Rishi Sunak scores lowest ever popularity rating, poll finds December 13, 2023 The Prime Minister scored a net favorability rating of -49, which puts him on the same level as the Conservative Party and his predecessor Boris Johnson at the time of his resignation.
Wilko ‘ran out of cash’. Former boss apologies to staff over collapse of chain November 28, 2023 The former boss of Wilko, Lisa Wilkinson, was pushed to offer an apology to the staff of the now-collapsed high street chain and admitted that she let her employees down.
Brace yourselves, the era of the ‘alternative budget’ has arrived November 20, 2023 It started when Liz Truss’s faction of 60 or so MPs, who go under the banner Conservative Growth Coalition, pre-announced – to drum up anticipation – and then two months later published their Budget for Growth.
Liz Truss-backed economists say minimum wage is ‘destroying jobs’ – and call for cut November 14, 2023 Growth Commission co-chairman Douglas McWilliams told an event in Westminster that the current minimum wage level was “destroying jobs”.
David Cameron: How will Sunak’s ‘salesman-in-chief’ approach China? November 13, 2023 Former Brexit-era Prime Minister David Cameron has rejoined the government in a shock move this morning after being made foreign secretary.
‘No reasonable person’ can expect China to play by AI rules: Truss October 26, 2023 Liz Truss has urged Rishi Sunak to rescind China’s invite to the government’s landmark summit on artificial intelligence (AI) next week. The short-lived former Prime Minister wrote to her successor asking him to reconsider extending the invitation to Xi Jinping’s government in Beijing. Sunak plans to host foreign government representatives, including US vice-president Kamala Harris, [...]
Five pledges: How is Rishi Sunak doing after one year in No10? October 25, 2023 Just 12 months ago today, Rishi Sunak made history. Entering No10, on 25 October, 2022, he became the UK’s first British Asian and Hindu Prime Minister – and took over from his record-breaking predecessor after just 49 days. Since then, he’s lost five by-elections; visited Ukraine, the US and Israel, and seen his personal poll [...]
Philip Hammond ‘dismayed’ by Tory shift to ‘populism’ October 18, 2023 Lord Philip Hammond said he has been “dismayed” by the “populist turn” the Conservatives took. The former Chancellor told City A.M. while he thought the party was now “heading in the right direction” he had been “dismayed by the populist turn” the Tories took. During an interview about his role as chair of crypto firm [...]
Ministers could reopen trade talks with China October 16, 2023 Plans to reconvene a joint trade committee with China are being considered by the government, according to a report. Officials are said to be examining options to strengthen trade ties with the Asian superpower, including relaunching the joint economic and trade committee (JETCO), two people familiar with the discussions told Politico. The UK-China forum has [...]
Liz Truss allies set to publish ‘growth budget’ days ahead of autumn statement October 15, 2023 Liz Truss allies are set to publish their so-called ‘growth budget’ just days ahead of Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement. The former Prime Minister, who spent just 49 days in power, set up the Growth Commission after leaving Downing Street in a bid to challenge what she termed ‘Treasury orthodoxy’. Now the task force has announced [...]