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The Conservative Party After Brexit by Tim Bale review – why conservatism turned into chaos

The politics professor deftly chronicles the errors and ideologies that have brought the post-Brexit Conservative party to the brink of ungovernability

The Guardian - UK

Will UK, EU deepen ties after Northern Ireland breakthrough?

After years of vexed negotiations, few predicted a new Brexit deal on Northern Ireland. But not only did the February 27 agreement offer a genuine resolution of the thorny border problem – it also marked a big change in the ambience surrounding UK-EU relations. Some analysts say the war in…

France 24

Sunak’s ‘seismic’ deal resolves N. Ireland border problem – but DUP support remains elusive

The Northern Irish question has caused endless headaches in Belfast, London and Brussels throughout the Brexit saga. Now analysts say the deal Prime Minister Rishi Sunak struck with the EU Commission this week offers genuine resolution of the problem. However, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)’s backing will be needed to…

France 24

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Sunak grapples with NI protocol puzzle but the stakes are different to 2019

PM’s toughest political test comes amid plummeting interest in Brexit and elaborate parliamentary intrigue

The Guardian - UK

‘SNP membership not as socially liberal as might be assumed’, experts find

MOST members of the SNP are over the age of 50 and not as socially liberal as “might be assumed”, experts have said.

The National (Scotland)

Kate Forbes’ religious beliefs could stall her bid to succeed Sturgeon

Despite her rise through Scotland’s political ranks, her views on abortion and same-sex marriage could be problematic for the SNP

The Guardian - UK

Nadhim Zahawi sacked: today’s Tory scandals are similar to 1990s sleaze stories in more than one way

The 1990s are everywhere right now. From the fashion trends making a comeback in 2023 (I’m told), to the hotly anticipated return of the flashback mystery-box thriller Yellowjackets, it’s starting to feel like the millennium never happened. And where pop culture leads, politics inevitably follows.

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Jeremy Hunt mocked over ‘Mr Bean-esque’ video explaining high inflation

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt used a video set in a cafe to explain the rising cost of coffee

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson ends comeback bid — but promises another

In the end, all of Boris Johnson’s bluster couldn’t hide the facts: He didn’t have the votes to win the Conservative Party leadership contest and stage a political comeback just weeks after being forced out as prime minister

The Independent UK

Austerity, Brexit and 44 days in purgatory: the key stages of Tory rule

Politics professor Tim Bale tracks five main phases in 12 years of Conservative government

The Guardian - UK

The U.K. will have 5 prime ministers in just 6 years. What's gone wrong?

With yet another prime minister's resignation, the British government's 10 Downing Street looks like a revolving door. Analysts blame polarization, populism, a flawed system and poor leadership.

WEKU

‘A case of when, not if’ Tories oust Truss amid plotting

British Prime Minister Liz Truss is trying to rescue her premiership after the tax cut debacle caused a fiscal crisis and gave Labour a gargantuan polling lead over her Conservatives. But after that calamitous start, analysts doubt the Tory Party will keep Truss in power for long, even if it…

France 24

‘I’ve lost confidence in them but I don’t know if I can switch’: Tories in West Midlands face voting dilemma

Few seem willing to change parties in the home of the fabled swing-voting ‘Worcester woman’ but Liz Truss’s days may be numbered

The Guardian - UK

Who is Kwasi Kwarteng, the UK’s first Black chancellor?

And how does he plan to save the UK’s imperilled economy?

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The Independent UK

How Conservative members chose Liz Truss as the next prime minister

The way in which she has won the keys to Downing Street is a result of the UK having a parliamentary democracy.

The Guardian - UK

The most controversial PM since Lloyd George: historians on Boris Johnson

In the pantheon of UK premiers, Johnson must claim his place as among the most scandalous, say experts

The Independent UK

UK leader hopefuls make final push amid soaring cost crisis

The two candidates vying to become Britain’s next prime minister are making their final push to win over Conservative Party members ahead of a leadership announcement on Monday

The Guardian - UK

Meet Liz Truss’s biggest fan – a man whose blind faith reveals a party increasingly driven by ideology

The end is nigh when Conservative stalwarts put a vision of a free-market new Jerusalem above winning elections, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: Who could take key roles if Truss becomes PM

In today’s newsletter: With polls tipping Truss as winner of the Tory leadership vote, a look at her priorities as prime minister – and who might help tackle them

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 Independent UK

Who are the Tory members electing the UK’s next prime minister?

They make up just 0.34 per cent of the electorate – but who are they? Ashley Cowburn looks into the Conservatives with the fate of the nation in their hands

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson said ‘hasta la vista, baby’ – but is he thinking ‘I’ll be back’?

Few would rule out the prime minister staging a comeback, if only to prove his opponents wrong

The Independent UK

TV debates ‘could sway Tory leadership contest more than newspapers’

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are battling it out to be named the next prime minister.

The Guardian - UK

Tory MPs’ favourite Rishi Sunak faces challenge to win over party members

Analysis: missteps mean he trails Liz Truss in polls, and he will need to sell himself as a safer electoral bet

Asharq Al-Awsat

Liz Truss, a Margaret Thatcher Fan at UK’s Diplomatic Helm

Fans of Liz Truss think she is the new Iron Lady. Britain’s foreign secretary is one of the two final contenders to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader and prime minister. Some 180,000 party members will be asked to choose either Truss or former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak, with…

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