John Major
John Major was warned of ‘PR disaster’ from Róisín McAliskey case
National Archives files reveal concern over detention of pregnant daughter of Northern Ireland civil rights leader
Owen Bowcott and Caroline Davies
30, Dec, 2020 @8:01 AM
Rory Bremner prank may have averted Tory party revolt
TV impressionist pretended to be John Major in call to Eurosceptic rebel MP, National Archives show
Caroline Davies and Owen Bowcott
30, Dec, 2020 @12:01 AM
Mugabe's love of cricket and Thatcher's 70th: stories revealed in National Archives papers
Proposed MCC membership for Mugabe and Thatcher’s birthday party plans among stories kept under wraps – until now
Caroline Davies and Owen Bowcott
30, Dec, 2020 @12:01 AM
What will Boris Johnson bring back from Brussels?
Analysis: Previous prime ministers have defined their leadership via a row with Europe – will Johnson be different?
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
09, Dec, 2020 @6:00 AM
UK coronavirus: Hancock to consider using rapid-result tests for people told to self-isolate - as it happened
Health secretary will look into case for using new tests on those told to stay home for 14 days; scientific adviser says self-isolation ‘ineffective’
Andrew Sparrow
10, Nov, 2020 @5:53 PM
Major's Scottish independence remarks should be 'wake-up call', says SNP
Former PM has warned that refusing a referendum could boost the nationalist cause
Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent
10, Nov, 2020 @2:36 PM
A political populism far removed from Donald Trump | Letters
Letters: Not all populist movements are negative and destructive, writes Dr Stephen Blomfield, although David Marquand thinks populism tends to flourish out of dysfunctional political systems. Plus letters from David Redshaw and Derek Heptinstall
Letters
25, Oct, 2020 @5:58 PM
PM calls EU tactics 'extreme' while defending breach of international law
Boris Johnson faces mounting rebellion from Tories including former chancellor Sajid Javid
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor
14, Sep, 2020 @6:55 PM
Blair and Major hit out at Boris Johnson's plans to override Brexit deal
Former prime ministers urge MPs to reject legislation, saying it endangers Irish peace process
Staff and agencies
13, Sep, 2020 @7:35 AM
Former world leaders call for action to stop 'lost Covid generation'
Figures including Tony Blair and Sir John Major say young people shouldn’t be ‘robbed of their education’
Lucy Campbell
17, Aug, 2020 @11:01 PM
Rishi Sunak is riding high, but history shows No 11 can be a dangerous address
From Barber’s boom to Gordon Brown’s financial crisis, Britain’s current chancellor is treading a well-worn and precarious path
William Keegan
16, Aug, 2020 @6:25 AM
Lord Garel-Jones obituary
Conservative whip whom many held responsible for Margaret Thatcher’s downfall
Julia Langdon
30, Mar, 2020 @2:04 PM
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