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The Latest Breaking News from Rishi Sunak

Empowering Sage scientists over Covid lockdown left us ‘screwed’, claims Sunak

The Tory leadership contender said not enough consideration was given to the economic and social impacts of lockdowns.

The Independent UK

UK leadership candidate Sunak attacks COVID lockdown response

Former finance minister Rishi Sunak, one of two candidates vying to be Britain's next premier, criticised the way outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson handled the COVID-19 pandemic, saying it had been a mistake to "empower" scientists and that the downsides of lockdowns were suppressed.

Reuters

'Wounded' Rishi Sunak lifts lid on lockdown - and says 'empowering' experts 'screwed' UK

The former Chancellor gave his most eye-catching interview yet of the Tory leadership contest - but allies of Liz Truss accused him of 'thrashing around all over the place like a wounded stoat'

Daily Mirror

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Government wrong to ‘empower scientists’ on Covid lockdowns, says Rishi Sunak

Tory hopeful attacks top Sage advisers and shares fury over ‘nightmare’ schools closure

The Independent UK

UK firms fear CO₂ shortages; agricultural inflation soars; US jobless claims drop – as it happened

Pubs and farms concerned about supplies as CF Fertilisers UK prepares to pause ammonia and carbon dioxide production due to high natural gas prices

The Guardian - UK

‘Solidarity tax’ of 1% for all earners needed to raise more energy bill support, says think tank

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak must ‘think the unthinkable’ and consider tax rise, says Resolution Foundation

The Independent UK

7 bombshell warnings TODAY about how energy bills rise will hit you

It's now 24 hours until Ofgem announces the energy bills price cap from 1 October 2022 - and annual gas and electricity bills are set to soar beyond £3,500 a year

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We should have kept schools open during Covid pandemic, education minister Will Quince admits

The education minister said school would not have been closed during the pandemic if the Government had all the information it does now

Evening Standard

'Dissenting voices not allowed' over covid lockdowns with too much power for scientists, say MPs

Tory leadership contender Rishi Sunak made the claims which were backed by a fellow MP who claims the government was 'not being honest'

Wales Online

Rishi Sunak: I wasn’t allowed to talk about the side-effects of lockdown

Mr Sunak also claimed Sage removed dissenting opinions from its minutes.

The Independent UK

Think it’s all over? Think again – if Truss wins, she will have to call an election

The politician tipped to be the next Tory leader will not be an illegitimate prime minister. But she will be a weak one, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak compares himself to Thatcher in attack on Liz Truss's tax cut plan

RISHI Sunak said he would not make promises he could not keep when it came to the cost of living crisis, as

The National (Scotland)

Covid 'fear narrative was wrong from the beginning' says Rishi Sunak

Former Chancellor says 'we shouldn’t have empowered the scientists in the way we did'

Wales Online

Economists demand urgent action on energy bills to avert ‘catastrophe’

Millions of vulnerable people will be harmed without radical policies to ease cost of living crisis, say experts

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The Independent UK

Sunak and Truss set to square off in penultimate hustings

Both candidates offered eye-catching policies to woo local Tory voters, even as the cost-of-living crisis overshadows the contest.

The Independent UK

New PM should provide ‘radical’ energy support, says think tank

A social tariff could help millions through a painful winter, the Resolution Foundation said.

The Guardian - UK

Sunak says it was a mistake to ‘empower scientists’ during Covid pandemic

Ex-chancellor admits being furious about school closures, adding trade-offs of lockdowns were not properly considered by experts

The Conversation

The UK is facing an energy bills crisis, and no major party is prepared for it

The UK is heading into the greatest cost of living crisis in living memory. Looming energy price rises are going to drive huge swathes of the population into fuel poverty, and none of the proposals being put forward by our political parties at Westminster or in Scotland or Wales are…

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The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak reveals his prescription for government during visit to pharmacy

The former chancellor returned to his family’s old pharmacy and the GP surgery where his father worked.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak hits out at Liz Truss over ‘complacent’ economic policies

The former chancellor vowed to prioritise the battle against inflation while his rival advocates tax cuts.

Evening Standard

Majority of Britons want Government to do more on cost of living, a study finds

A study has found 77 per cent of Britons think the government is doing too little to help people struggling with the cost-of-living crisis.

Chronicle Live

Gateshead homelessness charity calls on Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss fulfil Tory pledge to end rough sleeping by 2024

Gateshead charity Oasis Community Housing, Crisis and Shelter are among the 28 organisations to sign an open letter to Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, urging them to take action on homelessness if elected as the next PM

The Guardian - UK

Zahawi faces shortest chancellorship since 1970 – and may be glad of it

The ex-vaccines minister appears to be the equivalent of a caretaker football manager, with Kwarteng waiting in the wings

The Independent UK

Cost of living crisis UK: How to get the government £650 payment

Millions of households will be eligible for the support measure to help with soaring inflation.

The Independent UK

Why energy bills are increasing?

Squeeze on wholesale gas prices around the world driving up household bills

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