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Rishi Sunak has been lambasted for announcing a major U-turn on climate policies which Labour said they will reverse if they win the next election. The prime minister is reversing the ban on sales of new diesel and petrol cars that was due to come into place in 2030. Sunak said he will delay that by five years, bringing the...

Women trouble for Tories ahead of World Cup final

The Labour party has taken a 28 point lead over the Conservatives among women voters according to a YouGov poll of more than 5,000 people, which gives Sir Keir Starmer a 21 point lead among men. Money worries is the...

No 10 says Lee Anderson’s ‘f***-off ‘ to migrants is ‘not bigotry at all’

Downing Street has backed Lee Anderson’s message to asylum seekers after the deputy chairman of the Conservative party told them to “fuck off back to France” if they don’t...

Sunak’s latest Brexit climbdown over EU quality mark

Rishi Sunak's government has notched up another Brexit climbdown after caving in to industry fears and U-turning on plans to replace the EU’s “CE” product quality mark with a...

Govt on brink of legal action over Johnson’s WhatsApp message

The government has until 4pm today (June 1) to hand over Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages to the Covid inquiry or face a court battle. Head of the inquiry Baroness...

BBC chairman forced to quit as calls to investigate Johnson’s role grow

BBC chairman Richard Sharp has resigned after an investigation found he failed to disclose key information about his relationship with Boris Johnson before his appointment in 2021. Sharp’s position came under scrutiny when it was...

Russia warns of ‘bloody harvest’ if UK sends fighter jets to Ukraine

The UK prime minister has vowed “nothing is off the table” when it comes to the UK answering Vlodymyr Zelenskiy’s appeal for British fighter jets to Ukraine. The Russian Embassy in London warned there would...

FSTE 100 sets record high; 20 Tory rebel MPs threaten Sunak’s majority

London’s FTSE 100 stock index set a record closing high on Friday (Feb 3) finishing up more than 1% at 7,901.8 points - beating the previous record set in May, 2018 when the FTSE...

Nadine Dorries breaches ministerial code as Zahawi sacked over tax affairs

Former culture secretary Nadine Dorries has been accused of breaking the ministerial code by parliament’s anti-corruption watchdog over hosting a TV show. Dorries failed to consult with the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba) before...

Sunak U-turns on China flights and Covid testing

Prime minister Rishi Sunak has “performed a major U-turn”, the Guardian reports, and the UK will now impose Covid checks on people arriving to the UK from China where coronavirus cases are surging. Sunak has...