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Tory quitters are a stark verdict on the last 12 years — and Rishi Sunak
Imagine an occupation with no job description. There is no support system and no human resources department. The pay isn’t up to much for someone who has to live both in London and in another part of the nation, even though it is almost ...
World Cup: Wales fans drunk on atmosphere in Qatar
Some couples are paying more for a beer than a meal for two at the World Cup.
Berlusconi: The musical is real but phone calls from Macron might not be
The Polish president fell victim to a prank call (not for the first time).
Dominic Raab: Bullying investigation extended to include third complaint
Rishi Sunak has asked for the investigation into alleged bullying by Dominic Raab to be expanded to include a third formal complaint.
How Washington chased Huawei out of Europe
The Chinese tech giant is scaling back in Brussels, Paris and London and pivoting to its domestic market.
The UK is starting to get real about Europe
Rishi Sunak signals are harbinger of more sensible EU ties.
Transport Secretary Mark Harper says 'there is a deal to be done' over rail strikes after 'constructive' meeting with union boss
Earlier this week, Mr Lynch insisted he's "not the Grinch" as he announced four 48-hour strikes over Christmas and New Year, saying that there had been no improved offer on jobs, pay and conditions.
Boris Johnson ‘almost served in Liz Truss’s Cabinet as foreign secretary’
Boris Johnson almost served in Liz Truss’s Cabinet as foreign secretary, according to a new book. Ex-PMs reportedly discussed front-bench role focused on dealing with the war in Ukraine
Suella Braverman: We have failed to control our borders
Home Secretary Suella Braverman has admitted the UK government has failed to control its borders, blaming migrants and people smugglers for chaos at Kent's Manston processing centre.
Ex-Tory who slammed European Court of Human Rights takes UK to … European Court of Human Rights
Former Conservative MP — and critic of the ECHR — challenges UK’s handling of lobbying probe.
EU diplomats see ‘London talking to London’ as Westminster debates Swiss-style pact with Brussels
While Sunak’s government tries to hose down report it’s after closer ties, the EU has yet to be presented with anything concrete.
Rishi Sunak Faces First Major Party Rebellion Over Housebuilding Targets
This leaves Rishi Sunak -- who has a working majority of 69 -- facing defeat if Labour and other opposition parties backed the rebels.
Owen Paterson takes UK government to European court over lobbying probe
Ex-minister Owen Paterson is taking the UK government to the European Court of Human Rights over a standards watchdog verdict that he broke lobbying rules.
Conservatives’ popularity crashes to its lowest point in 15 years
The Conservatives’ popularity has crashed to its lowest point in 15 years as it battles a major lack of trust over its management of the economy, a new poll reveals.
UK eurosceptics warn British government against Swiss-style ties with EU
The British government said it has no plans to move to a Swiss-style relationship with the European Union after some of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's eurosceptic lawmakers warned him against pursuing a closer alignment with the trading bloc.
Mike Bloomberg apologises to guests after Boris Johnson criticises China in speech
The former Prime Minister is said to have been critical of China during a speech to guests at the five-star Fullerton Bay hotel in Singapore
Rees-Mogg windfall in jeopardy as Somerset sale talks stall
Negotiations over a sale of the asset management boutique jointly founded by Jacob Rees-Mogg and Lord Johnson have stalled.
How HAVE the Tories left us with high tax, migrant crisis and wokery?
Two very gloomy stories caught my eye this week. They invite the same question. After 12 years of Conservative government, what on earth has it all been for?
Are we still Conservatives? UK's governing party questions fiscal programme
Some lawmakers in Britain's governing Conservatives questioned on Friday whether their traditionally pro-low tax, small state party had moved too far to the left with a fiscal programme they said would punish their traditional voters.
UK's Hunt, criticised by some Conservatives, defends tax hikes
British finance minister Jeremy Hunt challenged critics within the Conservative Party who are unhappy with his plan for higher taxes, saying on Friday that his new budget was needed to tackle inflation now running at a four-decade high.
With the UK economy in freefall, Rishi Sunak clings to a fracturing Tory coalition
The UK prime minister has delayed the worst of his spending cuts to try to keep new Tory voters on side.
Autumn Statement reaction: Higher tax ‘here to stay’ as pain goes on
New warning that burden unlikely to return to pre-Covid level ‘any time in coming decades’
Hunt’s higher taxes could be here to stay for ‘several decades’, IFS warns
The Institute for Fiscal Studies warned that the biggest drop in living standards will ‘hit everyone’ but that ‘Middle England is set for a shock’.
“The truth is we just got a lot poorer”
“I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. And I’m all out of bubblegum.” This is not a direct quote from Paul Johnson, director the Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank, but it is a close approximation.
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