Sunak admits going to bed ‘every night’ knowing he ‘can’t solve all the problems’ people have
Rishi Sunak has admitted he goes to bed "every night" knowing that he "can't solve all the problems that people...
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P&O Ferries chief executive to face questions from MPs
The chief executive of P&O Ferries will face questions from MPs later after the controversial sacking of nearly 800 workers...
Put in context, this was no big giveaway from the chancellor – Beth Rigby
For all the eye-catching measures from Rishi Sunak in his mini-budget on Wednesday, what most stood out was the strength...
Chancellor has far less cash to satisfy expectations he himself has set unsustainably high
As he faces yet another mini budget on Wednesday, Rishi Sunak now suffers from having set expectations unsustainably high during...
Data watchdog ‘in favour of algorithmic transparency’ despite Tory proposals
The UK's data protection watchdog said he is "very much in favour of algorithmic transparency" amid government proposals to loosen...
Chancellor in ‘better position’ to ease cost of living crisis as government debt lower than expected
Government borrowing is now £26bn lower than expected for the financial year so far, putting the chancellor in a "better"...
Police send more than 100 questionnaires and begin interviews over Downing Street parties
Detectives investigating allegations of breaches of COVID rules in Downing Street and Whitehall have sent questionnaires to more than 100...
Labour to force emergency vote on workers’ rights after P&O shock sackings
Labour will force an emergency vote in parliament to demand the government takes action to outlaw the so-called fire and...
Rishi Sunak defends Johnson comparing Ukraine war to Brexit vote
Rishi Sunak has said sanctions against Russia "are not cost free" for British people and he cannot completely protect them...
Whitehall memo ‘tried to justify P&O Ferries’ sacking of 800 workers’
A memo sent across Whitehall before P&O Ferries sacked 800 of its staff tried to justify the decision, a newspaper...
Putin in a ‘panic’ over revolution in Moscow as he seeks to ‘snuff out’ freedom in Ukraine, says PM
Vladimir Putin is in "a total panic" about a revolution in Moscow which is why he is trying "so brutally...
Downing Street partygate scandal is trivial ‘fluff’, says Rees-Mogg
Jacob Rees-Mogg has dismissed the row over parties held during lockdown in Downing Street and across Whitehall as trivial "fluff".Speaking...
Tories face moment of acute political danger as voters feel effect of economic pessimism
As the chancellor prepares to deliver the Spring Statement next week, polling suggests confidence in the Conservative Party's handling of...
Govt reviews links with P&O after ‘wholly unacceptable’ and ‘insensitive’ sacking of 800 staff
The government is reviewing its contracts with P&O after the ferry company's "wholly unacceptable" and "insensitive" sacking of 800 staff...
Beth Rigby Interviews… Gary Neville
This week, the pundit, coach and former player talks to Beth Rigby about what he says are big questions about...
Crackdown on ‘lawfare’ from oligarchs promised by PM
Boris Johnson has vowed a further crackdown on oligarchs and the super-rich by promising to curb their abuse of the...
PM doesn’t say whether he reached oil deal on Saudi trip – and insists human rights talks will remain ‘private’
Boris Johnson has declined to say whether his trip to Saudi Arabia will result in a boost to the kingdom's...
Legal targets on air pollution and wildlife proposed by government
Legal targets for air pollution and the abundance of wild species are among proposals being set out by the government.Ministers...
Lord Speaker calls for ‘more robust’ appointment process for peers after Lord Lebedev row
The Lord Speaker has called for a more "robust" appointment process for peers after the SNP called for Lord Lebedev's...
PM calls on West to ‘take back control’ and end ‘addiction’ to Russian energy
Boris Johnson has called on Western nations to "take back control" of their energy supplies and end an "addiction" to...