Brexit chaos
Analysis
UK leadership
Is Boris Johnson really the 'Britain Trump'? Look past the hair
He's another populist known for a sketchy relationship with the truth, colourful personal life and eye-catching hair. But there are big differences.
- by Nick Miller
Latest
UK leadership
Five things you may not know about Boris Johnson, the UK's next PM
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson's rise to power has been long telegraphed. But there are some little-known facts about Britain's new leader.
UK leadership
UK leadership ballot as it happened: Boris Johnson succeeds Theresa May to become Britain's next PM
Theresa May's premiership is over but there's no guarantee her successor will bring any stability to British politics, as the Conservative party crowns its new leader.
- by Latika Bourke
UK leadership
Boris Johnson wins race to become Britain's 'Brexit Prime Minister'
The colourful former London mayor and British foreign secretary is set to visit the Queen on Wednesday, but colleagues are already causing trouble.
- by Nick Miller
UK leadership
As Boris' coronation nears, 'pooper scooper' minister already plots his end
Johnson has narrowly avoided a move by a former close colleague that could have put his expected prime ministership in jeopardy.
- by Nick Miller
UK leadership
For Boris Johnson’s clan, blood is thicker than political conviction
Cast as something between the Kennedys and the Kardashians, the relatives of the pro-Brexit human juggernaut likely to become the next Britain prime minister don't always share his views.
- by Sarah Lyall
Analysis
UK leadership
Days from No. 10, Boris Johnson's metaphors are seemingly lost in space
Hopefully Brexit isn't rocket science, because as Boris Johnson prepares to take one small step into Downing Street, he took a giant leap into historical error.
- by Nick Miller
UK leadership
Philip Hammond, UK Finance chief, will quit rather than serve Boris
In a foretaste of the fresh turbulence about to grip UK politics, chancellor Philip Hammond said he would resign if Boris Johnson becomes PM this week.
Opinion
Mental health
Pollie-waffle on mental health makes me want to scream
Talking about the problem is a start but it means little without taking action on systemic policy.
- by Alastair Campbell
Opinion
UK leadership
Here comes Boris Johnson ... what comes next?
How a man whose shambolic personal life goes beyond tabloid fodder is about to hold the same office as Churchill, Wilson and Thatcher is little short of astonishing.
- by Tony Walker
Boris Johnson
Senior Tory threatens to quit as secret Brexit negotiations begin with likely PM, Boris Johnson
Up to six Tory MPs are also considering defecting to the Liberal Democrats should Johnson beat his rival Jeremy Hunt - leaving him with no majority in the Commons.
- by Harriet Line