Peter Wilson
Fired Australian’s story reveals why Boris Johnson really backs under-fire adviser
The political mysteries of today can occasionally be illuminated by half-forgotten incidents in the past, and that might just be true of...
Brexit: How Boris Johnson didn’t celebrate a historic moment
In the end Boris Johnson was strangely absent from the historic moment that was supposed to be the central purpose of his...
The end of the UK? For Boris Johnson, winning the election was the easy bit
In one day of voting the British public has wrought changes that will last for decades and resonate well beyond the normal...
Debate makes Boris Johnson clear favourite to win UK election
Boris Johnson successfully ducked and weaved his way through his final televised debate with Jeremy Corbyn, leaving him heavily favoured by pollsters...
Baffled by Brexit? The four key lessons of the UK’s ongoing debacle
Have you been keeping up with Brexit? If you understand the latest machinations over the UK leaving the European Union you are...
Boris Johnson’s next Brexit hurdle: France and Germany
It is hard to mistake the scruffy figure of Boris Johnson bounding about the political stage like an excited old English sheepdog,...
Forget state visits: How the Queen may soon be dragged into Britain’s Brexit mire
An awkward Palace meeting with US President Donald Trump is not the only problem the Queen has on her hands right now....
NZ parliament votes to ban semi-automatics
New Zealand’s parliament has voted 119-1 to pass the first reading of a bill that bans military-style semi-automatic weapons and brings in...
A tiny political party has thrown Theresa May’s Brexit plans into disarray
Theresa May’s strategy for navigating one of the British parliament’s most important weeks in 79 years was derailed at the last minute...
Brexit: Britain’s omni-shambles explained
Just two weeks from the UK’s scheduled departure from the European Union, British MPs have once again failed to decide the way...