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Coronavirus clampdowns go regional
Tension over coronavirus rules pervaded local and national UK politics this week as the north of England faced further restrictions, and pubs and res…
5 years, 3 months ago
Tories dream of Terra Australis
Home secretary Priti Patel's initiative to examine plans for an offshore immigration centre on Ascension Island — more than 4,000 miles from the UK —…
5 years, 3 months ago
Coronavirus returns as Chancellor Sunak walks a tightrope
Prime Minister Boris Johnson introduced further restrictions to halt the spread of Covid-19 in the UK but faced a backlash from Conservative MPs. Cha…
5 years, 3 months ago
Tory tribes go back to war
Boris Johnson found himself in another parliamentary stand-off over Brexit legislation this week, and eventually found a compromise with rebellious C…
5 years, 3 months ago
Brexit deal or no deal?
Boris Johnson's government is bringing in a new law — the internal market bill — that threatens to undermine the UK's withdrawal agreement with the E…
5 years, 4 months ago
Bridget Phillipson on Labour's long-term strategy
In the latest from our special interview series, the FT's Sebastian Payne talks to Bridget Phillipson, Labour's shadow chief secretary to the Treasur…
5 years, 4 months ago
Sunak's tax dilemma
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has warned both the public and Conservative MPs that difficult decisions must be taken on tax and spending. How dire is the UK…
5 years, 4 months ago
Government U-turns and the blame game
Prime Minister Boris Johnson made yet another abrupt policy change this week to get pupils in England back to school. Are the wrong people in governm…
5 years, 4 months ago
Will Boris Johnson move from chairman to chief executive?
It has been an embarrassing week for the Johnson government, as education secretary Gavin Williamson was forced into a U-turn on exam results. Will t…
5 years, 4 months ago
Ed Davey on the Lib Dem’s radical reform agenda
In the latest from our summer interview series, Sebastian Payne talks to Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat leadership candidate, about why he thinks the par…
5 years, 4 months ago