Strikes, seatbelts and sleaze: Rishi Sunak’s first 100 days as PM Rishi Sunak entered Downing Street promising to calm the markets and stop the scandals, but 100 days in it’s proving a bumpy ride The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2023
Sunak’s 100 days as PM ‘dogged by swamp of sleaze scandals’, say rivals The Prime Minister is facing questions over his judgment, with his deputy still under investigation over bullying allegations. The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023
Public health groups urge Rishi Sunak to widen free school meals programme Junk food levy could fund meals for 800,000 more children and young people in England, experts tell PM The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2023
Petition calling for fair pay for nursing staff signed by 100,000 people The RCN is warning the Prime Minister that the NHS is deteriorating rapidly on his watch. The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023
Exhausted teachers vow to keep protesting 'until change happens' as 200,000 walk out Exhausted and overworked teachers joined university staff, train drivers, civil servants, bus drivers and security guards in the biggest day of industrial action in more than a decade today Daily Mirror · Feb 1, 2023
Rishi Sunak promises fresh talks after strike chaos hits majority of schools Government shows desire for fresh discussions with unions as latest walkouts cause mayhem Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2023
Watchdog looks into £220,000 public funding for Johnson Partygate defence Exclusive: Director at NAO, which hasn’t launched a formal inquiry, plans to speak to Cabinet Office about legal costs over former PM’s denials in Commons The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2023
Rating Rishi Sunak’s first 100 days as prime minister The former chancellor has already had plenty of ups and downs since entering No 10, writes Sean O’Grady The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023
The Guardian view on strikes: Sunak needs a better plan Editorial: The prime minister lacks the authority and popularity for a long confrontation with public sector workers The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2023
Strikes set aside as Starmer skewers Sunak on sleaze at PMQs The Labour leader’s attacks over Zahawi and Johnson left Rish! firmly outside his comfort zone The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2023
Sunak under pressure from ‘frustrated’ Tory MPs over Raab allegations PM pressed to explain what he knew and when The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023
Dominic Raab could resign to avoid investigation into bullying claims, accusers fear A Whitehall sleaze probe is looking into allegations of bullying made against the Deputy PM - but witnesses fear he'll quit when he's presented with the evidence against him Daily Mirror · Feb 1, 2023
Sunak thinks he is following Thatcher’s union-busting playbook. But he has fatally misread it Unlike her latest tribute act, the iron lady was an astute judge of public opinion, and an avoider of political traps, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2023
GSK boss warns UK life sciences at ‘tipping point’ despite Sunak’s R&D pledge Emma Walmsley says ambition to be pharma superpower at risk unless improvements made in key areas The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2023
Wales Online · Feb 1, 2023 Girl, four, was mauled to death by pet dog in ‘tragic, isolated incident’ The dog was put down by police yesterday evening
The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2023 Rishi Sunak plans US trip with Northern Ireland high on agenda UK officials in flurry of diplomacy seeking agreement with EU over protocol, but play down talk that deal is close
Chronicle Live · Feb 1, 2023 Teachers walk out on 'biggest strike in a decade' as they call on government to 'save our schools' Union members are calling for an above-inflation pay rise funded by the Government rather than existing school budgets
The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2023 Ministers and unions dig in amid widespread strike action across UK Little prospect of breakthrough as strikes hit schools, trains, universities and border posts
The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2023 Can’t the Tories see that letting homeless charities close will cause more homelessness? Abandoning people to sleep rough makes neither moral nor economic sense, says Daniel Lavelle, who writes on mental health, homelessness and social care
The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2023 Truss and Brexit have sunk Britain’s economy – and the right is in deep denial about both The global economy is hardly booming, but the UK is at the bottom of the pile of developed nations for two clear reasons, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle
Daily Record · Feb 1, 2023 Scottish independence is a lifeboat to escape Brexit, insists SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn The SNP MP asked Rishi Sunak if he could blame Scots who wanted to jump upon "the independence lifeboat" because of the poor outcome of Brexit.
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023 Scandals, sackings and U-turns: Rishi Sunak’s first 100 days in the job PM feeling the pressure over probes, policy rebellions and ever-present ex-PM Boris Johnson
Daily Mirror · Feb 1, 2023 Out of touch Rishi Sunak doesn't regularly read newspapers or online news sites According to his press secretary, the Prime Minister only occasionally looks at the news online, and reading the newspapers is "not something he does every morning"
Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2023 Rishi Sunak’s first 100 days — Raab, Zahawi and the ‘anti-tax loons’ Personnel dramas, infighting and growing fissures caused by the ‘anti-tax loons’ are threatening to de-rail Sunak. Amidst intimidating new statistics from the IMF, can the PM prove his naysayers wrong, asks Anne McElvoy
Daily Mirror · Feb 1, 2023 Labour MP forced to apologise for branding Israeli government 'fascist' in Parliament Kim Johnson's remark was branded "completely unacceptable" by Keir Starmer's official spokesman, and she is expected to be spoken to by the party's chief whip