Liz Truss comeback defence is damaging ‘nonsense’, says top David Cameron aide Exclusive: Truss is second former PM ‘trying to grab the wheel from Rishi Sunak’, says Sir Craig Oliver The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2023
This week in TV: Nolly; Putin vs the West; Emily Atack: Asking for It?; Hotel Portofino Helena Bonham Carter surprises as Noele Gordon; world leaders recall their encounters with Putin; Emily Atack challenges sexual harassment. Plus, the latest new Downton The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2023
In the global race to dominate green technology, Britain is still tying its shoelaces As the US, China and now the EU compete for the fruits of the green economy, the UK is hamstrung by Tory dogma, dither and delay The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2023
Two more members of the old boys’ club who brought Britain low Letters: Gary Woodhouse laments the impact of austerity imposed by David Cameron and George Osborne, and Roger McGarva exalts Nesrine Malik’s skewering of Tory sleaze The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2023
Tech Nation to fold at end of March after Government grant withdrawn Body started by David Cameron to turn UK into tech super power says it is no longer viable Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2023
Three years on from Brexit, all UK voters are left with is a bitter taste of Bregret Most people are now in favour of rejoining the EU, but Labour is right to steer clear of another row over Europe, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023
Three years, (at least) 22 scandals: The full list facing a government mired in sleaze allegations Over the last three years, there have been countless scandals from partygate to lobbing, from allegations of bullying to tax affairs. Wales Online · Jan 30, 2023
TV tonight: David Cameron, Boris Johnson and François Hollande on Putin’s war Past and present world leaders unpack the illegal invasion. Plus: the superlative third episode of The Last of Us. Here’s what to watch this evening The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2023
Nadhim Zahawi: The chancellor who took one too many chances Profile: Nadhim Zahawi, the man who came to the UK without a word of English and ran to be the next prime minister, by Sean O’Grady The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2023
To understand the Zahawi story and Tory sleaze, look no further than Britain’s posh cliques Government failure stems from a network of private schools and elite universities, says Guardian columnist John Harris The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2023
Greedy Tories? That rings a (Steve) Bell Brief letters: Conservative plutocrats | Politicians’ replies | Allotment radicalism | Tory ethics | Wild-camping Wombles? The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2023
Don’t keep calm and carry on: how Britain got a furious new attitude For 13 years, the country has lived with the pain and deprivation of Tory cuts. But now everyone is getting organised, going on strike and saying: no more The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2023
Zahawi and Johnson’s wealthy friends are an image problem for Sunak’s Tories The PM may struggle to sell solidarity to the public in light of revelations about tax affairs and ministerial access The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2023
The 'rich pals club' where money, power and connections are linked to Tory scandals The cast list is small but it involves three Prime Ministers, the party’s chairman and two multi-millionaires Daily Mirror · Jan 23, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2023 Sunak under pressure over when he knew about Nadhim Zahawi tax inquiry PM’s appointment of Tory chair to cabinet under scrutiny after he launches ethics adviser investigation
The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023 Nadhim Zahawi ‘misled officials over David Cameron’s Greensill messages’ Tory chair said to have wrongly told investigators there was no communication with former PM
The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2023 Low-carbon jobs fell after Cameron’s kibosh on ‘green crap’ policies – study Exclusive: proportion of green job openings in UK ‘declined significantly’ after 2012, analysis shows
The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2023 UK will be 15 years late in hitting £1tn annual export target, figures show Exclusive: Forecasts predict exports will fall to £707bn next year and target will not be reached until 2035
The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2023 Ludicrous ideas, perpetual scandal: the Conservatives are in absolute freefall The force that once thought itself the natural party of government has become a cult of bitterness and denial, says Guardian columnist John Harris
The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2023 Three years after Brexit, where is the new golden age that they promised us? Nothing in the prospectus has survived contact with reality
The National (Scotland) · Jan 22, 2023 Imperial expert says 'Britain and Britishness' are collapsing THE idea of Britain is “at the end of the road” with successive polls showing support for Scotland leaving the UK “not a normal situation”,…
The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2023 Suella Braverman proved it again: racism is a fire the Tories love to play with The home secretary was confronted about her inflammatory language. But it’s a rich party tradition, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
The National (Scotland) · Jan 17, 2023 Dougie Smith: The Scottish Tory adviser and architect of the 'war on woke' Dougie Smith is said to be the architect behind the Tories' "war on woke".
The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2023 Suella Braverman tells Holocaust survivor she ‘won’t apologise’ for ‘invasion’ comments ‘When I hear you using words against refugees ... I am reminded of the language used to dehumanise and justify the murder of my family and millions of others,’ Joan Salter said
Wales Online · Jan 14, 2023 Home secretary refuses to apologise to Holocaust survivor for migrant 'invasion' comments Ms Braverman has referred to her job as being “about stopping the invasion on our southern coast”