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    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      UK business & economy
      Hunt to defy Tory critics by rejecting calls for tax cuts

      UK chancellor to stress in speech to tech investors that cutting inflation remains his priority

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      Tories told to focus on ‘narrow path’ to election victory

      Strategy guru Isaac Levido briefs Rishi Sunak’s cabinet on plan for defying 20-point poll deficit and beating Labour

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      Inside Politics
      Why Trussonomics was doomed: Tories cannot stomach spending cuts

      Sunak presides over a Conservative party incapable of uniting over fiscal policy, but his fear of arguments has not helped

    • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
      Sunak branded ‘hopelessly weak’ after keeping Zahawi in post

      UK prime minister says ‘proper process’ must be followed in probe of Conservative party chair

    • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
      Robert Shrimsley
      Careless conservatism is killing Sunak’s effort to save his party

      Hit by a series of mini scandals, the studious prime minister is starting to look weak

    • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
      Nadhim Zahawi
      Sunak to face renewed calls to fire Zahawi over £5mn tax dispute

      Labour to question why UK PM did not find out earlier about Tory chair’s penalty payment

    • Monday, 23 January, 2023
      News in-depthUK politics & policy
      Rishi Sunak faces big test of his commitment to ‘integrity’

      Much rides on the PM’s response to allegations against the Tory party chair and the BBC chair

    • Monday, 23 January, 2023
      UK Government
      ‘Questions need answering’ over Zahawi tax affairs, says Sunak

      Ethics inquiry opened into Tory party chair while head of BBC faces twin probes into appointment

    • Monday, 23 January, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Rishi Sunak’s government of disorder

      There are echoes of the Major years in a cabinet running short of ideas and authority

    • Monday, 23 January, 2023
      UK Government
      Sunak orders ethics adviser to investigate Zahawi’s tax affairs

      UK government also faces crisis over allegations BBC chair Richard Sharp helped Boris Johnson secure a private loan

    • Sunday, 22 January, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Pressure mounts on Zahawi to clear up questions on tax affairs

      Some Tory MPs question whether he can survive as Conservative party chair

    • Saturday, 21 January, 2023
      Zahawi says failure to pay tax was ‘carelessness not deliberate’

      Labour opposition calls for resignation of Tory chair over ‘murky affair’

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      UK government spending
      Sunak defends UK levelling-up funding despite claims of unfairness

      Allocations from £2bn regional aid programme under fire and PM runs into seatbelt row on trip to promote aid

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      UK tax
      Hunt warns not to expect tax cuts in March Budget

      UK Tory strategists say they are earmarking next year for a pre-election giveaway

    • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Social media bosses face jail under amendment to UK online safety bill

      Government forced to concede on punitive measure after threatened backbench rebellion

    • Monday, 16 January, 2023
      News in-depthEnglish devolution
      English devolution back on the political agenda

      Main parties unite in calls for more decentralisation to combat regional inequalities

    • Sunday, 15 January, 2023
      Brexit
      UK and EU to hold fresh N Ireland protocol talks after progress on data

      Tory revolt also brewing over MPs claiming a say in proposed bonfire of EU laws

    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      Inside Politics
      Misunderstanding of online safety bill muddies the debate

      Also in this newsletter, will a Conservative campaign over ‘small boats’ draw Sunak an advantageous battle line with Labour?

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      Inside Politics
      Sunak and Starmer are scarred from their defeats by populists

      History shows voters will not tolerate cuts past a point — but neither politician wants to admit solutions involve trade-offs

    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
      Robert Shrimsley
      British politics is still suffering from ‘long populism’

      Sunak is refusing to confront reality, just like his predecessors

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      Inside Politics
      Spectre of Reform UK will shape direction of Tory party

      Also in today’s newsletter, why opinion polls might not be reflected in election results

    • Sunday, 8 January, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      How much of a threat is Reform UK to the Tories?

      Formerly the Brexit party under Nigel Farage, it now seeks to capitalise on voter discontent with the ruling Conservatives

    • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
      News in-depthUK politics & policy
      Sunak outlines two-part plan for his premiership

      PM wants first to revive UK economy and then focus on innovation — if he wins next election

    • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
      Robert Shrimsley
      Boris Johnson is the itch Tories must stop scratching

      The former leader’s return is unlikely but it is a sign of the Conservatives’ malaise that so many still dream of it

    • Sunday, 1 January, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      UK ministers poised to launch £700mn fund to rebuild poorer areas

      Initiative, lobbied for by charities and MPs, expected in new year as part of levelling-up agenda

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