Britain won't be going to the polls next month, but it still looks as if an election can't be long delayed.
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Oh no, not 1975 again!
Britain could be headed for a constitutional crisis that can be likened to that of 1975 in Australia. But the differences are more revealing than the similarities.
Brexit revisits the civil war
Like its Italian counterpart, the British parliament faces big decisions about whether to bring down a government and what to put in its place, but it does so under somewhat different constitutional rules.
Betting on Brexit
Betting odds on the Brexit options reveal a rather unexpected conjunction of opinions.
Remain comes good in Wales
A Welsh by-election delivers a setback for Britain's new prime minister and raises absorbing questions about how a general election might play out.
Brexit options revisited
Boris Johnson has finally got what he wanted, but his options are severely limited. Try your hand on a Brexit flowchart to work out what might happen next.
Remembering George Canning
As Boris Johnson prepares to take office in Britain, thoughts turn to one of his predecessors whose record is under threat.
How to appoint a prime minister
Malcolm Turnbull may have had a hypothetical constitutional manoeuvre to block Peter Dutton, but would the same trick work against Boris Johnson?
The rise of Boris
With Britain's Conservative Party about to choose a new leader, there is a distinct lack of suspense. We know who it will be, and we know what a difficult task he will face.
May and Corbyn eye off a deal
British local elections have led the major parties to talk more optimistically about a Brexit deal, but the political dynamics are still against it.
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