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Oliver Dowden’s wounded farewell note last week was full of the kind of passive aggression found in classics of the genre

Defeat for the Tories in two key byelections shows that tactical voting could put safe seats in play if replicated at a general election

This is not the solution to anything, only the act of a government driven out of its mind by Brexit, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

From housing to health, the institutions are crumbling. This could be a historic chance to craft radical change from chaos

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson may have survived a no-confidence vote, but his grip on power is far from secure

Following Boris Johnson's ousting and a lengthy leadership contest, Liz Truss was appointed as the new Prime Minister of the UK in September 2022, beating former Chancellor Rishi Sunak. But the path to power hasn't run smooth for her

Boris Johnson says ministers should focus on ‘cutting costs of government’ after William Hague says his position is ‘untenable’

The verdict is in. Boris Johnson retains the confidence of the Conservative Party. For now. Johnson received the votes of 211 out of 359 Tory MPs in support of his leadership, which means that technically he won. But the fact that 148 of his parliamentary colleagues voted against him, more…

Boris Johnson isn't the first Conservative Prime Minister to face a no-confidence vote. Here we look at others and how they fared