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Rishi Sunak insists his economic plan is working as he asks voters for optimism in 2024

PM claims economy on the mend, as he gears up for general election while trailing badly in polls

The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2023

Keir Starmer ‘lacks clear sense of purpose’ claims Labour ex-policy chief

Party historian MP Jon Cruddas questions readiness for power of leader with few ties to movement’s roots or ideology

The Guardian - UK · Dec 30, 2023

Sunak under fire for ‘inexplicable’ failure to appoint new climate committee chief

Experts say prolonged delay in replacing chair signals that government does not take net zero policy seriously enough and is harming investment

The Guardian - UK · Dec 30, 2023

Liz Truss resignation honours list branded ‘insult to people in Scotland’

Liz Truss’s long-awaited resignation honours list has been branded an “insult to people in Scotland”...

The National (Scotland) · Dec 30, 2023

Ex-chancellor Norman Lamont says Sunak must ignore calls to ditch inheritance tax

Tory grandee doesn’t ‘buy’ MPs’ argument that tax on inherited wealth is widely hated

The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2023

Shirley Bassey, Ridley Scott Honoured By Britain's King Charles III

King Charles III on Friday announced awards for showbusiness royalty Shirley Bassey and Ridley Scott while a bereaved father who took on social media giants over harmful online content is also recognised in Britain's traditional New Year's Honours.

International Business Times · Dec 29, 2023

Liz Truss ‘shameless’ resignation honours list is finally revealed

Labour called the announcement “a slap in the face to working people”

Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2023

‘Shameless’ Truss gives honours to cronies who backed her disastrous government

The list attracted considerable controversy before it was even published due to the short-lived nature of Liz Truss’s premiership

The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2023

Former Tory chancellor Sajid Javid knighted in new year honours

Top gong comes despite The Independent revealing that the senior Tory used non-dom tax loophole

The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2023

New year honours 2024: awards for Shirley Bassey, Mary Earps and Michael Eavis

Author Jilly Cooper and actor Emilia Clarke also honoured

The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2023