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Boris Johnson calls Rishi Sunak’s smoking ban ‘absolutely nuts’

Former PM laments state of Tory party saying it is ‘mad’ that party of Winston Churchill is ‘banning cigars’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2024

Conservatives likely to take 'pasting' at general election, says ex Tory chancellor Philip Hammond

The Conservatives will likely “take a pasting” at the general election, former Tory chancellor Philip Hammond conceded on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2024

‘Sunak has failed on the NHS’ says shadow health secretary as waiting list figures remain high – as it happened

Prime minister has ‘missed his own targets to cut ambulance and A&E waits’, says Wes Streeting as England waiting list figures remain near record levels

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2024

‘We have to get the basics right’: Labour’s Chris McEwan in Tees Valley

Party hopes to take mayoralty from Tories but incumbent Ben Houchen is still popular with voters, defying national mood

The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2024

Rishi Sunak vows to overcome Rwanda hurdles as UK ditches 150 asylum hotels

Hotels no longer needed as claimants moved to disused RAF bases and other sites

Evening Standard · Apr 10, 2024

OPINION - Rishi Sunak, Adidas Sambas and the art of the political apology

Rishi Sunak has said sorry. This recantation didn't quite match the magnitude of Keith Joseph's 1974 apology for the Conservatives Party's role in the post-war consensus or Tony Blair's expression of regret over Britain's role during the Irish potato famine. But it is parliamentary recess and the pickings are slim.

Evening Standard · Apr 10, 2024

Rishi Sunak recalls seeing shoplifters in his mother’s pharmacy amid new criminal crackdown

But Labour slams the plan as too little, too late amid an epidemic of retail crime

Evening Standard · Apr 10, 2024

‘I’m a longtime devotee’: Rishi Sunak apologises for wearing Adidas Samba trainers

Prime minister defends his fondness for the shoe, while critics and social media users say he has ruined it for everyone

The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2024

Rishi Sunak appeals to Reform UK defectors to stick by the Conservatives over immigration and net zero

PM says he still plans to call election ‘in the second half of this year’

Evening Standard · Apr 10, 2024

Post Office Horizon IT cases ‘the greatest scandal I have ever seen’, says former senior judge – as it happened

Sir Anthony Hooper tells inquiry: ‘We’ve had many miscarriages of justice, but nowhere near as many as these’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2024