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Prime minister’s former chief of staff, who was responsible for the Partygate investigation that helped topple Boris Johnson’s government, will become a life peer

She continued to feature in the headlines after taking on the party political job and eventually quit over fears she was ‘becoming a distraction’.

The Conservatives have faced a number of crises since emerging as one of the largest parties in British politics. These crises, which are well documented and analysed by historians of the party, were overcome with strong leadership, determination to shake off the pressures from outside, or ruthless determination to survive,…

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Here are the stories making headlines this Sunday.

COMMENT: The prime minister defied predictions of a hung parliament in this year’s election – and took pleasure in reminding me of that fact. But what can he – and his political rivals – expect to encounter in the coming 12 months?

KemiKaze neither listens nor learns as she loses to Keir Starmer week after week at prime minister’s questions

Ministers are right to want to reform the state: it’s crucial to their project. But simply telling civil servants to work harder won’t achieve it, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Fishing rights were a constant source of tension following the UK’s exit from the EU