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Have the UK’s green plans hit a red light?
The UK government unveiled a new net zero plan this week after the High Court ruled last year that existing plans were not enough for the UK to reach…
2 years, 11 months ago
Rishi Sunak and the rout of Tory Eurosceptics
Boris Johnson testified for his political life this week but was it enough to save his political career? George Parker discusses the former prime min…
2 years, 11 months ago
Are Jeremy Hunt’s plans really a ‘Budget for growth’?
Why was the chancellor buoyed by forecasts that the UK would avoid a technical recession when the economy is still set to shrink? We dissect the econ…
2 years, 11 months ago
Rishi Sunak tackles the small-boat crossings
Even the Home Secretary Suella Braverman admitted there were questions over the legality of the tough new legislation introduced in the House of Comm…
2 years, 11 months ago
Has Rishi Sunak’s NI deal silenced Tory Eurosceptics?
Boris Johnson may have criticised the prime minister’s deal on post-Brexit trading in Northern Ireland but a number of formerly staunch Eurosceptic r…
3 years ago
Northern Ireland: Rishi Sunak’s big test
A deal to resolve the bitter dispute over post-Brexit trade in Northern Ireland was due this week but the UK prime minister appears to have a fight o…
3 years ago
What Nicola Sturgeon’s exit means for UK politics
Scotland’s first minister announced this week that she was stepping down after eight years in office. What does her resignation mean for the Scottish…
3 years ago
Sunak and the backseat former PMs
Liz Truss and Boris Johnson have both been intervening this week. Could they challenge Rishi Sunak? We discuss how much of a threat to him they are. …
3 years ago
Rishi Sunak’s first 100 days
After a week that’s seen mass strikes and a growing number of bullying allegations against his deputy Dominic Raab, we discuss how Prime Minister Ris…
3 years, 1 month ago
Zahawi £5mn tax scandal tests Sunak
Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer attacked Rishi Sunak as ‘weak’ as calls escalated for the Tory party chair Nadhim Zahawi to be sacked over his £5mn settlem…
3 years, 1 month ago