‘It’s bleak’: string of family firms shut in Rishi Sunak’s Yorkshire seat Four businesses in market town of Richmond announce closure in past week as cost of living crisis bites The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023
UK sanctions six people after British-Russian dissident’s appeal rejected Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called the decision by Moscow judges ‘unjustifiable’. The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2023
Sunak’s private jet to Scotland may have breached ministerial code, says Labour Emily Thornberry calls on PM to explain why he did not use available scheduled flights The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023
Rish! gaslights the UK with North Sea plan while the world burns Prime minister travels to Scotland to conduct a five-minute interview on his intention to drill, baby, drill The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023
'We're furious': Scotland's young climate activists react to North Sea licence round YOUTH climate campaigners have told how they are “disappointed” and “furious” at the UK Government’s announcement that it intends to grant… The National (Scotland) · Jul 31, 2023
FACT CHECK: Claim that more North Sea oil will 'drive down energy prices' Claim: “Putin has weaponised energy supplies, causing household bills to soar… I’m taking action to drive down energy prices” – PM Rishi… The National (Scotland) · Jul 31, 2023
UK Government must make next move to resolve Stormont impasse – DUP Deputy leader Gavin Robinson has called on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to deliver on commitments he made. The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2023
Rishi Sunak’s contempt for the climate shows us just how rightwing he really is The carousel of changing Tory prime ministers made the latest seem moderate. Now, with his eagerness to trash green policies, we can see he is anything but, writes Zoe Williams The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023
OPINION - The Standard View: Rishi Sunak’s anti-green plan is a curious gamble Rishi Sunak and the Conservative Party appear to have concluded, on the basis of a solitary and surprise by-election victory, to trash the Government’s record on the environment. It is a curious decision — and one that threatens not only Britain’s ability to combat catastrophic climate change, but also ignores… Evening Standard · Jul 31, 2023
OPINION - Britain worsened by inflation and NHS delays - poll: The Leader podcast Ipsos survey for Standard shows PM’s lowest satisfaction score Evening Standard · Jul 31, 2023
The Tory donors with links to fossil fuel interests and climate denial - see the list THE Conservatives have received millions of pounds in donations from climate deniers and those with interests in the fossil fuel industry ahead of… The National (Scotland) · Jul 31, 2023
OPINION - Drill, baby, drill: Rishi Sunak junks the Tory green brand I’m afraid I have what might be shocking news – Ken Clarke is quite right-wing. He may hold heterodox views on Europe (a conviction that cost him the party leadership on multiple occasions), but Clarke’s reputation as a Tory ‘wet’ belies both his record and his admiration for Margaret Thatcher. Evening Standard · Jul 31, 2023
OPINION - New UK oil & gas ‘will take decades’: Tech and Science Daily podcast Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced hundreds of new licences to drill for oil and gas will be granted across the UK, despite the continued warnings about global warming. Evening Standard · Jul 31, 2023
Alcohol prices rise tomorrow - Find out how much the cost of your tipple will increase by Prime minister and chancellor behind plans to increase duty on alcoholic drinks The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023 Charging prison living costs to wrongly convicted is unfair, says No 10 Rishi Sunak in talks with Home Office as Andrew Malkinson, freed after 17 years, could lose 25% of compensation
The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023 Sunak’s plan for carbon capture is good news: he shouldn’t muddy it with party politics Consensus on tackling the climate crisis is what’s needed now – and direct action against CO2 must be the next move, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2023 Living costs for wrongfully convicted prisoners unfair, Sunak says It comes amid concerns that Andrew Malkinson, who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit, faces deductions from any compensation.
The National (Scotland) · Jul 31, 2023 Billionaire Scottish oil tycoon issues net zero message to Rishi Sunak RISHI Sunak has been told to focus on “realising the massive renewables opportunity” in Scotland by one of the country’s most…
The National (Scotland) · Jul 31, 2023 UK must 'max out' North Sea oil and gas to go green, Tory minister claims THE Government’s plans to “max out” North Sea oil and gas reserves poses “no contradiction” to its stated green ambitions, a minister has…
The National (Scotland) · Jul 31, 2023 In pictures: Rishi Sunak visits Shell gas plant during visit to Scotland RISHI Sunak has paid a visit to Scotland after the UK Government announced it would grant hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licences.
The Week · Jul 31, 2023 Rishi Sunak’s drive to survive: are pro-car pledges a ‘vote magnet’? Rishi Sunak has ordered a review of low-traffic neighbourhoods in England in the latest of a series of pro-motorist moves being seen as a bid to shore up Tory support among voters.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023 All I want is a job with a decent number of hours – why is that so hard to find? The rising price of basic products is crazy, and what makes things harder is that steady jobs are thin on the ground• This article is part of the heat or eat diaries: a series from the frontline of Britain’s cost of living emergency
Evening Standard · Jul 31, 2023 Summer break beckons for Rishi Sunak as he faces heat over climate policies But aides say he’s no good at switching off
The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023 Sunak’s new oil and gas licences are ‘moral and economic madness’ PM becomes ‘dangerous radical’, in words of UN chief, by backing fossil fuels incompatible with net zero goals
The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023 Dear Rishi Sunak, you’ve declared war on people who want to curb car use. It’s one you’ll lose The PM is misguided to focus so strongly on Ulez and popular low-traffic schemes. Keir Starmer should know better, too, says transport writer Christian Wolmar