Nadhim Zahawi’s tax affairs undermine Rishi Sunak’s call for Conservative “accountability”
If they want to prove their integrity, ministers should make their tax returns public as a matter of course.
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Andrew Bridgen is the sign of a new conspiracist conservatism
It’s vital for the persecution complex of a modern right that has lost the zeitgeist.
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The return of Boris Johnson is dangerously plausible
There is every reason to fear that the former PM will use Rishi Sunak’s woes as an excuse for a…
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Rishi Sunak can’t get away with neglecting childcare
The sector’s woes are more than an education issue, so the Prime Minister would be wise to heed his MPs’…
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Rishi Sunak is taking a big risk by playing it so safe
The Prime Minister shouldn’t throw so much red meat to his party’s dissenting factions. It will only embolden them.
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Why are the Tories fighting a losing battle over strikes?
The arguments against public sector pay rises have contributed to building the low wage economy that’s stuffed all of us.
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Will the Tories ever resolve their internal battle on immigration?
However far Rishi Sunak goes to placate the right of his party, there will always be calls for him to…
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Liz Truss’s attempted comeback is a warning of the new, aggressive conservatism
The right is ready for a global assault on the big state and social liberalism.
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Even in a season of goodwill, I look back in anger at the Tory mess that was 2022
It will take us a long time – far more than a single parliamentary term – to recover.
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When will Boris Johnson and his gang finally leave us in peace?
The Tory zealots who have broken Britain should depart the stage and let others clean up the mess they have…
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The Tories’ unpopularity among the young isn’t a woke conspiracy
It isn’t schools and universities that are pushing young people leftwards – it’s the housing crisis and student debt.
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The Tories are trapped with no good options
A record 7 per cent fall in living standards will hurt the public – and the government’s popularity.
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Rishi Sunak has been an improvement – but we shouldn’t forgive his past
The Prime Minister still won’t accept the role Brexit has played in the UK’s economic crisis.
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The Tories failed to fix the roof while the sun was shining and now it’s all falling down
A decade and a half of ultra-low interest rates gave ministers the perfect opportunity to upgrade the fabric of this…
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Rishi Sunak can’t escape the Tories’ post-truth policies
Britain is moving further away from the ideal of a transparent and fair democracy.
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Munira Mirza: “The constant briefing at Westminster is corrosive”
Munira Mirza, once known as “Boris Johnson’s brain”, is a liberal contrarian whose views have been widely condemned. But in…
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Gavin Williamson resigns as Cabinet Office minister over abusive messages
The former education secretary has left the cabinet after allegedly telling a defence official to “slit your throat”.
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The uncertain future of the Tory party
If Rishi Sunak loses the next general election, who will inherit the battered kingdom of British conservatism?
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No justice for civil servants in Rishi Sunak’s reshuffle
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Matt Hancock joins “I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!”… and loses the whip
The disgraced former health secretary was running for chair of the Treasury Select Committee just 24 hours before.
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