Sunak dismisses food tsar’s warning against bringing cake to the office The Prime Minister believes in ‘personal choice’ and is ‘very partial to a piece of cake’, No 10 said The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023
Boris Johnson embroiled in fresh row over finances amid Tory leadership comeback plan Labour calls on No 10 to set out former PM’s arrangments, after it emerges he enjoyed £800,000 line of credit backed by wealthy Canadian cousin The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2023
Revealed: cabinet split over NHS pay disputes piles pressure on Sunak Health secretary Steve Barclay urges unions to lobby PM over improved pay offer for striking nurses and ambulance workers The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2023
The week in audio: Partygate: The Inside Story; In Dark Corners; I’m Not a Monster; The Goop Pursuit Yet more revelations from inside Boris Johnson’s No 10; the great Prince Harry debate; an update on Alex Renton’s investigation of abuse at public schools; and Shamima Begum’s story in her own words The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2023
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak offers to provide British tanks to Ukraine to help push back Russian troops A No 10 spokeswoman said the Prime Minister offered Challenger 2 tanks and additional artillery systems as a sign of the UK’s “ambition to intensify our support to Ukraine”. Manchester Evening News · Jan 14, 2023
Rishi Sunak confirms UK will send Challenger 2 tanks rolling into battle in Ukraine Following a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today, a No 10 spokesperson confirmed Britain will be "accelerating military and diplomatic support" Daily Mirror · Jan 14, 2023
Sunak offers Ukraine British Challenger 2 tanks to help push back Russian troops No 10 said the Prime Minister made the commitment to President Volodymyr Zelensky during a phone call. The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2023
Boris Johnson may be building his war chest, but he isn’t building bridges Ex PM’s £3.5m in second-job fees plus political donations since leaving Downing Street sends mixed signals about his future plans The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2023
Keir Starmer warns PM that Boris Johnson may lead opposition to any deal on NI protocol The Labour leader told Rishi Sunak that his party will provide the ‘political cover’ he may require to reach a compromise with Brussels The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023
Boris Johnson given £1m donation by former Brexit party backer Tech investor Christopher Harborne’s gift to former PM’s personal office stokes comeback speculation The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2023
Minister refuses to rule out changes to UK online safety bill Social media bosses who breach child safety rules may face jail if Ofcom given powers to prosecute The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2023
Rail unions and operators ‘working towards revised offer’ to stop more strikes However civil servants’ strike set to go ahead after talks dismissed as ‘total farce’ by union Evening Standard · Jan 12, 2023
Boris Johnson’s biggest scandals: From unlawfully closing parliament to Covid lockdown fine The former PM was arguably the architect of his own downfall The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023
Partygate: Boris Johnson joked No 10 party was ‘most unsocially distanced in UK’ Shredded documents and couples ‘getting it on’ before Philip’s funeral among new claims The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023
Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2023 Downing Street defends Prime Minister’s decision to fly to Leeds on RAF plane Rishi Sunak was travelling to meet with staff and patients at the Rutland Lodge Medical Practice in Chapel Allerton
The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2023 Rishi Sunak accused of ‘extravagance’ after taking private jet to Leeds for NHS visit Labour urges PM to explain how much was ‘wasted’ on taking jet for ‘photo op’
Wales Online · Jan 10, 2023 Downing Street defends Prime Minister after he travels by plane to Leeds The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said it was necessary due to time pressures
The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2023 Downing Street defends Prime Minister’s decision to fly to Leeds Rishi Sunak was travelling to meet with staff and patients at the Rutland Lodge Medical Practice in Chapel Allerton.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2023 Anti-strike legislation could worsen NHS services, Labour says Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves confirms Labour will oppose plan because it is likely to erode goodwill of doctors and nurses
The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2023 Covid: People urged to wear masks and stay at home if unwell as pressure on NHS mounts Public face coverings have not been mandatory in UK for months – and remain that way, stresses No 10
The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2023 ‘God help us’ if Boris Johnson returns, David Davis warns ‘obsessed’ Tory backers Tories ‘would not return to government’ if they change leader before 2024 election, says senior MP
The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2022 Tony Blair wanted Vladimir Putin to be at international ‘top table’ Newly released files show officials warned that despite ‘warm rhetoric’ the Russian leader maintained Cold War levels of spying against UK.
The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2022 Double-digit pay rises not part of strike solution, says No 10 Downing Street claims such salary increases would ’embed inflation’
The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2022 Theresa May predicts Tories can win the next general election Ex-PM urges Sunak to remember impact of blocking a new trans law in Scotland would have ‘on people’
The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2022 Third of staff allege bullying in Raab’s private office team Exclusive: Leaked annual survey shows fourfold rise in harassment claims in justice ministers’ office