Prime minister abandons fracking and refuses to guarantee pensions triple lock or defence spending rise Rishi Sunak has dismantled what was left of Liz Truss’s legacy on his first full day as prime minister, abandoning fracking and refusing to guarantee the pensions triple lock or a defence spending rise. Any […]
Year: 2022
Opposition call for inquiry as Braverman is reappointed home secretary six days after resigning over security breach Rishi Sunak’s decision to reappoint Suella Braverman six days after she was forced to resign for a security breach is facing fresh questions after a former Conservative minister claimed the home secretary was […]
As crises and party management problems loom, PM must act quickly to try to reverse Tories’ poor poll ratings Rishi Sunak is inheriting a hefty in-tray of issues, with several looming crises and party management problems piling up as he takes the reins as prime minister. Given he was out […]
New PM doubles down on remarks at garden party about changes that moved funding towards Tory heartlands UK politics live – latest news updates Rishi Sunak’s boast at a Tunbridge Wells summer garden party of undoing Labour policy that “shoved all the funding into deprived urban areas” to give more […]
Exclusive: ‘Policy vacuum’ on livestock emissions amid pressure from industry lobbyists blamed for failings Atmospheric levels of all three greenhouse gases hit record high The EU is on track to break a promise to cut methane emissions by 30% by 2030 made due to a “policy vacuum” on livestock emissions, […]
New PM pledges to fix ‘mistakes’ of predecessor but return of former home secretary alarms some MPs Rishi Sunak pledged to bring “integrity and accountability” as prime minister on his first day in No 10 but gambled by restoring Suella Braverman to the Home Office less than week after she […]
UK front pages offer their assessments of the prime minister’s new cabinet and outline the scale of the challenges ahead Rishi Sunak’s sudden return to the top of British politics and the unveiling of his new cabinet dominates the UK front pages on Wednesday. The Guardian headlines “PM’s reshuffle gamble […]
US president and new British PM reaffirm ‘special relationship’ after Sunak becomes Britain’s third leader in 2022 The US president, Joe Biden, and Britain’s new prime minister, Rishi Sunak, agreed during talks on Tuesday to work together to support Ukraine and stand up to China, the White House said. They […]
Former business secretary tells opponents of bill they are fighting a Brexit battle all over again The former business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg launched a scathing attack on opponents of legislation he has tabled to sweep away EU law, telling them they are fighting a Brexit battle all over again. Rees-Mogg […]
While new Tory leader’s rise reflects positive progress, reality of life in UK for ethnic minorities remains complex picture In 1969, the late Queen’s chief financial manager, Lord Tryon, told a Home Office civil servant that “it was not, in fact, the practice to appoint coloured immigrants or foreigners” to […]