Where does Labour stand on HS2?
Rishi Sunak’s intention to shelve the high-speed link to Manchester poses dilemmas for the opposition as well as the Conservatives.
ByRishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak is a member of the Conservative party who became Prime Minister on 25 October 2022. Sunak has been MP for Richmond since 2015 and before becoming PM he served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 13 February 2020 to 5 July 2022. Thanks to a Fulbright scholarship, he studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Lincoln College, Oxford and did an MBA at Stanford University. Find all our latest news, comment and analysis of the UK Prime Minister here.
The farce of scrapping the Manchester leg of HS2
Only this government would announce a policy such as this in Manchester, and still lay claim to levelling up.
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Rishi Sunak can’t campaign
Tory HQ is planning a presidential push around a man who the public like less the more they see of…
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Why is Rishi Sunak so isolated?
At Conservative Party conference, the Prime Minister is lost between the factions.
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The national treasure recession
Britain no longer has any heroes left.
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Inside Sunak’s No 10
Downing Street is filled with the ghosts of 13 years of Conservative rule.
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HS2 is another casualty of Britain’s optimistic accounting
Politicians were informed in 2016 that the line would overrun its costs, yet that message never reached parliament.
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Preparing for a fight at Tory conference
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Does Labour now support private schools?
Starmer’s acceptance of private schools’ charitable status indicates an appetite for mild reform rather than ideological opposition.
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Rishi Sunak’s endgame: attack everything
The Prime Minister’s vision for the future is confined to criticising the past.
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Net zero climb-down sacrifices Britain’s climate leadership for short-term gain
The Prime Minister has damaged the UK’s credibility, but local leaders now have the opportunity to show the way.
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Ministers are on resignation watch as Rishi goes rogue
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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The crisis of conservatism
Our guide to the 50 most influential people in conservative politics features free-marketeers alongside post-liberal thinkers.
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Rishi Sunak is out of time
It is too late for the Prime Minister to unite a divided and directionless Conservative Party.
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Suella Braverman is daring Rishi Sunak to sack her
The Home Secretary’s attack on the UN’s Refugee Convention is a clear challenge to the Prime Minister’s authority.
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Ed Davey: “Voters are not blaming Brexit”
The Lib Dem leader on where his party now stands on Europe and whether he regrets backing austerity.
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Right-wing papers are preparing the Tories’ downfall over net zero
As with their coverage of Liz Truss’s leadership, the Sun, Mail and Telegraph are out of touch with public opinion.
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Banks hate Rishi Sunak’s U-turn on net zero
City financiers may not be tree-huggers, but uncertainty and risk are expensive.
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Sunak’s net zero U-turn breaks with international opinion
While many of his green colleagues were at Climate Week NYC, the Prime Minister was backtracking on climate policy.
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“Cutting the green crap” is a losing strategy for Rishi Sunak
Weaponising net zero policies is not smart politics for a government facing an uphill battle to retain power.
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