Tory members can’t say nobody warned them
The party wouldn’t vote for Liz Truss today, but they should have known this disaster was coming.
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The party wouldn’t vote for Liz Truss today, but they should have known this disaster was coming.
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The tax and benefit policies announced during this parliament will reduce the income of a typical household by around £1,000.
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For all the talk of unity, the direction of post-Truss travel is obvious.
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The Prime Minister’s position is ever more fragile but Tory MPs have yet to unite around a candidate to replace…
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The Prime Minister’s refusal to appear only emphasises how desperately weak her position is.
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Growth does not have to require the hollowing out of public services.
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The Chancellor has trashed the rationale for her premiership and the mandate on which she was elected.
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The choice of Chancellor is designed to appease the Prime Minister’s critics. But it’s hard to see how they can…
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The former health secretary is to become the new Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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The real question is who of Penny Mordaunt, Tom Tugendhat and Liz Truss will face Rishi Sunak in the final…
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The proposal by Tory leadership candidates would leave the UK with the lowest corporate tax rate in the G20.
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As more of his rivals launch their campaigns, Rishi Sunak is emerging as a lone voice in favour of recent…
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Free-market dogma is no solution to the UK’s living standards crisis.
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By resigning fast while other cabinet ministers cowered, Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak have pushed themselves to the front of…
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Healthcare staff should be able to learn from mistakes without fear of being sued, the former health secretary has said.
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The former health secretary and 2019 Tory leadership candidate on Blue Wall Toryism, health policy and social care.
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Candid on short-staffing and underfunding, ministerial memoir Zero omits the healthcare that happens in the community.
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As Hunt hints at a second leadership bid, he may emerge as the viable alternative many Conservatives are looking for.
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The former health secretary says the health service’s staffing crisis should be a catalyst for change.
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The Foreign Secretary is on a mission to unite his fractured party – and the country.
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