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Photograph: PAThe former MP Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler, who has died aged 86, made a singular mark in British political history as the only Conservative MP to cross the floor of the House of Commons and join the emergent Social Democratic party. He did so in dramatic fashion in the vote on…

It offers a means of turning failure into electoral successIN HIS “LIFE OF THESEUS” Plutarch tells the story of the ship which carried Theseus and his crew back to Athens from their adventures in Crete. Awed by their heroism, the Athenians preserved the ship for several centuries by removing the…

It offers a means of turning failure into electoral successIN HIS “LIFE OF THESEUS” Plutarch tells the story of the ship which carried Theseus and his crew back to Athens from their adventures in Crete. Awed by their heroism, the Athenians preserved the ship for several centuries by removing the…

Sir Keir Starmer has accused the government of “winging it” over how it is managing the coronavirus pandemic. The Labour Party leader told Boris Johnson he has to “restore public confidence” in how the crisis is being dealt with. Sir Keir attacked the prime minister’s record ahead of the first…

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Opinion12:59 GMT 28.05.2020(updated 13:02 GMT 28.05.2020) Get short URLBritish political strategist and PM Johnson's chief adviser Dominic Cummings has come under the bipartisan fire over breaking COVID-19 quarantine. British political observers have weighed up how the adviser's controversial move may backfire on the prime minister and the UK Conservative Party.British…

Image copyright AFP Image caption Dominic Cummings explained the reason for his Durham visit during a press conference It is a safe bet that County Durham's three Conservative MPs did not anticipate their biggest challenge to date would be posed by a visit from Dominic Cummings.But that is exactly what…

Boris Johnson will be quizzed by senior MPs over his handling of the coronavirus crisis and his adviser. (AP pic)LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s public support has suffered the sharpest fall for a Conservative party leader in a decade following the Dominic Cummings scandal, according to an opinion poll published Wednesday.…

Mr Johnson will be grilled on a trip to Durham by his advisor, Dominic Cummings - AP/ShutterstockBoris Johnson will face a 90-minute grilling today by the toughest committee in Parliament over his handling of the coronavirus crisis and a trip to Durham by his top aide, Dominic Cummings.Mr Johnson has twice…