‘Just me then?’ Rishi Sunak agrees to Andrew Neil grilling on Channel 4 but Liz Truss refuses to come July 25, 2022 Channel 4 said this afternoon that former Chancellor and Tory leadership hopeful Rishi Sunak has agreed to be interviewed by veteran political journalist Andrew Neil. However, his main rival – Liz Truss – has declined, the channel confirmed. The former chancellor will be grilled live at 7.30pm on Friday on the network, where Neil hosts [...]
Tonight at 9pm: Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will go head to head on live TV in BBC debate July 25, 2022 Tory leadership hopefuls Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss will go head-to-head in a TV debate after the battle to become the next prime minister became toxic with the two rival camps clashing over immigration, China and the economy. The BBC debate at 9pm comes after a weekend that saw allies of the two Tory leadership [...]
‘For f*** sake!’: Liz Truss-supporting Nadine Dorries mocks Rishi Sunak over expensive £3,500 Herbert suit and Prada shoes July 25, 2022 Former Chancellor and Tory leadership frontrunner Rishi Sunak was today mocked over his expensive taste in clothing. The sneer came from Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries. Dorries, a supporter of Sunak’s leadership rival Liz Truss, pointed to reports that the millionaire former chancellor has been pictured wearing a £3,500 suit and £490 Prada shoes. She said [...]
Sunak ‘the underdog’ hits out at ‘forces that be’ backing Truss July 23, 2022 Rishi Sunak has labelled himself as the “underdog” in the Tory leadership race, hitting out at the “forces that be” backing rival Liz Truss. “The forces that be want this to be a coronation for the other candidate,” the former Chancellor said during a speech in Grantham. “But I think members want a choice and [...]
Liz Truss warns Rishi Sunak’s tax plans lead UK into recession as she is out to challenge ‘economic orthodoxy’ July 21, 2022 Tory leadership contender Liz Truss insisted this a.m. that her economic plan to cut taxes immediately is not a gamble and will not further fuel inflation. Truss warned that the current tax plans – which include an increase in corporation tax from 19 per cent to 25per cent in April – will lead the UK [...]
Boris Johnson urges next PM ‘not to always listen to Treasury’ in parting shot at Rishi Sunak July 20, 2022 Outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson said big infrastructure projects would not have been built “if we’d always listened to the Treasury” in an apparent parting shot at his former chancellor Rishi Sunak. The Prime Minister gave some “words of advice” to his successor during his final Commons appearance, which included: “Cut taxes and deregulate wherever [...]
Rishi Sunak: The mega-rich golden Tory boy whose crown is slipping after meteoric rise under Boris Johnson July 18, 2022 At the start of the pandemic, Rishi Sunak was the most popular politician in Britain as the former hedge fund manager rolled out an unprecedented furlough scheme which saved millions of jobs as the economy ground to a halt. Once the golden boy of the Tory Party, Sunak enjoyed a meteoric rise under Boris Johnson [...]
Mordaunt’s boss Trevelyan launches merciless attack on Tory leadership hopeful: ‘Others picked up the pieces’ July 18, 2022 Tory leadership hopeful Penny Mordaunt, currently one of the favourites to win the contest, received some harsh criticism this morning from within her own party. In fact, from her boss. Mordaunt missed key meetings in her role as a Government minister in order to plot her leadership campaign, her departmental boss has claimed. The trade [...]
Tory leadership: Poll says Sunak at just 28 per cent among members as Mordaunt’s support surges July 14, 2022 The six remaining Tory leadership hopefuls are preparing for the final sages of the contest with the results of the second ballot at 3pm today. Three clear frontrunners have emerged after the first round, with Rishi Sunak receiving 88, Penny Mordaunt on 67 and Liz Truss on 50. This comes amid disastrous polling from YouGuv [...]
Absurd rush through Tory contest is robbing the party of a battle of ideas July 13, 2022 The images of the farthest reaches of the cosmos beamed back to Earth from the James Webb telescope invite all of us to consider the great unknown. The mysteries of the universe – from the Big Bang to whether there really is intelligent life out there – are all in those images. Closer to home, [...]