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John Oliver took aim at the Tory leadership candidates on Last Week Tonight on Sunday (31 July). The late-night host particularly mocked Liz Truss over an undeleted tweet mourning the death of prolific celebrity paedophile Jimmy Savile. “Truss has a real knack for making bad decisions and then very much sticking to them,” Oliver said during a segment on his show, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

John Oliver mocked Liz Truss, currently in the running to replace Boris Johnson as the UK’s prime minister, on Sunday night’s episode of HBO Max’s Last Week Tonight due to a tweet mourning sex offender Jimmy Savile.

Viewers who tuned into Good Morning Britain on Monday (July 25) were taken aback by a strange detail they spotted during an interview on the ITV breakfast show. Former Labour politician Ed Balls and presenter Charlotte Hawkins were back at the helm of the TV programme bringing viewers the latest headlines.

Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss have made it to the final two in the race to replace Boris Johnson and become the next UK Prime Minister.

Boris Johnson channelled Terminator star Arnold Schwarzenegger at his final PMQs, signing off with a "'hasta la vista baby" as Tory MPs whooped and clapped.

The legacy of Boris Johnson will be paving the way for Scottish independence, the Tory leader was told today.

A UK Government team set-up to promote the supposed benefits of Brexit has been slammed for costing more than £200,000 in wages.

Boris Johnson has “clocked off” and missed three Cobra meetings on the UK heatwave to go on a jolly, Labour has claimed

Naman Ramachandran As the race to choose his successor heats up, broadcaster Channel 4 has revealed plans for a documentary series on outgoing U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson.

Boris Johnson’s only remaining Scottish Tory ally has said he his sorry to see his “friend” leave Downing Street.

Scott Bryan This has been the weirdest week in British television in a long time.In the days leading up to Boris Johnson’s resignation, the number of gaffes and surreal moments captured on live television became almost impossible to track. But in many ways, these moments reflected the surreal mood of the country as the prime minister refused to step down, despite more than 50 government resignations.Take the political coverage from College Green, a public park in Westminster and a popular location for interviews with politicians.

Boris Johnson for drama This England following his resignation, according to reports.Today (July 7) Johnson agreed to resign as Conservative Party leader and UK Prime Minister, with a new leader set to be appointed by autumn.His departure comes after Health Secretary Sajid Javid, Chancellor Rishi Sunak and more than 50 other Conservative MPs resigned from certain roles in the party.According to Variety, upcoming Sky drama This England won’t be filming any scenes to reflect Johnson’s past 48 hours and resignation.

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson may have resigned on Thursday in the hours after dozens of staffers quit, but that won’t change the ending of Sky Original series “This England,” TheWrap has learned.The series, which stars Kenneth Branagh as the British leader (who is unrecognizable in the photo above), only covers the first wave of the pandemic. The series will trace the impact of COVID-19 on the nation during its first wave, and while the country and the PM was dealing with Brexit.“This England” is co-written and directed by Michael Winterbottom.

Boris Johnson has just resigned as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.