What have Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss pledged for the country?
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have been fleshing out their policy positions on a host of key issues during the...
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Truss U-turns on public sector pay plan after Tory backlash
Liz Truss has U-turned on her latest leadership policy pitch to "wage war on Whitehall waste" after a Tory backlash...
‘She will clobber our opponents’: Mordaunt backs Truss to be PM
Former Tory leadership contender Penny Mordaunt has endorsed Liz Truss in the race to be prime minister, in a huge...
Truss commits to exploring Women’s World Cup bid if she becomes PM
Liz Truss is committed to exploring a bid for the Women's World Cup in 2027 if she becomes prime minister,...
Sunak pledges ‘radical’ tax cut and attacks Truss as Tory members start receiving ballot papers
Rishi Sunak is promising a "radical" change if he becomes prime minister by cutting the basic rate of income tax...
Dorries retweet branded ‘dangerous’ by MP as Tory leadership campaign gets nasty
A retweet by Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries, showing Rishi Sunak stabbing Boris Johnson in the back, has been branded "dangerous"...
Tugendhat admits foreign secretary ‘would be a fantastic job’ – but says Truss has ‘promised nothing’
Tom Tugendhat has admitted foreign secretary "would be a fantastic job to do" - but insisted Tory leadership frontrunner Liz...
Rail strikes and traffic warnings deal double blow to summer getaways and weekend plans
Summer getaways and weekend plans could be severely disrupted today during a fresh round of rail strikes - with an...
Tugendhat backs Truss for Tory leader in huge blow to Sunak
Former Tory leadership contender Tom Tugendhat has endorsed Liz Truss in the race to be prime minister, in a huge...
Chris Pincher refuses to answer questions in awkward exchange following PM’s downfall
Sky News has caught up with former deputy chief whip Chris Pincher, who was instrumental in Boris Johnson's downfall.Last month,...
Grammar schools, Northern Rail and Love Island – key takeaways from first Tory leadership hustings
Rishi Sunak said he would support the return of grammar schools while Liz Truss promised to revive Northern Powerhouse Rail...
Starmer says he sacked shadow minister who was at picket line for making up policy ‘on the hoof’
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said one of his shadow ministers was sacked yesterday for making up policy "on...
Labour frontbencher sacked after interview on rail strike picket line
A Labour MP has been removed from the party's frontbench by Sir Keir Starmer after giving a TV interview on...
Team Truss accuses Sunak of U-turn on tax pledge after VAT energy cut announcement
A row has erupted over whether Rishi Sunak U-turned on his pledge to not cut taxes after announcing he would...
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...
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...
