Rishi Sunak’s woes mount with oil bill rebellion, byelections and asylum row Parliament returns for election year with a resignation over North Sea drilling and a fight over the Tories’ Rwanda plan The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2024
Rishi Sunak warns he will curb benefits and government spending to help fund tax cuts Prime minister suggests public spending cuts on cards to help with pre-election giveaway The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2024
Key Covid inquiry report creates election date headache for Sunak Heather Hallett’s first findings are to be published before the summer and will show how austerity and Brexit hit pandemic planning The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2024
Free childcare plan in chaos as funding for Tories’ key pledge unravels Parents face missing out on free support at eleventh hour due to funding disarray The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2024
Ex-immigration minister threatens to toughen Rwanda bill after leak suggests Sunak tried to scale back scheme Robert Jenrick dramatically quit last month warning the PM his plan would not work The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2024
Labour could revive HS2 northern legs after government fails to sell off land Sources say land bought for train route north of Birmingham unlikely to be sold before polls – paving way for project’s revival The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2024
Rishi Sunak had doubts about Rwanda scheme as chancellor, report says Documents reportedly reveal Sunak had concerns over cost of plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2024
What links Rishi Sunak, Javier Milei and Donald Trump? The shadowy network behind their policies The Atlas Network’s dark-money junktanks are behind neoliberal policies around the world, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2024
Booze, Brexit and bad hair: how Wetherspoons became the most divisive establishment in Britain The British high street has for years been dominated by a chain of cheap-and-cheerful pubs boasting straightforward food, inexpensive pints and mad carpets. Oh, and political propaganda. As Spoons founder Tim Martin is granted a knighthood, Katie Rosseinsky dives into a polarising brand that we can never seem to agree… The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2024
PM had doubts over Rwanda migrants plan as chancellor, documents suggest Rishi Sunak was unsure the Government’s scheme to send migrants to Rwanda would stop channel crossings when he was Chancellor, according to… The National (Scotland) · Jan 6, 2024
Jeremy Hunt unsure if government can afford more tax cuts ‘I don’t yet know if I can’, says chancellor when asked about pre-election tax giveaway talked up by PM The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2024
‘More harm than Ukip’: Reform UK’s threat to the Conservatives Its polling is up, but former Brexit party still lacks crucial support from its talisman Nigel Farage The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2024
Flood warnings remain in place as cold weather alert issued Data from the Environment Agency showed almost every river in England has reached exceptionally high levels with some reaching record levels. Evening Standard · Jan 6, 2024
Sunak raised doubts over Rwanda migrants plan as chancellor – report No 10 papers said to show Sunak believed policy ‘won’t work’ as deterrent The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2024
Evening Standard · Jan 6, 2024 Sunak had doubts over Rwanda migrants plan as Chancellor, documents suggest The No 10 papers from said Mr Sunak believed the ‘deterrent won’t work’.
International Business Times UK · Jan 5, 2024 UK Not Supplying Migrant Boats Information to France Says French Audit Report A recent report, published by a French audit organisation, accused the UK government of supplying un-crosschecked patchy information, which prevented France from stopping migrant boats across the English Channel.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2024 Rishi Sunak under fire after week of devastating flooding across England PM insists government is responding, as some residents are told to expect five more days of misery and colder weather
The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2024 Sunak faces new by-election nightmare as senior Tory MP Chris Skidmore quits in net zero row Fresh headache for PM as exit of former energy minister sparks yet another contest
The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2024 Chris Skidmore resigns Conservative whip over Sunak’s oil and gas licence plan Former minister also resigns as an MP, which will trigger byelection in his Kingswood constituency
The National (Scotland) · Jan 5, 2024 Worst of Westminster: Michelle's Mone and Rishi Sunak's failing pledges Good evening and welcome to the first Worst of Westminster of 2024.
The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2024 Luke Humphries ‘privileged’ to meet PM Rishi Sunak after World Championship win Humphries is still basking in the glory of his World Championship victory over teenager Luke Littler at Alexandra Palace.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2024 Sunak’s hoped for autumn election may come with a transatlantic distraction Upcoming US presidential election and a resurgent Trump could cause a headache for all British parties
The National (Scotland) · Jan 5, 2024 Glasgow caller branded 'embarrassment' after shocking call on Jeremy Vine show A MAN from Glasgow has been branded an "embarrassment" after a shock call to Channel Five's Jeremy Vine.
The Conversation · Jan 5, 2024 Should we believe Rishi Sunak's hint that the election will be in October? What the evidence tells us So now we know. After weeks of speculation, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he is “working on the assumption” that a general election will take place in the second half of this year. That’s just a few months before the latest possible date of January 28 2025.
The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2024 Rishi Sunak tax cuts won’t ease burden, economists warn, as national insurance rate drops The Institute for Fiscal Studies says personal taxes are rising despite much-hyped Tory tax cuts