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Friday briefing: The many scandals rocking Westminster, explained

In today’s newsletter: The number of MPs who have lost their party’s whip now totals 18. The damage to public trust could be even more widespread

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2024

Rwanda bill: what does the latest delay mean?

Flights have been pushed back to summer after the House of Lords spoke up for Afghans and refugees – here’s what to expect over the coming weeks

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2024

Sunak to cite Britain’s ‘sicknote culture’ in bid to overhaul fit note system

Prime minister to express concern about ‘over-medicalising’ normal worries with diagnoses as mental health conditions

The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2024

OPINION - Mark Menzies and the Tory scandals: sensational fun, but pity us poor voters

There is no getting away from Karl Marx’s gag about history beginning as tragedy and ending as farce. When the only thing we can think about when it comes to the Government is a mesmerising sex scandal, we really are in John Major 1997 territory.

Evening Standard · Apr 18, 2024

OPINION - The Standard View: The polls are bad for Rishi Sunak — and could get even worse

When Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister, his MPs hoped their new leader’s relative popularity would rub off on a discredited Tory brand. Instead, the reverse effect appears to be on display.

Evening Standard · Apr 18, 2024

'Give us a summer vote': Most want general election in just months, says exclusive Ipsos poll

Poll also shows Rishi Sunak’s PM rating has plunged to same level as previous leader Jeremy Corbyn

Evening Standard · Apr 18, 2024

'Public doesn't want a new Tory leader - it wants change'

Analysis of latest poll by Ipsos director of politics Keiran Pedley

Evening Standard · Apr 18, 2024

Rishi Sunak's PM rating falls to lowest ever for major party leader and same level as Jeremy Corbyn - new poll

Exclusive Ipsos survey for The Standard also dashes hopes among some Tories that replacing Mr Sunak would boost their party’s fortunes

Evening Standard · Apr 18, 2024

Tory MPs limp into PMQs after finally accepting their fate

A party resigned to oblivion made for a sulky session that did Rishi Sunak and the Commons no favours

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2024

OPINION - Born after 2009? Rishi Sunak says you can't smoke. Ever.

It is sometimes said of the political Left that it wants everything to be filtered into three categories: free, illegal or obligatory. To which Rishi Sunak says: hold my Mexican Coke. The prime minister's proposal to ban young people from being ever able to legally smoke passed its first Commons hurdle last night,…

Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2024