Leaked recording reveals Liz Truss saying UK workers lack ‘skill and application’, need more ‘graft’ August 17, 2022 A leaked recording has revealed Tory leadership frontrunner Liz Truss saying UK workers lacked “skill and application” compared to foreign rivals. The foreign secretary made her comments before 2019 when she was number two in the treasury, and was questioned about it last night during a feisty hustings in Peth. The recording, originally published by [...]
Truss has 32-point lead over Sunak in latest poll of Tory members August 17, 2022 Liz Truss is still leading Rishi Sunak by 32 points in the latest poll of Tory members as the foreign secretary inches closer to becoming Prime Minister. The ConservativeHome poll, out today, showed Truss was on 60 per cent and Sunak was on 28 per cent. The latest result is consistent with a string of [...]
The Conservative case for net zero is the only one that makes sense to cut our bills August 17, 2022 Only the Conservatives can meaningfully make the UK net zero without overzealous intervention.
A Northern Irish compromise is a balancing act of conflicts August 17, 2022 The Northern Ireland Protocol, the compromise Boris Johnson signed in October 2019 in order to secure Brexit, was – and remains – a running sore first for the Conservative party and now for the Unionist parties in Northern Ireland. The Protocol has effectively created a border down the Irish Sea, with goods moving from mainland [...]
Sunak vows to take on SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon and win August 16, 2022 Former Chancellor and Tory leadership contender Rishi Sunak has pledged to fight the SNP and challenge its record governing Scotland.
Rumours grow job hunter Boris Johnson will join the Daily Mail after leaving Number 10 next month August 16, 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reportedly busy job hunting as his time in Number 10 comes to an end. The Guardian reported this week that Johnson, who previously wrote for the Daily Telegraph on a salary of £275,000 a month, is looking for a new gig when he ends his term. In fact, he has [...]
Exclusive: Labour plans to tackle energy crisis lack ‘bold thinking’ argues Utilita boss August 16, 2022 Labour's efforts to tame household energy bills this winter does not provide enough support for vulnerable customers, says Utilita.
Our health care leaders need financial acumen to start to fix the holes in the NHS August 16, 2022 We have all seen the headlines – NHS waitlists continue to grow to record levels. The latest count stands at 6.7 million, an increase of 34 per cent in just two years. Again and again, we see the problem, and many within the healthcare system and in our political institutions are at a loss about [...]
Labour pushes for price cap freeze to tame cost of living crisis August 15, 2022 Labour has waded into the energy crisis with £29bn proposals to ease household energy bills amid a deepening cost of living crisis.
Pressure mounts as three quarters of Tories back Labour’s £29bn emergency energy plan August 15, 2022 Three quarters of Tories back Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to freeze energy bills as pressure mounts on Sunak and Truss.