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King's Birthday Honours: How does the UK honours system work?
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoScrapped in 1993 by Conservative Prime Minister John Major, the BEM was revived in 2012. Royal...
What would a rout do to the Tories?
The Economist· 5 days agoThe votes had not all been counted by the time Sir John Major resigned as prime minister and retreated to the Oval to watch Surrey play cricket. Already...
No British election is complete without a man with a bin on his head
The Economist· 10 hours agoSpeaking to camera in a wavering metallic voice, the figure officially announces his bid to become...
Meet the seven Reform MPs set to win seats for Nigel Farage's party
Daily Express· 12 hours agoReform UK is on track to win seven seats at the General Election including Clacton, according to new...
Vivienne Westwood’s personal wardrobe goes to auction at Christie’s
The Independent US via AOL· 4 days ago“I was one of the last to leave,” Westwood later told The Independent in 2005 of the lengthy...
Nigel Farage is the Prince Harry of politics – only with cunning
Daily Telegraph· 4 days agoThe allurement that men like Nigel Farage hold out to journalists is precisely the allurement that...
Inside the honours application factories that can charge £50k
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoWhen the King’s birthday honours list is announced, the usual mix of A-listers and community...
'Politicians don't care about the arts anymore'
BBC via Yahoo News· 5 days ago“I don’t think politicians care about the arts anymore, they used to under people like Ted Heath and John Major – these lot are just not interested....
Labour should leave room to raise taxes, says Neil Kinnock
Daily Telegraph· 6 days agoLord Kinnock led the Labour Party before famously losing the 1992 election to Sir John Major despite...
General election polls: Are Labour or the Conservatives on track to win in July?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 7 days agoMr Sunak’s approval rating fell to the ranks of lowest-ever for a prime minister in April, at -59...