Can Rishi Sunak survive the wrath of the right?
This year will be one in which Boris Johnson and Liz Truss’s supporters exact revenge upon the Prime Minister.
ByLiz Truss
Elizabeth Truss was prime minister from 6 September 2022 to 25 October 2022. Her tenure in the job, marked by unrest in financial markets, was the shortest in British history. She studied philosophy, politics and economics at Merton College, Oxford. She is married and has two children, and was elected as Conservative MP for South West Norfolk in 2010. In 2014 David Cameron appointed her as Environment Secretary, and, at 38, she was the youngest female member of his cabinet. After that she became the first female Lord Chancellor and the first female Conservative foreign secretary.
From partygate to Trussonomics, 2022 in review
The New Statesman looks back at the biggest moments in British politics this year.
This was the year the UK was forced to abandon its economic delusions
Many of our problems stem from low economic growth – but we have learned solutions need to be credible.
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The New Year will only bring more Tory divisions for Rishi Sunak
The Prime Minister told MPs to “unite or die” but his time in No 10 has been marked by repeated…
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Liz Truss’s attempted comeback is a warning of the new, aggressive conservatism
The right is ready for a global assault on the big state and social liberalism.
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Nick Robinson’s Media Notebook: On Berlin’s dark past, and in defence of the Today programme
Gazing down from the Reichstag’s glass dome, I was reminded that Britain is not alone in facing unstable politics.
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Andy Burnham burnishes his brand on Labour’s left
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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How Johnson, Truss and the Tory rebels learned to love onshore wind
The winds of change are blowing in favour of this renewable energy source.
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What does Rishi Sunak’s “robust pragmatism” mean for China?
There are signs that the Prime Minister is reverting to the softer position he adopted towards Beijing when he was…
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The UK has become the sick man of Europe again
Britain’s economy is forecast to perform worse than any other in Europe next year.
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Elon Musk’s Twitter is the tech version of Liz Truss’s premiership
The chaos at Twitter has eerie echoes of recent political upheaval.
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Kwasi Kwarteng breaks his silence – and blames Liz Truss for everything
The former chancellor has claimed he advised “slowing down” on fiscal reform – but he can’t escape responsibility for 50…
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Under Rishi Sunak the Tories have a mountain to climb – but they have a plan
If the PM can stop his party from collapsing and reduce the cost of living, then perhaps the next election…
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Revealed: the ministers who could profit from the year of political turmoil
At least ten current ministers are eligible for severance pay for their time out of government between Tory administrations.
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No justice for civil servants in Rishi Sunak’s reshuffle
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Leader: What comes after Conservatism
The fantasy of a libertarian Brexit is over; delusions of tax cuts must now give way to a programme of…
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Inside the BBC reckoning over its economic coverage
With austerity looming, a review is investigating whether journalists have been prone to bias and misleading analogies.
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After Liz Truss’s smartphone “hack”, will ministers finally take cybersecurity seriously?
Using personal devices for official business should be a breach of the ministerial code, says a security expert.
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Rishi Sunak’s “grown-up” austerity is a gift to the wealthy
The Prime Minister is serving the corporate and financial zombies kept alive for so long by low interest rates.
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Politicians fixated on growth have led Britain into chaos
Leaders must accept that the old economic regime is over, or face further disgrace.
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