Sunak should press Zahawi to resign, says former Tory minister Prime minister faces uncomfortable PMQs, with ‘impossible questions’ over ex-chancellor’s tax affairs The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2023
Dear Nadhim Zahawi: here’s what patriotic British millionaires do – we pay our proper taxes Tax pays for our NHS, cares for our pensioners, educates our kids and defends our country. Anyone ‘careless’ about that is unfit to govern, says campaigner and philanthropist Julia Davies of the Patriotic Millionaires The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2023
North of England receiving among lowest levels of investment of advanced economies It comes after Rishi Sunak faced a barrage of criticism over a £2.1billion round of levelling up funding, which saw cash go to a string of wealthy areas while a number of deprived communities missed out Daily Mirror · Jan 25, 2023
Who is Richard Sharp? BBC chairman who ‘helped Boris Johnson secure £800,000 loan’ Former banker worked for more than 30 years in the financial sector, including a 23-year stint at investment giant Goldman Sachs The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023
Nadhim Zahawi tax row: What did the Tory MP do? Ex-chancellor Nadhim Zahawi is being investigated after denying claims he did not pay the correct tax at the right time. Evening Standard · Jan 25, 2023
Rishi Sunak has never paid a penalty to HMRC, No 10 says, amid growing pressure over Nadhim Zahawi – as it happened Downing Street releases statement after days of refusing to say whether or not PM ever paid a penalty to revenue body The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2023
Councils spent £12.5m on bids for Liz Truss’s investment zones, data shows Exclusive: Labour compiled analysis of waste suffered by cash-strapped local authorities on the scheme, binned by the government weeks later The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2023
Rishi Sunak told to ditch plans to overhaul human rights laws MPs and peers say bill will damage people’s ability to enforce rights and harm UK’s international reputation The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2023
PMQs LIVE: Rishi Sunak told ‘failure to sack Nadhim Zahawi shows how weak he is’ after tax controversy Nadhim Zahawi is facing calls to resign over £5m tax dispute while chancellor Evening Standard · Jan 25, 2023
Sunak, the passive PM, had the chance to tackle the scourge of long Boris Johnson – and shirked it The prime minister won’t act decisively to finish the career of the great bloviator, and that says much about his lack of grip, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2023
‘He doesn’t care’: Rishi Sunak is failing nurses and NHS, say voters in Stoke In a focus group, residents of Stoke-on-Trent describe the health service as an ‘absolute mess’ and say the PM has just disappeared The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2023
All of the benefits, pensions and cost of living payments going out in January State financial support forthcoming as millions continue to struggle this winter The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023
Rishi Sunak told to 'step up to the plate' and match Scotland's Just Transition fund THE UK Government has the opportunity to “step up to the plate” and match the Scottish Government’s Just Transition fund, Rishi Sunak has been… The National (Scotland) · Jan 25, 2023
Rishi Sunak to come under fresh pressure over Nadhim Zahawi at PMQs A senior Tory is among those who have called for the resignation of the Tory party chairman over his tax affairs. The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023
The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023 Sunak urged by MPs to abandon ‘damaging’ Bill of Rights The Joint Committee on Human rights said the legislation will undermine people’s ability to enforce their rights through the courts.
Daily Mirror · Jan 24, 2023 'Happy Valley's Sgt Cawood has the values we need in a leader - unlike the PM we've got' Sarah Lancashire's character in the hit BBC TV show Happy Valley has all the attributes we need, unlike the man we've got, writes the Mirror's Polly Hudson
The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2023 Panel approving Richard Sharp as BBC chair included Tory party donor Scrutiny of potential conflicts of interest among assessors for BBC job follows allegations over Boris Johnson loan
Liverpool Echo · Jan 24, 2023 Bradley Walsh makes Rishi Sunak dig as The Chase airs on ITV The Chase host couldn't help himself as he spoke to his fans on Instagram
The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2023 Is Sunak about to dump Zahawi? Tory MPs say PM risks looking ‘indecisive’ over tax row No 10 hardens line on embattled Tory chairman after new details of tax scandal emerged
Foreign Policy · Jan 24, 2023 Why India Banned the BBC’s Modi Documentary The program revisits a dark episode for the prime minister. New Delhi’s move has only brought more attention to it.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2023 Rishi Sunak refuses to state Nadhim Zahawi has been honest about taxes PM’s decision to order an inquiry fails to limit fallout from Tory chair’s opaque dealings with HMRC
Daily Mirror · Jan 24, 2023 Tory scandals plaguing Rishi Sunak - from Nadhim Zahawi's taxes to Dominic Raab bullying row Rishi Sunak promise to restore 'integrity' to Government after Boris Johnson's time in Downing Street was dominated by allegations of sleaze and scandal. Let's see how that's going...
The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2023 Almost one in 10 local bus services axed over last year in Great Britain Exclusive: Cuts come despite government’s levelling up promise to improve transport connectivity
The Times of India · Jan 24, 2023 Rishi Sunak faces new rebellion over online porn age verification LONDON: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing another rebellion from members of his Conservative Party who want to toughen legislation so websites are forced to introduce more robust age checks to stop children accessing pornography.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2023 How many divers will Rishi Sunak need to plumb the murky depths of Nadhim Zahawi’s tax affairs? The former chancellor once said of Boris Johnson that he should ‘do the right thing’ and go. It could be time for him to take his own advice, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde