No dancing with joy just yet to the tune of decreased inflation City Voices: Most people are yet to see the benefits of falling inflation Evening Standard · Jul 20, 2023
Polls open in triple by-election contest Rishi Sunak had braced MPs at a meeting of the 1922 Committee of Tory backbenchers on the eve of the polls Evening Standard · Jul 20, 2023
Polls open in triple by-election contest after Tories warned of ‘tough battle’ Rishi Sunak had braced MPs at a meeting of the 1922 Committee of Tory backbenchers on the eve of the polls. The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023
Byelection polls open with Rishi Sunak forecasting ‘tough’ fight to save seats Opposition parties hope to overturn government majorities in three constituencies vacated by Tory MPs amid controversy The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2023
What the papers say – July 20 A wide variety of stories make up the front pages across Britain. The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023
Tories braced for defeats in triple by-election contest Rishi Sunak warned they face a ‘tough battle’ as Labour and Lib Dems hope to steal the three seats. The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023
Transgender schools guidance will take a ‘bit longer’, Education Secretary says Gillian Keegan acknowledged a delay as headteachers vented their frustration. The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023
‘Even hanging on to one would be a win’: Tories brace for byelection results Votes in the three very different seats could indicate general election swings and prompt cabinet reshuffle The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2023
Rishi Sunak braces Tories for ‘tough battle’ in Thursday’s three by-elections The Prime Minister spoke to a meeting of the 1922 Committee of Conservative backbenchers on the eve of the polls Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2023
James Cleverly makes public appeal to keep job as foreign secretary Departure from normal ministerial practice adds to speculation of an imminent reshuffle by Rishi Sunak The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2023
Which byelection seats are being fought – and will the Tories lose them? Polls in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, Somerton and Frome, and Selby and Ainsty will test the government’s popularity on Thursday – but local issues are also at the fore The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2023
Sunak, Braverman and City regulator wade into Farage banking row FCA chief says banks cannot ‘discriminate’ against political views, but chair argues it’s up to Coutts ‘who they do business with’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2023
Sunak braces Tories for ‘tough battle’ in Thursday’s three by-elections The Prime Minister spoke to a meeting of the 1922 Committee of Conservative backbenchers on the eve of the polls. The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023
James Cleverly tells Rishi Sunak he wants to ‘stay put’ amid reshuffle speculation The Foreign Secretary has been tipped in some reports as a contender to replace Ben Wallace at the Ministry of Defence in the next reshuffle Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2023
Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2023 ‘It means a huge amount’: Dame Kelly Holmes among campaigners welcoming LGBT military treatment apology Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologised for the ‘horrific’ historical treatment LGBT people who served in the military had faced prior to the year 2000
The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2023 What’s the real worth of ‘low-value’ degrees? Letters: Siân Lawrence, Julian Preece, Chris Townsend, Ann Lynch and Richard Mountford on Rishi Sunak’s plan to cap student numbers for some university courses
The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2023 Happy holidays, but the Tories know they could soon be on permanent vacation Today started well. It was countdown to recess, a Barbie and Ken homage and Rish! even showed up … but it didn’t last
The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023 Biden turns up heat on UK over asylum for Afghan hero pilot The Home Office refuses to remove veteran’s Rwanda deportation threat despite the policy being ruled illegal
The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023 Dame Kelly Holmes among campaigners welcoming LGBT military treatment apology Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologised for the ‘horrific’ historical treatment LGBT people who served in the military had faced prior to the year 2000.
The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023 Cleverly warns PM he wants to ‘stay put’ amid reshuffle speculation The Foreign Secretary has been tipped in some reports as a contender to replace Ben Wallace at the Ministry of Defence in the next reshuffle.
The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023 Tory London mayoral candidate Susan Hall ‘has Rishi Sunak’s full support’ The Prime Minister’s press secretary said Susan Hall has shown ‘great commitment… highlighting the many failures of Sadiq Khan’.
The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023 Sunak says ‘our plan is working’ ahead of by-election test Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said it was for the British people to judge him on his performance.
The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023 UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologizes for a previous ban on LGBTQ+ people in the military U_K_ Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has apologized for the treatment of gay veterans by saying that a previous ban on LGBTQ+ people serving in the U_K_ military was “an appalling failure of the British state.”
The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2023 Caribbean countries poised to seek UN legal advice on slavery compensation UN legal opinion would put pressure on 10 European countries targeted to engage in reparative justice
Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2023 Rishi Sunak’s PMQs maths joke backfires as he gets Keir Starmer’s age wrong Sir Keir Starmer had to correct the Prime Minister about his age