A week is a very long time in British politics these days.
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How the handover of power at Number 10 happens.
The ‘king of the North’ faces multiple challenges in a fragmented UK when he becomes the next prime minister.
It’s certainly not impossible for the One Nation leader to take the country’s top job – but there are several hurdles she’d have to jump to get there.
In parliamentary democracies, prime ministers remain in office for as long as they retain the confidence of parliament.
It wouldn’t be easy for him – but polls show Burnham is the most popular Labour figure with the UK public.
Starmer has outsourced political judgment and party management to others.
The prime minister was more reliant on his chief of staff than most. Now he’s alone, facing calls to resign.
France’s Prime Minister François Bayrou has resigned after failing to win a confidence vote. What options might President Emmanuel Macron use to break a political deadlock?
On the political stage, image is everything. So politicians use props and theatrics to stir emotion and create memorable moments.
A massive search got underway when Holt did not resurface in choppy waters. His disappearance ruptured the country, and has fascinated it ever since.
The death of former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney will lead to a wide examination of his legacy. A lasting policy of the Mulroney regime is free trade with the United States.
Days after the election, it remains unclear who the the next prime minister will be.
Past prime ministers could afford to talk big on climate change – but now the impact of the environmental crisis is manifestly real, Sunak can’t afford to appease those who oppose green policies.
It’s in Britain’s interests to help the African continent reach its potential.
Why the new UK prime minister could struggle to translate her low-tax strategy to the general public.
The new leader of the Conservative party inherits a country in crisis.
The likely next prime minister is focusing on tax cuts to solve inflation.
As he exits Number 10, an expert on political rhetoric looks back on the quotes that best illustrate Johnson’s premiership.
Previous government bailouts have set a precedent for intervention in the cost of living crisis
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