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Sunak to cut taxes twice more before election, says Tory chair

Richard Holden signals further cuts likely as he plays down polls showing party trailing Labour

The Guardian - UK

Stop badgering the Tories to run the country. They’re plotting and putsching, and really don’t have the time

You’d think failing public services merit some attention. But when a poll this bad lands, they must know who’s behind it, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Digested week: splits emerge in Tory party’s latest splinter group

Liz Truss’s new Popular Conservatism movement appears to be divided before it’s begun. Plus, why culture wars are very tiring

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YouGov ‘met its obligations’ about funding of poll showing Sunak defeat

Polling transparency group confirms client was Conservative Britain Alliance but says identifying its members ‘lies beyond its remit’

The Guardian - UK

You don’t need to be a ship-jumping polls guru to work out Rish!’s numbers are dire

It seems Simple Simon Clarke wasn’t entirely alone in his failed rebellion – enter previously unknown Will Dry

The Guardian - UK

Ireland kickstarts vote on constitution’s wording about women and family

Referendum on 8 March cast as opportunity to remove outdated language in favour of inclusivity and equality

The Guardian - UK

The endgame looms for Sunak and the Tories. ‘Rwanda’ will be the epitaph on their political grave

If he has any concern for his reputation, the PM will shelve this doomed mistake and do everything to rescue public services, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Nicola Sturgeon called Boris Johnson a clown, UK Covid inquiry hears

Then first minister criticised PM’s ‘utter incompetence’ in WhatsApp exchange with chief of staff

The Guardian - UK

Cameron broke convention when he made Michelle Mone a peer, says Tory MP

David Mundell says Scotland Office was not consulted about Mone’s 2015 appointment

The Guardian - UK

Who is Will Dry? Former Rishi Sunak advisor now working against old boss

Will Dry has turned on his former boss, predicting the Conservatives are on track for the 'most almighty of defeats' in the next election

Evening Standard

Dining across the divide: ‘Our views are so conflicting. We had a frank conversation’

They agree that public transport should be improved, but could they find common ground over Ulez, the climate or statues of slave traders?

The Guardian - UK

Demoralised and shattered: yes, the left in the UK is down. But here’s why it isn’t out

Starmer is intent on eliminating the ‘Corbynite rump’, but their ideas are far more plausible in our age of staggering inequality, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

Labour and Tories need to be honest about economic trade-offs, says IFS

Thinktank calls on parties to ‘level’ with voters about difficult tax and spending decisions before next election

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Former adviser to Rishi Sunak working with Tory rebels trying to oust him

Will Dry, who quit his No 10 role last November after becoming dispirited, says his party is ‘heading for most almighty of defeats’

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Simon Clarke Faces Backlash From Tory MPs After Calling For PM Rishi Sunak To Quit

Writing in the Daily Telegraph on Tuesday, Clarke claimed Sunak, who is under increasing pressure after he was dealt a blow to his Rwanda deportation plan in the House of Lords, was "leading the Conservatives into an election where we will be massacred".

The Guardian - UK

Tory MPs rally around Rishi Sunak after ex-minister calls for PM to quit

MPs from all wings of the party join in criticism of Simon Clarke, with some saying he should lose the whip after comments

The Guardian - UK

Labour to unveil plans for City at forthcoming business conference

Exclusive: more than 500 bosses from finance world will be in attendance at sold-out event in London

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The Guardian view on the Tory right and Trump: a moral abyss and an electoral dead end

Editorial: If Conservatives seek salvation in a more radical rightwing agenda, they will hasten their already steep decline

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The Guardian - UK

Faithless Tories feign loyalty to Rish! with all the plausibility of a Nadine Dorries story

After Simon Clarke proposed yet another leadership switch, most Tory MPs looked the other way – but Nadine sees deeper intrigue

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The Telegraph hopes to reshape Tory party in its own image

Amid the paper’s own crises, the Telegraph’s intent seems clear: lower taxes and crack down on immigration

The Guardian - UK

Excited for a tax cut? Don’t be. All it means is more austerity for Britain

Yes, the tax burden is high. But the chancellor should note the electorate is far more concerned with the state of public services, says Duncan Weldon

Evening Standard

OPINION - Simon Clarke's call to oust Sunak has nothing on Patricia Hewitt-Geoff Hoon coup

If I had to pick my favourite failed coup of the Gordon Brown premiership, it would have to be the Patricia Hewitt-Geoff Hoon plot. It was early January 2010 when the former cabinet ministers called for a secret ballot of Labour MPs to effectively force the prime minister out.

Evening Standard

Is Rishi Sunak facing a potential leadership contest and who could replace him? Tory MPs call for PM to quit

A former Tory minister reportedly reveals more discontent about the embattled PM’s leadership, raising the spectre of a future no-confidence vote

Evening Standard

What are the voter ID requirements for the London mayoral election?

The Mayor of London and London Assembly elections take place on Thursday, May 2

The Guardian - UK

English councils to get extra £600m funding to ease soaring costs

The additional £500m for social care and £100m in grants follows Tory MPs’ demands for more funds to prevent cuts to services

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