Sunak in major tax U-turn as he announces plan to scrap VAT on energy bills
Rishi Sunak has announced a plan to scrap VAT on energy bills - a significant U-turn on his previous pledge...
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Sunak accused of ‘mansplaining’ to Truss as blue-on-blue attacks escalate after TV debate
The blue on blue attacks have ramped up after Rishi Sunak was accused of "mansplaining" to Liz Truss during their...
Public spending in the north falls behind rest of England despite government’s Levelling Up agenda
Public spending in the north has fallen behind the England average despite the government's flagship "levelling up" agenda, according to...
Starmer U-turns on leadership election pledge to renationalise railways
Sir Keir Starmer has suggested Labour would drop its pledge to renationalise the railways, despite repeated promises to do so.The...
Tory leadership race in full flow as Truss pledges ‘full-fat freeports’ and Sunak will get ‘tough on China’
The Tory leadership race is in full flow as Liz Truss promised to boost UK growth rates with "full-fat freeports"...
Truss pledges to expand Rwanda scheme to other countries as Sunak promises refugee cap
The two remaining Tory leadership candidates have vowed to continue the government's controversial scheme to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.While...
Tories would be wise to keep an eye on who might appeal to the wider UK electorate – Adam Boulton analysis
By September the UK will have its fourth Conservative prime minister in a row. Of these only David Cameron was...
Sunak claims he is ‘underdog’ and Truss blames France for travel chaos as leadership race continues
The battle to be the next leader of the Conservative Party - and prime minister of the United Kingdom -...
Boris Johnson throws a grenade as he visits Ukrainian troops being trained in UK
Boris Johnson visited Yorkshire this week to meet Ukrainian soldiers being trained in the UK - and new pictures show...
Sunak vows to tackle NHS backlog as Truss pledges EU ‘red tape bonfire’
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are ramping up their campaigns for the Conservative leadership this weekend, announcing new policies to...
I flew back from US to stop lockdown, claims Sunak
Rishi Sunak says he flew back from a government trip last December to stop the country going into a new...
The risk is that the final two will trash the Tory party even further
A "battle of ideas" is how the run-off between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss was expressed to me on Wednesday...
Truss and Sunak agree to Sky News head-to-head debate
Tory leadership candidates Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have agreed to take part in a head-to-head debate on Sky News.The...
What happens now Tory leadership race is down to final two?
The Conservative leadership contest is now down to the final two MPs vying to become head of the party and...
‘Hasta la vista, baby’ or ‘I’ll be back’? Johnson may still be dreaming of a return to No 10
And so, with Tory MPs clapping, screaming and cheering, he ended with "Hasta la vista, baby", a catchphrase made famous...
Terminated Boris Johnson signs off with ‘Hasta la vista, baby’ in final PMQs
Boris Johnson signed off from his final appearance at Prime Minister's Questions by telling MPs: "Hasta la vista, baby" -...
Next prime minister is either Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss will go head-to-head to become the next leader of the Conservative Party - and prime...
Ellwood has Tory whip temporarily restored and can vote in leadership contest
Senior MP Tobias Ellwood has had the Conservative whip temporarily restored - just in time to vote in the fifth...
Rishi Sunak: The PM hopeful who went from favourite to underdog
When Rishi Sunak resigned as chancellor - minutes after Health Secretary Sajid Javid left his role - it prompted a...
Tory leadership race remains unpredictable as third place Truss tries to woo the right of the party
Five candidates are left in the Conservative leadership race, which has now become even more unpredictable following the elimination of...
