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James Blitz

Former Whitehall editor

  • Wednesday, 14 September, 2022
    King Charles III
    King Charles faces balancing act as Commonwealth head

    Opinion split on what organisation stands for and role of hereditary monarch in 21st century

    Prince Charles in the Cayman Islands in March 2019
  • Monday, 23 November, 2020
    ExplainerBrexit
    Brexit timeline: How the talks have unfolded and what happens next

    The UK’s transition period — which keeps Britain in the EU’s single market and customs union — ends in less than six weeks

  • Monday, 6 January, 2020
    The State of Britain
    Boris Johnson’s tricky waltz on the world stage

    The killing of Qassem Soleimani has given the PM his first foreign policy dilemma

    FILE In this file photo dated Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street for the State Opening of Parliament by Queen Elizabeth II, in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster in London.  Charismatic Prime Minister Johnson’s larger-than-expected margin of victory in the December general election may give him a chance to consolidate power during the coming 2020 year. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, FILE)
  • Tuesday, 31 December, 2019
    UK politics
    Johnson pledges to be ‘PM for everyone’ in new year message

    Prime minister promises to leave the EU and guarantee funding for NHS

    EMBARGOED TO 2230 TUESDAY DECEMBER 31 Handout screen grab issued by the Prime Minister's Press Office of Prime Minister Boris Johnson during his New Year's message. PA Photo. Issue date: Tuesday December 31, 2019. Boris Johnson has said Britain can look forward to a decade of "prosperity and opportunity" ahead as it finally ends the "rancour and uncertainty" of Brexit. See PA story POLITICS Johnson. Photo credit should read: Prime Minister's Press Office/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
  • Monday, 30 December, 2019
    Language and grammar
    Year in a word: Prorogue

    Boris Johnson’s futile attempt to close down the UK parliament was not his finest hour

  • Friday, 27 December, 2019
    News in-depthUK politics
    The year Britain finally broke the Brexit deadlock

    Boris Johnson’s crushing election victory leaves opposition in disarray but the union in doubt

  • Monday, 23 December, 2019
    UK politics
    Boris Johnson pledges to stand up for Christians

    Prime minister addresses persecution concerns in first Christmas message to UK

    Mandatory Credit: Photo by VICKIE FLORES/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (10504501gt) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivers a speech at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, 13 December 2019. Britons went to the polls for a general election on 12 December 2019, which the Conservative Party led by Johnson has won with an overall majority. General elections in the UK, London, United Kingdom - 13 Dec 2019
  • Monday, 23 December, 2019
    The State of Britain
    Big Ben should remain silent on Brexit Day

    Departure from the EU must not be marked by one side celebrating victory

    FILE: A Union Flag, also known as Union Jack, flies in front of Elizabeth Tower, commonly referred to as Big Ben, in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017.  U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May will put her Brexit deal to Parliament for a decisive vote on Dec. 11, but after her plan was savaged from all sides, the signs are she’s on course to lose. The vote will mark the moment when British politicians decide whether to accept the contentious divorce terms May has struck with the European Union -- or put the country on course to crash out of the bloc with no agreement in place. Our editors look back at some of the key photographs that capture the Brexit journey. Photographer: Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg
  • Friday, 20 December, 2019
    Brexit
    Boris Johnson’s bill victory breaks Brexit gridlock

    Commons votes by margin of 124 to drive through tougher version of legislation

    A handout photograph released by the UK Parliament shows Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (C) smiling beside (L-R) Britain's Leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg, Britain's Foreign Secretary and First Secretary of State Dominic Raab, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid and Britain's Home Secretary Priti Patel during the Second Reading of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) "Brexit" Bill in the House of Commons in London on December 20, 2019. - Britain's freshly-elected parliament prepared on Friday to move past years of partisan wrangling and initially approve Prime Minister Boris Johnson's divorce deal with the EU. The all-but-certain outcome in the lower House of Commons will help Johnson on his way towards meeting his winning campaign promise to "get Brexit done" on January 31. (Photo by JESSICA TAYLOR / UK PARLIAMENT / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - NO USE FOR ENTERTAINMENT, SATIRICAL, ADVERTISING PURPOSES - MANDATORY CREDIT " AFP PHOTO / Jessica Taylor /UK Parliament" (Photo by JESSICA TAYLOR/UK PARLIAMENT/AFP via Getty Images)
  • Friday, 20 December, 2019
    UK defence spending
    UK defence minister says military faces shortfall

    Ben Wallace tells armed forces to improve efficiency before asking for more money

    HMS Queen Elizabeth in Portsmouth, England.The Navy has set a target to try and resolve engine problems with its Type 45 destroyers.
  • Friday, 20 December, 2019
    The State of Britain
    The year UK’s Remain campaign finally lost

    Those who pushed for a ‘People’s Vote’ are condemned to asking: where did it all go wrong?

    Protesters take part in the 'People's Vote' demonstration in October 2019. The Remain vote was split between Labour and the Liberal Democrats.
  • Thursday, 19 December, 2019
    ExplainerUK politics - Queen's Speech
    The Queen’s Speech: A guide to the main measures

    Johnson outlines most reform programme in a generation

  • Thursday, 19 December, 2019
    The State of Britain
    The bumpy year ahead on Brexit

    Two factors suggest Boris Johnson will continue to seek hard departure when he negotiates with EU on trade

    Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson waves after addressing the media outside 10 Downing Street in London, Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. Johnson's Conservative Party has won a thumping majority of seats in Britain's Parliament — a decisive outcome to a Brexit-dominated election that should allow Johnson to fulfill his plan to take the U.K. out of the European Union next month.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
  • Wednesday, 18 December, 2019
    The State of Britain
    Can Labour ever recover?

