The Latest Breaking News from ​​Rishi Sunak

Sunak urged to back HS2 to Manchester despite cost fears

Former chancellor George Osborne said it would be a ‘gross act of vandalism’ to axe the northern leg of the high-speed network.

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2023

Tory civil war as MSP slams Rishi Sunak's net zero U-turn

Scottish Tory MSP Maurice Golden has criticised the Prime Minister’s watering down of climate pledges.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 24, 2023

Tory donor threatens to pull funding if Sunak scraps northern HS2 rail line

Exclusive: Major donor questioning ‘ability to continue support’ for party amid doubt over Birmingham to Manchester leg

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2023

Donald Trump backs Rishi Sunak’s decision to water down net zero measures

Former US president Donald Trump said he knew Rishi Sunak was ‘smart’.

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2023

Scrapping Manchester leg of HS2 holds political risks for Rishi Sunak

PM would need to offer voters in the north of England an alternative. Whether they believe him is another matter

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2023

Government minister says inheritance tax is ‘deeply unfair’ as Sunak ‘plans to scrap’ levy

Rishi Sunak is said to be preparing to announce a cut in the levy – or even scrap it altogether

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2023

Harvie: Sunak has ‘damn nerve’ to blame climate rollback on household burden

The zero carbon buildings minister said watering down climate pledges will impact Scotland’s targets.

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2023

'Outright climate denial is spreading and the Tories love it', Patrick Harvie says

PATRICK Harvie has said that the UK is witnessing “climate denial like never before” during an interview on Rishi Sunak’s net zero U-turn ...

The National (Scotland) · Sep 24, 2023

Why Tories are using cars as a political dividing line in the UK

Attempt to show Labour as ‘anti-motorist’ at forefront of Conservative pre-election campaign

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2023

Inheritance tax ‘punitive’ and ‘unfair’, says minister as Sunak mulls change

Grant Shapps said: ‘I just lost a parent and I can understand entirely why people find inheritance tax particularly punitive.’

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2023