George Osborne’s family business raises directors’ pay by 30% Osborne & Little, which accepted coronavirus and furlough support grants, triples profits The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2022
Did Jeremy Hunt’s budget rescue the Tories – or is the game up? In the shadow of the Truss debacle and with hard times ahead, the chancellor faced a ‘politically impossible’ job, according to a former Tory minister. But the party’s morale is at rock bottom The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2022
The Observer view on Britain’s financial crisis being made in Russia – oh, come off it, Jeremy Hunt Britain is largely in the mess it’s in because of a decade of Tory austerity policies, compounded by the destructive lies told about Brexit The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2022
A stark lesson for Keir Starmer from the budget: the Tories won’t just lose, you have to beat them Labour’s path to victory was clear when Truss was in office. A politically cunning autumn statement has made it harder, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022
Jeremy Hunt says he has not ‘ducked difficult decisions’ as OBR says living standards growth wiped out – as it happened Chancellor denies postponing financial pain as fiscal watchdog’s figures show eight years of income growth wiped out The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2022
Conflict of interest warning as George Osborne ‘advises’ on Budget while working for investment bank Labour urges Jeremy Hunt to reveal if ‘market-sensitive’ information has been leaked The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2022
Why do some people hate Matt Hancock? Controversial former health secretary has drawn tears as well as confrontation in the jungle The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2022
I'm A Celebrity 2022: Matt Hancock's strict rules for his kids, his time as a jockey and how he once got frostbite The former health secretary has been causing a stir in the I'm A Celebrity jungle Wales Online · Nov 14, 2022
Don’t be taken in by that £50bn ‘fiscal black hole’. It’s just a dodgy Tory metaphor Drastic public sector belt-tightening is not an economic necessity but a political decision The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2022
Amid fiscal shock and awe, more austerity is the last thing we need A collapse in credibility under the former Tory PM is being followed by a return to ‘sado-monetarism’ under the new one The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2022
Autumn statement: which tax rises and spending cuts are most likely? The potential impact of the chancellor’s various options and which ones we think he will pursue The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2022
Austerity 2? No, thank you! Jeremy Hunt warns about another brutal era of cuts in Budget Another three months of falling growth would mean a recession, with the Bank of England warning it could be the longest downturn for a century Daily Mirror · Nov 11, 2022
The Guardian view on the UK economy: old folly or new folly Editorial: Next week’s autumn statement will show if Jeremy Hunt has learned anything from George Osborne’s and Kwasi Kwarteng’s failures The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2022
Nine things we’ve learned about Matt Hancock on I’m a Celebrity MP wants to show us his human side but his appearance so far has sucked the joy out of the show The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2022 Discipline the poor, protect the rich – it’s the same old Tories, same old class war Brexit didn’t change the party: austerity was as heartless under Cameron and Osborne as it is under Sunak, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2022 Labour takes inspiration from Cameron and Osborne on economic attack Shadow ministers look to approach used by pair in 2010, but say Tories crashed economy and only Labour can save it
Daily Mirror · Nov 2, 2022 Politicians' reality TV embarrassment - nauseating cat impression and locked in coffin From Nadine Dorries eating anus in the jungle to Penny Mordaunt’s flop on The Splash, here we take a look at senior politicians who have taken a stab at reality TV only to see their careers come crashing down right in front of them
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022 Matt Hancock: The energetic health secretary who was brought down by his own lockdown rules Profile: The rising star of managerial Conservatism thought he had done a good job during the pandemic, writes John Rentoul
The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2022 Rishi Sunak’s only been in office for a few days – and the errors are already piling up The prime minister promised Britain a ‘new age of optimism’. On the evidence of his first week, the worst is yet to come, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
Daily Mirror · Oct 31, 2022 Rishi Sunak could attend COP27 climate summit in major U-turn after Tory backlash After Tory anger and suggestions his rival Boris Johnson could go, sources and a minister now say Rishi Sunak could attend COP27 in Egypt - if he gets enough work done
Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2022 Cop27: Pressure mounts on Rishi Sunak to U-turn on climate summit snub The Prime Minister has faced criticism from Tory MPs over his decision to shun the Cop27 conference in Egypt
Wales Online · Oct 31, 2022 Pressure mounts on Rishi Sunak to U-turn on Cop27 climate summit attendance In his first full week as Prime Minister, Mr Sunak also faces more questions over Suella Braverman's appointment and alleged hacking of Liz Truss's phone by Russia
The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2022 Pressure mounts on Sunak to U-turn on climate summit snub The Prime Minister has faced criticism from Tory MPs over his decision to shun the Cop27 conference in Egypt.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2022 Finance, property and mining: the money behind Sunak’s £460,000 leadership bid Multimillionaire flew on private plane and received more donations than any rivals, including Liz Truss
The National (Scotland) · Oct 28, 2022 Tories plotting billions of spending cuts in 'return to Cameron-era austerity' THE Tories are reportedly preparing tax hikes and public spending cuts worth up to £50 billion in what would be a return to post-financial crash…