Conservative leadership

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Easier to stop Brexit with Johnson as PM

by Hugo Dixon | 23.07.2019

Since EU won’t give him what he wants and MPs won’t let him quit without a deal, we are probably heading for a referendum or election.

MPs may have found way to stop Boris doing something stupid

by Hugo Dixon | 11.06.2019

It may be impossible to stop Johnson becoming PM. But cross-party attempt to take control of Commons business may prevent him crashing out.

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Boris’ ‘we won’t pay £39bn we owe’ threat = hardest Brex...

by Hugo Dixon | 09.06.2019

Tory frontrunner isn’t just saying we’ll quit on Oct 31 with or without a deal. He also won’t pay what we owe until we get a good deal.

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Leadsom leads to worst trade outcome

by Sam Ashworth-Hayes | 05.07.2016

Would-be PM wants to trigger Article 50 as soon as possible. But her trade strategy is bad for Britain.

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6 questions for aspiring prime ministers

by Hugo Dixon | 28.06.2016

The next Tory leader’s top task will be to manage the referendum fallout. MPs must grill candidates about how they’ll do this.