmed

Daily Mirror

Johnson: I’m ready to get on with life outside Number 10

He did not say whether he will stay on as a backbench MP or withdraw from the political limelight.

The Independent UK

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Boris Johnson tops public poll of worst post-war Prime Ministers with half saying he did bad job

Almost half of those polled said Mr Johnson had done a bad job as leader

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson tops poll of post-war PMs thought to have done a bad job

He came fourth in the list of prime ministers thought to have done a good job.

The Independent UK

SNP urged to raise child poverty payment by 300 per cent to mitigate Tory policy

THE Scottish Government has been urged to provide an extra £100 a month for young parents penalised by Tory benefit rules ...

The National (Scotland)

From Churchill to Johnson: Queen to meet 15th prime minister at Balmoral

The monarch will meet the new Conservative Party leader next week.

The Independent UK

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Support for Welsh independence is growing – people are fed up with being forgotten

As in Scotland, many people have looked at the United Kingdom and decided that it’s simply not working for them, says WalesOnline’s Will Hayward

The Guardian - UK

UK at risk of joining global anti-corruption partnership ‘list of shame’

The Government was informed the UK may be designated as ‘inactive’ by the Open Government Partnership over failings in its transparency action plans.

The Independent UK

Viral sensation Jackie Weaver announced for Channel 4’s Make Me Prime Minister

She joins a line-up of 12 candidates in a contest to see what it really takes to operate in the world of politics.

The Independent UK

Wonder who Liz Truss will reward with a job or punish with exile? History can tell us

If she becomes Tory leader she will have to weigh up whether voters are expecting a complete clear-out or more of the same

The Guardian - UK

When Liz Truss was nearly deselected by ‘Turnip Taliban’ Tories for having an affair

Likely next prime minister’s career was nearly nipped in the bud by local activists

The Independent UK

'Southampton fan' Rishi Sunak makes embarrassing football gaffe during leadership speech

Rishi Sunak stumbled over a question about his football team, Southampton, while speaking at an event in Manchester as he tries to beat Liz Truss to become Prime Minister

Daily Mirror

The best politician food fails: From Theresa May's chippy cone to Ed Miliband's bacon blunder

Scoffing on a snack might seem like a failsafe way to project a populist image, but politicians are often left wishing they'd never bothered after being photographed eating awkwardly

Daily Mirror

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Evening Standard

Mary Portas hits out at government ‘sh*t show’ as high street businesses fear inflation

Former advisor to Tory prime minister calls the lack of action due to Truss v Sunak leadership contest ‘ridiculous’

The Conversation

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak want to crack down on migration – an expert reviews their plans

Immigration is an ideological headache for the UK’s Conservative party, caught between its neoliberal new right that champions free markets, and its social conservatism, which immigration is said to threaten. But a restrictive immigration stance has been a winning ticket for the Conservatives since David Cameron’s 2010 pledge to reduce…

The Guardian - UK

The Greenwich gang: how the south-east London borough became the spiritual home of Trussism

A leafy corner of the staunchly Labour district has become a hotbed of rightwing Tories backing Liz Truss for Conservative leader

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss is easy to mock, but she could do more damage than Boris Johnson ever did

The Tory leadership frontrunner is a workaholic who drops positions that no longer serve her, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss is a Gen-Xer like me. We shouldn’t be the ones in power right now

The relative global stability that I grew up with is long gone, yet one of my peers is carrying on like nothing has changed, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Reinstate climate change minister role, says green Tory Chris Skidmore

MP and head of party’s Net Zero Support Group spends much of his time campaigning on climate emergency

The Guardian - UK

Laugh? I almost cried at Gordon Brown’s night of Edinburgh fringe comedy

The former PM’s one-off onstage chat with standup Matt Forde belied his dour image. If only he’d shown more of this side of himself to the electorate

The Guardian - UK

‘Hive of inactivity’: Boris Johnson under fire for approach to final weeks as PM

Leading author accuses Tory leader of going ‘missing in action’ as his premiership winds down

The Guardian - UK

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 Conversation

Without a fresh new vision, the next Conservative prime minister risks leading their party to election loss

The Conservative party has got a problem. The problem can best be described as the coming together of a series of problems that will make re-election harder.

The Independent UK

Half of British public say Tories don’t deserve re-election – poll

But many people are not convinced that Labour is ready for office.

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