The British prime minister, his wife and the chancellor of the exchequer are all in legal trouble over lockdown gatherings.
- 125th Anniversary Chair and Professor of Politics and Public Policy at the University of Birmingham, University of Sheffield
The investigation into Downing Street parties has no power to bring the Prime Minister down. But it may still provide the ammunition that brings Boris Johnson’s government to an end.
Billed as a speech from a leader making daring decisions to fix the nation, the prime minister’s conference appearance rapidly descended into jokes about beavers.
Ending lockdown on July 19 will be the biggest gamble of Johnson’s political career.
He can’t pull the trigger now he has been ousted from his job at Number 10 – but he can help direct the gun.
Politics cannot be separated from emotion, as the past few months have clearly shown.
Financial support is the way to protect health and the economy. Right now, Boris Johnson is achieving neither.
A pathological need to please is preventing the prime minister from breaking bad news.
How did the British prime minister and Brazilian president’s brush with COVID-19 affect them politically?
Fear is actually an important element of a government’s toolbox but once you lose control of it, you can’t get it back with ease.
Politicians have a tendency to dodge accountability after crises, but our ‘gotcha’ culture makes that inevitable. We can all do better this time.
After two decades of constant turmoil, is it anyone wonder people are struggling to manage their behaviour in the fight against coronavirus?
The general election 2019 has delivered a seismic shift in the balance of British politics.
Dans l’actuelle campagne législative, les deux principaux partis britanniques se focalisent sur la dénonciation de leurs ennemis bien plus que sur la promotion de leurs propres programmes respectifs.
Both main campaigns are focusing on the enemy, not the plan, in part, because the British political system hasn’t caught up with societal changes.
The humiliation of asking for a Brexit extension could be a price worth paying to get an election.
His prorogation was ruled unlawful, but that won’t stop the prime minister playing the populist card.
A strong speaker is never going to win friends. Bercow had a different goal.
Parliamentarians and party members have held their noses and voted in a man deeply unsuited to lead. Now the British public must live with their choice.
Ten years on from the MPs expenses scandal, there remains in Westminster a lingering culture of elitism and a ‘we know best attitude’.
One wrong turn after another has left the British prime minister cornered.
The speaker has been accused of overreach by blocking a third meaningful vote, but why did Theresa May presume she could bend parliamentary rules?
The shadow foreign secretary’s attack on departing Labour MPs is out of step with public feeling.
Faced with an intractable problem, bravery is needed. Instead, the only thing on offer is playground politics.
Corbyn has avoided taking a position on numerous issues this year. But this one really needs a response.
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