Britcoin is a weird and dangerous idea
The government seems not to fully understand the implications of a “digital pound”.
ByRishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak is a member of the Conservative Party who was prime minister between October 2022 and July 2024. Sunak has been MP for Richmond since 2015 and before becoming PM he served as chancellor of the Exchequer from 13 February 2020 to 5 July 2022. Thanks to a Fulbright scholarship, he studied philosophy, politics and economics at Lincoln College, Oxford, and did an MBA at Stanford University. Find all our latest news, comment and analysis of the former prime minister here.
What was the point of Sunak’s reshuffle?
The Prime Minister’s reorganisation of four departments has been met with bafflement.
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The decline of the One Nation Tory
That Rishi Sunak is under pressure to pursue a Trussite agenda is a reflection of how narrow the Conservatives’ ideological…
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Rishi Sunak, the man who isn’t there
As the Prime Minister dithers, his foes advance and Britain declines.
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Rishi Sunak’s reshuffle won’t revive his political fortunes
As Dominic Raab’s future remains uncertain, the Prime Minister could be forced into further changes in just a few weeks.
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How Rishi Sunak could be out by the end of the year
If the local elections go badly and the Prime Minister fails to impress, Tory MPs may take revenge.
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Sunak wouldn’t dare leave the ECHR
It’s not just a bad idea, it’s nonsensical and improbable too.
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Will Labour’s stance on crime decide the next election?
Under Keir Starmer, Labour is positioning itself as the party of law and order as voter concern rises.
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How can NHS strikes be resolved?
Nurses and paramedics are fighting poor pay and conditions. Somehow the government needs to find the money to reverse years…
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Nadine Dorries tells the truth about Boris Johnson
His most sycophantic fan delivered an unexpected scoop
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Rishi Sunak thinks his wife is a fish
The Prime Minister made the shocking admission to Piers Morgan last night.
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Is Rishi Sunak too rich to rule?
The Prime Minister, who is worth an estimated £730m, is the first front-line politician to be on the Sunday Times…
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Rishi Sunak’s first 100 days, with Andrew Marr
Scandals, sackings and strikes plague the Prime Minister
What have we learned from Rishi Sunak’s first 100 days in office?
Over the past three months, the Prime Minister has displayed poor political nous and his weak grip on the Tory…
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Why Rishi Sunak ought to beware of Prosecco Mums
As childcare, constant guilt and the cost of living bite, Xennial mothers symbolise the latest voter shift.
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The Tories’ tax delusion
Rishi Sunak and Tory rebels are both ignoring the truth: tax cuts now or later aren’t a cure for the…
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Liz Truss is the future of British Conservatism
Like Barry Goldwater in 1964, Truss had the right ideas at the wrong time.
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PMQs: Keir Starmer takes the Commons on a tour of Tory scandals
From Nahim Zahawi to Dominic Raab to Boris Johnson… is Rishi Sunak too weak to deal with his own party?
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Who will be Keir Starmer’s chief of staff?
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Rishi Sunak’s inflation promise is absurd – and the electorate will not forgive him
It is a political error to target an aspect of the economy the government cannot control.
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