Liz Truss Jenga-style podium cost taxpayers £4,175 Lectern featuring blocks of wood resembling popular game was made for ex-PM who lasted 45 days The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2023
Jeremy Hunt mocked over video using coffee cups to explain inflation Chancellor compared to Mr Bean and criticised for not mentioning Brexit or Truss in ‘condescending’ clip The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023
Jeremy Hunt preparing ‘slim Budget without tax cuts’ Chancellor wants to balance the books, as Liz Truss supporters launch tax-cutting growth group The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023
The Brexiters are getting their bonfire of EU law – and democracy will lie in the ashes Sunak’s fast-tracking of the retained EU law bill shows that the road away from Europe is one-way, and paved to the lowest possible standard, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2023
Jeremy Hunt ‘planning a slimmed-down spring budget with no tax cuts’ Exclusive: Treasury sources say chancellor is resisting pressure from MPs who want taxes to start falling well before next election The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2023
Toy maker stuck with 500 Liz Truss dolls after PM resigned before he could sell them David Farquharson ordered 500 dog toys in the image of Liz Truss when she was voted into Downing Street but received the order the day after she quit as Prime Minister Daily Mirror · Jan 17, 2023
Personalised 'Jenga' lectern used by Liz Truss during 49 days as PM cost taxpayers £4,000 Downing Street has revealed that £4,175 of public money was spent on the higgledy-piggledy lectern that was specially made for Liz Truss, before she was forced to quit Daily Mirror · Jan 17, 2023
The Guardian view on a deal for Northern Ireland: Sunak must face down his ultras Editorial: Brexit maximalists must not be allowed to derail progress in easing barriers to trade across the Irish Sea The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2023
Former chancellor Nadhim Zahawi ‘pays millions to settle tax row’ after investigation It comes after The Independent first revealed the inquiry into the Tory chair’s tax affairs last year The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2023
Boris Johnson put £4,445 dinner in New York on government credit card Mr Johnson took his entourage of 24 out for a meal plus booze while attending the United Nations General Assembly on 21st September 2021 Daily Mirror · Jan 14, 2023
What the experts say about fixing your mortgage now as rates fall below 5% With interest rates going down, is now the time to fix your mortgage? Wales Online · Jan 13, 2023
A lesson for Sunak: when the Tories take on striking workers, they don’t always win The prime minister is pitting the public against trade unionists — forgetting that, in millions of cases, they are the same people, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2023
Why net zero tsar’s review is a damning indictment of Tory government Some argue Chris Skidmore should have gone further but report by party loyalist lays bare Tory policy failures The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2023
Bank of England completes sale of £19bn emergency bond purchases after mini-budget Bloomberg estimates Bank made profit of £3.5bn after intervening to prevent run on pension funds The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2023
Daily Record · Jan 12, 2023 Rishi Sunak to meet Nicola Sturgeon for talks in Scotland The Prime Minister will make his first visit to Scotland since entering Downing Street in October last year.
The National (Scotland) · Jan 12, 2023 Rishi Sunak to meet with First Minister in bid to push support for Union RISHI Sunak is set to hold talks with Nicola Sturgeon in his first visit to Scotland as Prime Minister in a bid to push support for the Union.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2023 Hundreds of ‘investment zone’ bids axed as Sunak dismantles Truss policy Exclusive: council bids for tax breaks and liberalised planning rules axed as government dismantles Liz Truss’s agenda
Evening Standard · Jan 11, 2023 Rishi Sunak to travel to France for summit with Emmanuel Macron Summit in March is aimed at resetting relations following rows over migration and Brexit
Evening Standard · Jan 11, 2023 Will Liz Truss get a portrait at Tory Carlton Club or be airbrushed from history? Most former Tory leaders get a painting at the Club
The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2023 Westminster donations: The MPs given £250,000 for campaigns and causes Party leaders Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak among MPs topping list
The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2023 I thought new year predictions would be more fun than resolutions. Big mistake In search of a family activity that is a little bit chilling, a little bit divisive and not that enjoyable? I have the perfect answer, writes Zoe Williams
The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2023 America’s ‘Taliban 20’ Republicans have the same roots as our Brexit spartans The deranged politics driving the US Freedom Caucus and Tory anti-Europeans can only lead to one outcome: a death spiral for both
The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2023 British firms set to feel chill as Jeremy Hunt cuts energy bill relief This week the chancellor performs his latest Scrooge act with a revamp of the energy bill relief scheme – and the signs aren’t good
The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2023 Rishi Sunak and 15 ministers at risk of losing seat at general election, new poll predicts Research also suggests Labour’s mammoth lead over the Tories could be more fragile than previously thought
Evening Standard · Jan 5, 2023 Keir Starmer: The big challenges facing Labour leader in 2023 as he prepares to deliver major speech Sir Keir Starmer ended 2022 with a comfortable poll lead over the Conservatives and in firm control of his party.