    The party needs to return to being a ‘broad church’

    Keir Starmer is likely to run for Labour  leadership. He has pledged not to abandon Jeremy Corbyn’s 'radicalism', but he will want the party to recognise once again why Tony Blair won three elections.
  • Tuesday, 17 December, 2019
    Brexit
    Boris Johnson to shut door on extending Brexit transition

    Pound drops as tougher withdrawal bill opens prospect of new ‘cliff edge’ at end of 2020

    LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 16: UK Prime Minister poses with newly-elected Conservative MPs at the Houses of Parliament on December 16, 2019 in London, England. Boris Johnson called a General Election to break the parliamentary deadlock over Brexit and was rewarded with a clear majority of 80. He welcomes 109 new Conservative MPs to Parliament. They will be sworn in as MPs on Tuesday 17th December. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
  • Monday, 16 December, 2019
    The State of Britain
    It won’t be nice liberal Boris Johnson

    Experience suggests he will do whatever it takes to preserve himself — but he should not be described as ‘one nation’

    Boris Johnson at Sedgefield Cricket Club in County Durham on Saturday. He plans to invest in the Midlands and North of England, but he is also espousing policies that are rightwing and illiberal.
  • Saturday, 14 December, 2019
    UK general election
    Boris Johnson promises to repay trust of voters who switched to Tories

    Conservatives celebrate blasting through Labour’s once-solid red wall of northern seats

    COUNTY DURHAM, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 14: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures as he speaks to supporters on a visit to meet newly elected Conservative party MP for Sedgefield, Paul Howell at Sedgefield Cricket Club on December 14, 2019 in County Durham, England. Following his Conservative party's general election victory, Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on Britons to put years of bitter divisions over the country's EU membership behind them as he vowed to use his resounding election victory to finally deliver Brexit next month. (Photo by Lindsey Parnaby - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
  • Friday, 13 December, 2019
    News in-depthUK general election
    Five things that top Boris Johnson’s to-do list

    Brexit, a ‘modest’ cabinet reshuffle, the Queen’s Speech, the Budget and a civil service shake-up

  • Friday, 13 December, 2019
    UK general election
    Boris Johnson calls for ‘healing’ after crushing UK election victory

    Macron and Merkel warn EU will attach tough conditions to any post-Brexit trade deal with Britain

    Mandatory Credit: Photo by VICKIE FLORES/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (10504501gt) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivers a speech at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, 13 December 2019. Britons went to the polls for a general election on 12 December 2019, which the Conservative Party led by Johnson has won with an overall majority. General elections in the UK, London, United Kingdom - 13 Dec 2019
  • Friday, 13 December, 2019
    The State of Britain
    Can Boris Johnson manage his transformed party?

    How he papers over the cracks between his northern and southern voters will be key to next five years

    Boris Johnson speaking in London on Friday after wining UK general election. He needs to give Northern English voters good reasons to keep backing him if he wants to hold power for a decade.
  • Thursday, 12 December, 2019
    News in-depthUK general election
    Dispiriting election presents voters with stark choices

    Vote could have huge implications for Brexit and the future of the UK

  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2019
    The State of Britain
    Boris Johnson’s eleventh-hour blunder

    Is apparent heartlessness over a 4-year-old boy lying on hospital floor losing him votes?

    Prime Minister Boris Johnson campaigning in Manchester on Tuesday. YouGov’s MRP poll on Tuesday night suggests his Conservative party's lead over Labour is starting to tighten.
  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2019
    Conservative party UK
    Lawyers fear Tories are planning ‘revenge’ against Supreme Court

    Legal experts raise concern that constitutional review could be used to punish judges for overturning prorogation

    Justices of the Supreme Court including Lord Reed (R), who becomes the next president of the Supreme Court in January and President of the Supreme Court Baroness Hale of Richmond (L) attend the annual Judges Service at the Westminster Abbey marking the beginning of the new legal year on 01 October, 2019 in London, England. Today marks 10 years since the establishment of the UK Supreme Court. (Photo by WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
  • Monday, 9 December, 2019
    The State of Britain
    What if Boris Johnson wins big?

    A large majority would give Tory leader more scope to secure an EU free trade deal within a year

    Boris Johnson leaves his campaign bus in Washington, Tyne and Wear, North East England on Monday
  • Friday, 6 December, 2019
    Brexit
    Leaked Northern Ireland paper puts Boris Johnson’s honesty under spotlight

    Leaked government document reveals economic impact of prime minister’s EU agreement

    Mandatory Credit: Photo by NEIL HALL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (10493281m) Britain's Opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn delivers a speech in London, Britain, 06 December 2019. He revealed a leaked treasury document about Prime Minister Johnson's policy for Brexit in Northern Ireland. Britons go to the polls on 12 December in a general election. Labour Party General Election campaign in London, United Kingdom - 06 Dec 2019
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