Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after forgetting ID
Johnson introduced the contentious new laws that mandate photo ID when voting while he was PM despite railing against the idea when he was a newspaper columnist in 2004.
- by Rob Harris
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Analysis
UK politics
UK politics so much funnier than fiction, comedy writer finds it ‘hard to match’
The Tories are in a spot of bother as the UK heads to an election. A possible catastrophic defeat would be both self-inflicted and richly deserved.
- by Rob Harris
Number 10 was a ‘prison infested with fleas’, says former British PM
She felt “itchy”, like a prisoner, and unsuited to making the speech on the Queen’s death, Liz Truss writes in her memoir.
- by Genevieve Holl-Allen
Opinion
UK election
Tories may throw Sunak overboard, but rearranging deckchairs can’t save this ship
Are the Tories mad enough to roll another leader? My spies inside the Conservative Party tell me this is a real possibility.
- by George Brandis
Boris Johnson says Trump presidency could be ‘just what the world needs’
The former British PM says Trump’s success in the polls has “driven some people to the brink of virtue-signalling derangement”.
- by Rob Harris
Boris Johnson tells Sydney: We need bigger AUKUS, more Ukraine aid to counter ‘continuum of evil’
Speaking in Sydney, the former British PM delivered a rousing defence of the West but criticised its habit of “cancelling freedom of expression in the name of wokery”.
- by Michael Koziol
What links Boris Johnson and Taylor Swift? Sellout Australian shows
Promoters of an appearance by the former British PM can’t keep up with demand from Johnson fans.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
What links Boris Johnson and Taylor Swift? They sold out in Sydney
The former British PM’s visit down under aroused such excitement that the organisers had to boost the event’s capacity.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Gai Waterhouse enters fray over Racing NSW board row
The Australian racing legend lines up behind critics of the Minns government’s plan to grant Racing NSW’s powerful chair Russell Balding an unprecedented 14-year term on the board.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Flat out: Apartment woes add to Hutchison’s up-and-down year
Sports media entrepreneur Craig Hutchison caught out as apartment drops in value.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
Don’t be ‘suckered’ by Gaza ceasefire call: Scott Morrison
The former prime minister said a ceasefire would enable Hamas “to be able to strengthen their positions and make this war go on for even longer”.
- by Matthew Knott