Boris Johnson
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London’s Muslim mayor has been confounding past claims by opponents that he’s had questionable “links” with Islamist extremists
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Are all politicians alike? Perish the thought…
David MitchellThe healthy political cynicism I was brought up with, the wry understanding picked up from watching Yes, Minister, has gone septic
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On the day after the EU referendum, many Britons woke up feeling that the country had changed overnight. But the forces that brought us here have been gathering for a very long time
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The ex-Ukip leader is tempted by a stint in the house – while setting a cooking show’s kitchen on fire and leaving it for someone else to clean up might be more Boris’s thing
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A stale leadership class is on the way out and the property bubble will burst. I can’t see the bad news
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Clarke says Theresa May is ‘bloody difficult’ and claims Michael Gove would ‘go to war with at least three countries at once’
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Home secretary wins support of 165 MPs in first round of voting, with Andrea Leadsom securing 66 votes and Michael Gove on 48
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In comments caught off-camera, the Conservative backbencher – and three-time contestant for the Tories’ top job – has a joyful yet brutal approach to the leadership race
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The European commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, speaks in the European parliament on Tuesday
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Former London mayor says energy minister has the ‘zap, drive and determination’ to be prime minister
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Brief letters: Theresa May and EU citizens | Why we need a pro-remain PM | Michael Gove’s betrayal | Cleaning up Eton (and Dulwich College) mess | Lib Dem leader holds on
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It’s Johnson versus Gove versus Leadsom versus May plus Corbyn versus most Labour MPs - a story to beat all stories for political reporters and their editors
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From 60,000 new Labour members to the 7% of Ukip Remain voters . Here are 10 days’ of political madness in figures
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Letters: The list of those whose appetite for status led them to take the path to disaster does not stop with those treacherous Tories
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From Gove to Johnson to Vine to Hannan, politics is now in the grip of pundits who change their mind for a living
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Two Old Etonians – David Cameron and Boris Johnson – were dispatched in quick succession as the race to Downing Street was whittled down to a state school-educated vicar’s daughter and the adopted son of an Aberdeen businessman
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Home secretary likely to make final two and face members’ vote as Andrea Leadsom’s bid builds enough momentum to overtake Gove’s campaign
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A warning to Gove and Johnson - we won’t forget what you did
Jonathan FreedlandThough events are moving fast, it’s crucial to hold on to our fury at the selfishness that caused this crisis -
Michael Gove has said he did ‘almost everything’ he could to avoid running for the Conservative leadership but was left with no choice after realising Boris Johnson was not the right person for the job
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With Johnson vanquished, the remaining rivals enter a frenzied battle for support - and many Tories have been impressed by Andrea Leadsom’s campaigning
Dave Hill on London The case for a more independent, post-Brexit London is gaining strength