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UK chancellor to stress in speech to tech investors that cutting inflation remains his priority
Strategy guru Isaac Levido briefs Rishi Sunak’s cabinet on plan for defying 20-point poll deficit and beating Labour
Sunak presides over a Conservative party incapable of uniting over fiscal policy, but his fear of arguments has not helped
UK prime minister says ‘proper process’ must be followed in probe of Conservative party chair
Hit by a series of mini scandals, the studious prime minister is starting to look weak
Labour to question why UK PM did not find out earlier about Tory chair’s penalty payment
Much rides on the PM’s response to allegations against the Tory party chair and the BBC chair
Ethics inquiry opened into Tory party chair while head of BBC faces twin probes into appointment
There are echoes of the Major years in a cabinet running short of ideas and authority
UK government also faces crisis over allegations BBC chair Richard Sharp helped Boris Johnson secure a private loan
Some Tory MPs question whether he can survive as Conservative party chair
Labour opposition calls for resignation of Tory chair over ‘murky affair’
Allocations from £2bn regional aid programme under fire and PM runs into seatbelt row on trip to promote aid
UK Tory strategists say they are earmarking next year for a pre-election giveaway
Government forced to concede on punitive measure after threatened backbench rebellion
Main parties unite in calls for more decentralisation to combat regional inequalities
Tory revolt also brewing over MPs claiming a say in proposed bonfire of EU laws
Also in this newsletter, will a Conservative campaign over ‘small boats’ draw Sunak an advantageous battle line with Labour?
History shows voters will not tolerate cuts past a point — but neither politician wants to admit solutions involve trade-offs
Sunak is refusing to confront reality, just like his predecessors
Also in today’s newsletter, why opinion polls might not be reflected in election results
Formerly the Brexit party under Nigel Farage, it now seeks to capitalise on voter discontent with the ruling Conservatives
PM wants first to revive UK economy and then focus on innovation — if he wins next election
The former leader’s return is unlikely but it is a sign of the Conservatives’ malaise that so many still dream of it
Initiative, lobbied for by charities and MPs, expected in new year as part of levelling-up agenda
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