The Latest Breaking News from Boris Johnson

Rishi Sunak must not retreat from climate pledges, says top Tory mayor

Andy Street, seen as most powerful Conservative outside London, vows to fight party’s retreat from climate pledges

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2023

Tax cuts would put ‘scary’ UK finances in greater danger, warns top economist

Paul Johnson, of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, issues plea for honesty from Labour and the Conservatives about tax and spending choices ahead of election

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2023

Government attacks on lawyers degrading, say former Tory law officers

Dominic Grieve and Edward Garnier denounce ‘lefty lawyer’ rhetoric as dossier target fears abuse will turn physical

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2023

Grant Shapps sparks fresh Tory row over net zero

No security without net zero, says energy secretary, amid Tory rows over green policies

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023

Tories and Labour stuffing Lords with political donors, research finds

THE Tories and Labour have been “stuffing” the unelected House of Lords with donors, new analysis has revealed.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 10, 2023

Dining across the divide: ‘He’s definitely more eat-the-rich and I’m a bit more nibble at them’

They are both republicans and agree on Brexit, Boris Johnson and banning private schools, but will they see eye-to-eye on inheritance?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2023

Timeline of the Channel migrant crisis

The Government started recording the number of people detected crossing the Channel to the UK in 2018.

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023

HS2 is the white elephant in the room. If the Tories won’t scrap it, Labour must

The vanity project is scandalously over budget. Finally cancelling it would show the party is serious about public finances, says the Guardian’s economics editor Larry Elliott

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2023

OPINION - Investigation into Tories’ London election strategy: The Leader podcast

There is fresh turmoil among London’s Conservatives as the party launches a probe into its electoral operations in the capital.

Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2023

Tory peer Zac Goldsmith says he could be tempted to back Labour on climate

Former climate minister ‘desperately hoping’ Tories comes to senses on environmental issues

The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2023