Tories’ 2019 NHS promises may come back to bite them Party’s success in ‘neutralising’ issue of public services in election campaigns is unlikely to work again The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023
Sunak faces open revolt over refusal to back tax cuts (And he STILL won’t come clean about plan to cancel northern leg of HS2) The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023
Chancellor chooses plane over train to get from London to Manchester Exclusive: Jeremy Hunt selects most carbon-intensive transport to make meeting ahead of Tory conference The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023
The Guardian view on the Conservative conference: an exercise in diverting blame for failure Editorial: Without a candid audit of what has gone wrong, Rishi Sunak will struggle to develop a meaningful programme for the future The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023
Anti-ULEZ campaigners target Mayor Sadiq Khan’s home in Tooting demo The demo is being held near the Mayor’s home in south London Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2023
Chris Boardman: Rishi Sunak must ‘stick’ with pro-cycling plans The Prime Minister is vowing to tackle a ‘war on motorists’ by curbing 20mph zones and low traffic neighbourhoods. The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023
'Insulting': Tories accused of 'pre-election bribery' with Holyrood funding snub THE Tories have been accused of “pre-election bribery” and “insulting” Scottish voters after another devolution funding snub. The National (Scotland) · Oct 1, 2023
Pressure on Sunak as his own former levelling up minister calls for HS2 to be finished in full Dehenna Davison and Jake Berry join backlash against PM’s move to axe northern leg The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023
Watch live: Conservative Party conference 2023 gets underway in Manchester Watch live as the Conservative Party conference 2023 gets underway in Manchester on Sunday 1 October. The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023
'You're not welcome!': Rishi Sunak heckled as he enters Conservative Party conference RISHI Sunak was welcomed to the Conservative Party conference by a heckler with a megaphone. The National (Scotland) · Oct 1, 2023
Back Rishi or ‘shut up’, Liz Truss told, as Tory grandees fear grandstanding will hurt them at the polls Ex-PM told her plans to back tax cuts at party conference are ‘total and utter disgrace. How dare she?’ The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023
The UK defense secretary suggests British training of Ukrainian soldiers could move into Ukraine Britain’s new defense secretary has suggested that British military training of Ukrainian soldiers, which currently takes place in U.K. bases, could move into western Ukraine The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023
'Rich, greed, wealthy': BBC survey shows what people think Rishi Sunak stands for A WORD cloud broadcast on the BBC’s flagship Sunday morning politics show has revealed what people really think about Rishi Sunak. The National (Scotland) · Oct 1, 2023
Tory swing voters switch to Labour after Sunak’s green retreat, poll finds Survey shows nearly 90% of 2019 Conservative voters say green industry is vital to UK’s economic growth The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023
Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2023 Sunak claims cutting inflation ahead of tax cuts the Thatcherite and ‘deeply Conservative’ thing to do The Prime Minister suggested his approach is in line with ‘great Conservative governments’ of the past
The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023 Sunak defends focus on halving inflation amid Tory clamour for tax cuts The Prime Minister suggested his approach is in line with ‘great Conservative governments’ of the past.
The National (Scotland) · Oct 1, 2023 UK Government to bypass Holyrood with towns funding in latest devolution snub THE UK Government is set to bypass the Scottish Parliament to give funding directly to seven Scottish councils in a further devolution snub.
The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023 PM insists no plan to send British troops for training in Ukraine ‘here and now’ Rishi Sunak made clear that plans mooted by Defence Secretary Grant Shapps would be for after the conflict with Russia.
Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2023 Iceland boss quits Tories and calls party ‘out of touch’ Iceland boss Richard Walker has quit the Conservatives as he accused the party of “drifting out of touch” during the cost of living crisis and showing an “inability to deliver”.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023 Rishi Sunak shrugs off concerns that U-turns might make UK a ‘laughing stock’ Prime minister says investors are excited about Britain and that he instinctively understands what the public wants
The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023 Sunak challenged over public view of him as ‘rich’ Rishi Sunak insisted his decisions on net zero showed he understood the impact of policy choices on household finances.
The National (Scotland) · Oct 1, 2023 Rishi Sunak repeatedly dodges questions on the future of HS2 Manchester link up RISHI Sunak repeatedly dodged questions on whether HS2 will run to Manchester during a car crash TV interview.
Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2023 Rishi Sunak refuses to commit to HS2 Manchester route Reports have stated the Prime Minister is considering trimming the route from Birmingham to Manchester due to rising costs
The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023 Sunak resists calls to announce pre-election tax giveaway to boost Tory hopes The Prime Minister insisted his approach of prioritising measures to tackle inflation would help hard-pressed households.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023 Rishi Sunak claims putting reducing inflation ahead of tax cuts Thatcherite and ‘deeply Conservative’ – as it happened Prime minister says ‘the best tax cut we can give is to cut inflation’ after Michael Gove says taxes should be cut before general election