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The landmark High Court ruling that's left Anthony Albanese in a political pincher
1 year, 1 month ago

The landmark High Court ruling that's left Anthony Albanese in a political pincher

ABC  

Anthony Albanese and his government have found themselves jammed in a political pincher. A precedent overturned The year is 2004, John Howard's Coalition government has been in power for eight years and the High Court is hearing a case known as Al-Kateb v Godwin. While the ruling cleared the way for his release from immigration detention, it posed much wider …

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Winning Tamworth by-election ‘tough ask’ says Starmer, as he visits constituency
1 year, 2 months ago

Winning Tamworth by-election ‘tough ask’ says Starmer, as he visits constituency

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Winning the Tamworth by-election would be a “tough ask” for …

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Top civil servant Sir Tom Scholar’s sacking cost Treasury £457,000
1 year, 5 months ago

Top civil servant Sir Tom Scholar’s sacking cost Treasury £457,000

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The controversial sacking of top Treasury civil servant Sir Tom …

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Could Rishi Sunak be about to face a fourth by-election?
1 year, 5 months ago

Could Rishi Sunak be about to face a fourth by-election?

The Independent  

Rishi Sunak is already facing three by-elections because of resignations from among his MPs – but could he be on the way to a fourth – or even fifth? One of the three contests now in motion was triggered by Boris Johnson quitting his Uxbridge and West Ruislip seat ahead of a standards committee report into his conduct during Partygate. …

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The most damning passages from the Chris Pincher report: ‘Shocking by any standards’
1 year, 5 months ago

The most damning passages from the Chris Pincher report: ‘Shocking by any standards’

The Independent  

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Boris Johnson’s career spanned dizzying heights and tumultuous lows
1 year, 6 months ago

Boris Johnson’s career spanned dizzying heights and tumultuous lows

Associated Press  

LONDON — He was the mayor who reveled in the glory of hosting the 2012 London Olympics, and the man who led the Conservatives to a whopping election victory on the back of his mission to “get Brexit done.” But Boris Johnson’s time as prime minister was marred by his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and a steady stream of …

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Nupur Sharma’s Prophet remark, The Kashmir Files and Oscar slapgate: The biggest controversies and scandals of 2022
2 years ago

Nupur Sharma’s Prophet remark, The Kashmir Files and Oscar slapgate: The biggest controversies and scandals of 2022

Firstpost  

It was a year marred with controversies and scandals. In India, Nupur Sharma’s Prophet remarks and The Kashmir Files row kicked up a storm Comments, clothes, conmen and more. Nupur Sharma’s Prophet remarks In June, then Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Nupur Sharma created a furore in India with her objectionable remarks on Prophet Muhammad. Citing her views as "contrary to …

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The Unprecedented Crisis in British Democracy and Unnecessary Obsession With Rishi Sunak
2 years, 5 months ago

The Unprecedented Crisis in British Democracy and Unnecessary Obsession With Rishi Sunak

News 18  

The last two weeks in Britain have witnessed the unfolding of an unprecedented political crisis. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson finally resigned and the chain of events suggests that Johnson was actually pushed out of office. There is an exaggerated sense of jubilation on display over the prospect of a man of Indian origin, Rishi Sunak, succeeding Boris Johnson as …

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Why Boris Johnson cannot escape the Commons inquiry into his Partygate ‘lies’ despite resigning
2 years, 5 months ago

Why Boris Johnson cannot escape the Commons inquiry into his Partygate ‘lies’ despite resigning

The Independent  

It was the inquiry that threatened to trigger Boris Johnson’s departure from Downing Street – until the fibs told over the Chris Pincher groping allegations did the job instead. I’m referring to the contempt inquiry by a committee of MPs into whether the prime minister lied to the Commons over what he knew about the No 10 parties, the original …

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Farrukh Dhondy | Hedgie, Javid were boulders that broke the camel’s back…
2 years, 5 months ago

Farrukh Dhondy | Hedgie, Javid were boulders that broke the camel’s back…

Deccan Chronicle  

“Why is virtue always compared To the straight and narrow path? Or even as Sir Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party, said: “The sinking ship is finally abandoning the rat.” He was referring unkindly but justifiably to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and -- with perhaps a twinkle of wishfulness -- to the Tory Cabinet, government and party as …

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How was Johnson forced to resign and what happens next?
2 years, 5 months ago

How was Johnson forced to resign and what happens next?

