The Latest Breaking News from John Major

Chancellor gives unstinting support to Bank of England as households brace for borrowing costs to rise again

Britain’s class system, supposedly abolished by John Major, is alive and kicking, says Paul Routledge, as can be seen with Rishi Sunak's snooty attempt to diversify dishing out honours

As Rishi Sunak flew off to Japan, he left behind a party flailing around for an identity

It was hour eight or nine of a multiday YouTube binge and the algorithm was serving me hit after hit. Newcastle United’s heroic, almost Premier League-winning season. Michael Heseltine deputising for John Major at Prime Minister’s Questions. Monica from Friends declaring herself to be “breezy” following her break-up with Richard…

As rebel rightwingers jockeyed for position this week, they tore up any remaining hopes of a Conservative election victory, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

He was also Conservative Party chairman but failed in a bid to become Commons speaker.

Britain’s willingness to step first unto the breach over military support has spurred wider Western action, writes Kim Sengupta. The Ukrainian president needs that now more than ever

The former Tory PM called for a stronger focus on rehabilitation.

The ex-Tory leader argued that ‘pointless’ short-term prison sentences are being imposed where non-custodial measures would be more effective.

Liz Truss, Boris Johnson, Theresa May, David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Sir Tony Blair and Sir John Major arrived at the ceremony together.

Tories ‘not far off rock bottom’ of John Major’s support in the 1990s after local election losses