The contest to succeed Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader and prime minister has often seemed divorced from Britain’s fast-growing problems.
Tag: Conservative Party (Great Britain)
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Liz Truss Makes a Strong Bid for Downing Street
Campaigning to be Britain’s next prime minister, Liz Truss has modeled herself after Margaret Thatcher and pushed a party orthodoxy of lower taxes, less government and bucking the European Union.
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Rishi Sunak Has a Sterling Résumé. It’s Not Helping Him Replace Boris Johnson.
Mr. Sunak is viewed by many in his party as too distant from ordinary Britons, and is being blamed by some for setting off the rebellion that toppled Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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Gentle Into That Good Night? Not Boris Johnson.
The British prime minister may be leaving Downing Street, but few expect him to cede the spotlight, or abandon the prospect of one day regaining his position.