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Rishi's spending review and fears for new tiers
Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his spending review this week amid the harsh economic effects of coronavirus and the UK's mounting debt pile. Why wa…
5 years, 3 months ago
Why Johnson's splashing cash on climate and defence
In his bid to reset the UK government's image, Boris Johnson announced a 10-point plan for a 'green recovery' costing billions of pounds. Will it do …
5 years, 3 months ago
What Cummings' exit means for Downing Street
In a dramatic week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson lost two of his key aides, chief adviser Dominic Cummings and director of communications Lee Cain, b…
5 years, 3 months ago
What Biden means for Johnson
With Joe Biden on the cusp of becoming the 46th US president, how will Boris Johnson recalibrate and repair transatlantic relations? We discuss wheth…
5 years, 4 months ago
Labour's day of reckoning
Keir Starmer made the dramatic move to suspend Jeremy Corbyn from the Labour party this week, following an investigation into anti-Semitism. Is a new…
5 years, 4 months ago
Boris vs Burnham
The prime minister found himself at odds with northern leaders this week, as disputes grew over localised coronavirus restrictions. Is Boris Johnson …
5 years, 4 months ago
Gloves come off over coronavirus
Boris Johnson's coronavirus strategy was yet again tested to breaking point this week, as Labour opposition leader Keir Starmer and leaders of northe…
5 years, 4 months ago
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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 months ago