Al Jazeera  

It took dozens of Conservative politicians to resign to force the PM’s hand, but what’s next for his party or the country? Britain’s leader Boris Johnson has been forced by his own team to resign as head of his Conservative Party, but he will remain prime minister until a successor is elected. “Johnson survived one in June, and the Conservative …

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From Brexit to Partygate, a timeline of Johnson’s career
2 years, 5 months ago

From Brexit to Partygate, a timeline of Johnson’s career

Associated Press  

LONDON — He was the mayor who basked in the glory of hosting the 2012 London Olympics, and the man who led the Conservatives to a thumping election victory on the back of his promise to “get Brexit done.” But Boris Johnson’s time as prime minister was marred by his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and a steady stream of …

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From Brexit to Partygate, an overview of Boris Johnson’s career
2 years, 5 months ago

From Brexit to Partygate, an overview of Boris Johnson’s career

Live Mint  

Boris Johnson on Thursday ‘officially’ resigned as leader of Britain's Conservative party, paving the way for the selection of a new prime minister. In his resignation speech from outside of his official residence in 10 Downing Street, he stated, “It is clearly the will of the parliamentary Conservative party that there should be a new leader of that party, and …

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The Chris Pincher scandal is a reminder that gay men like me aren’t ‘asking for it’
2 years, 5 months ago

The Chris Pincher scandal is a reminder that gay men like me aren’t ‘asking for it’

The Independent  

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Bad hair day for Boris Johnson, British PM to step down
2 years, 5 months ago

Bad hair day for Boris Johnson, British PM to step down

India Today  

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has agreed to step down from the top post amid a spate of resignations from the Conservative government, The Guardian reported on Thursday. Johnson will stay on as prime minister till autumn, when a new Tory leader is officially appointed at the Conservative Party Conference in October this year. #BREAKING | UK PM Boris Johnson …

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From Brexit to Partygate, a timeline of Boris Johnson’s career
2 years, 5 months ago

From Brexit to Partygate, a timeline of Boris Johnson’s career

LA Times  

Boris Johnson, then the mayor of London, is flanked by four San Francisco 49ers cheerleaders in October 2010. He was the mayor who basked in the glory of hosting the 2012 London Olympics, and the national politician who led the Conservatives to a thumping election victory on the back of his promise to “get Brexit done.” But Boris Johnson’s time …

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Opinion: What finally sunk Boris Johnson
2 years, 5 months ago

Opinion: What finally sunk Boris Johnson

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Rosa Prince is editor of The House magazine. Since childhood Johnson seems to have found it easier to reach for a preposterous lie than tell an obvious truth – and has yet to meet a rule he didn’t seek to break. Along with the fellow “chums” of his generation, many of whom accompanied him into politics, he joined …

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How scandals of Boris Johnson’s own making brought him down
2 years, 5 months ago

How scandals of Boris Johnson’s own making brought him down

CNN  

London CNN — UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation as Conservative Party leader Thursday, bringing his scandal-plagued tenure to an end after less than three years. Mary Turner/Bloomberg via Getty Images Johnson sits next to Prime Minister Theresa May during a Cabinet meeting in November 2016. Jeff Overs/BBC via Getty Images Johnson speaks in July 2019 after he …

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Britain’s Boris Johnson battles to stay as PM amid revolt
2 years, 5 months ago

Britain’s Boris Johnson battles to stay as PM amid revolt

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson battled to remain in office Wednesday, brushing off calls for his resignation after three Cabinet ministers and a slew of junior officials said they could no longer serve under his scandal-plagued leadership. Labour Party leader Keir Starmer mockingly said of the resignations surrounding Johnson, “Isn’t it the first recorded case of the sinking …

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Boris Johnson digs in despite calls to quit
2 years, 5 months ago

Boris Johnson digs in despite calls to quit

The Hindu  

Boris Johnson on Wednesday refused to quit as Britain’s prime minister, despite calls from senior ministerial colleagues to go after dozens of resignations from his scandal-hit government. “He sacked Michael Gove,” Mr. Johnson‘s parliamentary private secretary James Duddridge told Sky News, adding: “The Prime Minister is in buoyant mood and will fight on.” Mr. Johnson’s grip on power has been …

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UK prime minister Boris Johnson refuses to quit as top ministers resign
2 years, 5 months ago

UK prime minister Boris Johnson refuses to quit as top ministers resign

Firstpost  

Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid’s departure from the Johnson Cabinet triggered an avalanche of resignations from more than a dozen junior ministers and aides London: Boris Johnson on Wednesday refused to quit as British prime minister, despite a slew of resignations from his scandal-hit government, piling on pressure as he faced a grilling from angry MPs. But brushing off calls …

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Boris Johnson is ‘effectively covering up sexual abuse’ and must resign, Tory MP says
2 years, 5 months ago

Boris Johnson is ‘effectively covering up sexual abuse’ and must resign, Tory MP says

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Boris Johnson's actions over the Chris Pincher case are "tantamount to …

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Will Quince quit after repeating ‘inaccurate’ assurances from Johnson
2 years, 5 months ago

Will Quince quit after repeating ‘inaccurate’ assurances from Johnson

The Independent  

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Timeline of crises that have rocked UK’s Boris Johnson
2 years, 5 months ago

Timeline of crises that have rocked UK’s Boris Johnson

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been dealt a major blow with the resignation of two of his most senior Cabinet ministers, who said they had lost confidence in Johnson’s leadership. May 22, 2022: Findings of the “Partygate” investigation are published, detailing 16 gatherings at Johnson’s home and office and other government offices between May 2020 and April …

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