The Latest Breaking News from ​​Rishi Sunak

The Observer view on Dan Poulter and the failing Conservative government

The former Tory health minister has defected to Labour over the crisis in the NHS and has rightly called for an early election

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2024

Top Tory MP defects to Labour in fury at NHS crisis

Ex-health minister Dan Poulter, who also works as a hospital doctor, says Conservatives have become ‘nationalist party of the right’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2024

From Tyneside to London: five key battlegrounds in England’s 2 May local elections

The main parties’ strengths and vulnerabilities will be starkly on show in the capital, the West Midlands, Tees Valley, the north-east and Dorset

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2024

Rwandan opposition deplores UK deportation deal as 'modern slavery'

A British law to send unwanted migrants to Rwanda, which passed this week after months of wrangling, has generated fierce criticism at home and abroad. In Rwanda, opponents of the longtime president say the country is unfit to host asylum seekers – while accusing the UK of outsourcing its responsibilities.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 26, 2024

‘I would not be alive’: anger at Sunak plan to strip GPs of sicknote powers

Doctors’ ability to sign people off work is crucial, say readers, especially for those with mental health problems

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2024

What is the real story behind Vietnamese Channel boat crossings?

Speaking to experts and people on the ground in Pas-de-Calais reveals a different narrative to that told by Rishi Sunak

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2024

A mug’s game: the politics of Rishi Sunak’s crockery choices

Patriotic teaware was on show from the prime minister this week – the latest round of his mug-based messaging

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2024

Humza Yousaf says he’s ‘very confident’ of winning no confidence vote and he will ‘compromise’ with critics – as it happened

First minister says he has ‘every intention of winning’ vote of no confidence and ‘believes in ability to work with and negotiate’ with opposition leaders

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2024

The cost of living crisis has made the UK a poorer, more anxious nation – and worse is yet to come

Instead of buy-one-get-one-free offers, everyday life now involves carefully comparing prices and feeling increasingly powerless, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2024

Rishi Sunak is punishing the sick to cover up his own failures

Letters: Readers respond to the prime minister’s claim that the UK is suffering from a ‘sicknote culture’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2024