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Matt Hancock - live: Minister did constituency work while on TV show Splash!

Penny Mordaunt says she had training for Splash! appearance earlier this year but none of her time was taking away from Commons duties

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022

Jeremy Hunt privately backed Labour's plan to boost student doctor numbers

The Chancellor is preparing to unveil eye-watering cuts on public spending after the Tories crashed the economy - but a leaked email shows he previously said ministers should pinch Labour's idea to double medical school places

Daily Mirror · Nov 2, 2022

Labour now 'favourites' to win election as Tories risk 1997-style wipeout, says top pollster

Elections guru Sir John Curtice says the Tories have lost ground across the whole electorate due to the public in general deciding they "cannot be trusted to run the country"

Daily Mirror · Nov 2, 2022

Lib Dems ‘very optimistic’ of toppling blue-wall Tories in early election

Rishi Sunak ‘won’t trust the British people’, says party leader Ed Davey

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2022

Rishi Sunak bounce cuts Labour’s lead to 16 points, new poll shows OLD

Latest poll shows sharp improvement for the Conservatives after a huge plunge under Liz Truss

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2022

Bringing back ‘leaky Su’ Braverman: a bold move by Sunak, or a reckless gamble?

The prime minister was aiming for discipline and unity in his new cabinet. So why did he allow the controversial home secretary to return days after quitting?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2022

What Keir Starmer needs to do if Labour is to successfully challenge Rishi Sunak

Labour must not allow the latest Tory leader to represent himself as a clean break with the past

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2022

Voters choose Sunak’s Tories over Labour to repair economy, new poll reveals

Rishi Sunak’s arrival in Downing Street is already helping to rebuild the party’s reputation for financial management

The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2022

Suella Braverman 'in denial' over forced resignation for breaching ministerial code

Anger is growing after the Home Secretary was re-hired by new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, just six days after Suella Braverman was ousted from government for breaking the Ministerial Code

Daily Mirror · Oct 28, 2022

Rishi Sunak is the best choice the Tories could have made – but Labour can still beat him

Starmer may have preferred to face Mordaunt or Johnson, but the new PM has plenty of vulnerabilities, says the Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2022