The contenders in the much anticipated July election will be doing their best to argue the other guy can’t be trusted.
June Mendoza’s painting of John Gorton caused a sensation when it was unveiled. She remains the only woman to have painted an official portrait of an Australian prime minister.
The incident comes five days after a man died and dozens of people were injured when a Singapore Airlines flight from London hit severe turbulence.
The British prime minister,facing internal and external political pressures,says his plan for 18-year-olds would create a renewed sense of pride in the UK.
“Carlo was the light answer to the dark side of the web,” his mother said of the “patron saint of the internet” who will now be canonised.
Nearly 80 Conservative MPs will not seek re-election on July 4,that’s nearly a quarter of all Tories serving under the British prime minister now.
A boring prime minister in Keir Starmer may be the best Britain can hope for if it’s to end the omnishambles era.
The French,as everyone knows,do things differently. Including,it would seem,their security alerts for the Paris Olympics.
Two key figures,adored and detested by their respective tribes in equal measure,will make life harder for Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer.
The British PM is attempting to pull off a turnaround that would be unique in modern political history. It’s not off to a convincing start.
In power since 2010,the Tories have tanked in opinion polls on the back of a post-COVID cost-of-living crisis and successive political scandals.