Why Rishi Sunak chose the occasion of today’s PMQs to take a petty swipe at the leader of a friendly nation ultimately confirmed Sir Keir Starmer’s withering observation that the prime minister does indeed have the “reverse Midas touch”. Even before PMQs, Sunak’s “reverse Midas touch” was being revealed in committee hearings which heard first […]
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Sir Patrick Vallance has breathed new life into Rishi Sunak’s image as Dr Death at the Covid Inquiry after evidence revealed the prime minister said the government should “just let people die” during the pandemic. Vallance – the government’s chief scientific advisor (CSA) when Covid hit – also contradicted Sunak’s written evidence to the inquiry […]
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Rishi Sunak has sacked Suella Braverman and made former prime minister David Cameron foreign secretary with a reshuffle that sent shockwaves through Westminster. One was regarded as inevitable, the other was greeted with open mouths and audible stupor to seasoned pundits, reporters and politicians. David Cameron’s arrival to Downing Street this morning (November 13) left […]
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King Charles, flanked by the equally ermined and bejewelled Queen Camilla delivered the first King’s Speech in some 70 years, laying out “his” government’s legislative agenda before the public finally get their say. It was also Rishi Sunak’s first as prime minister. And given the polls, it’s probably his last too. Sunak said the 21 […]
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Rishi Sunak has hailed the signing of the Bletchley Declaration by the US, China, EU and UK that warns of the potential of AI to cause “catastrophic harm” to the planet. All 28 countries attending the prime minister’s AI Safety Summit signed the agreement to work together to combat the existential risks posed by the […]
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Hallowe’en is upon us and trickster prime minister Rishi Sunak is treating the country by ditching his ‘InAction Man’ costume and donning Dr Death to battle the existential threat posed by AI. Hard to believe, but it could be worse. The PM might have changed into an outfit based on the increasingly prophetic anagram of […]
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Rishi Sunak has refused to commit to tax cuts or the HS2 link to Manchester despite growing calls for action from within his own cabinet. Secretary of state for levelling up Michael Gove told Sky News on Sunday he wants tax cuts before the next election. Sunak, interviewed on BBC 1, reiterated his priority is […]
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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 […]
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It’s 165 years since the Great Stink and this summer has no shortage of personalities and events to support Karl Marx’s observation that “history repeats itself, the first time as tragedy, the second as farce.” It always reeked but 18th century London really stank. Its rank air wafted the pungent scent of human waste and […]
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Oh the irony of the UK prime minister’s house being scaled by Greenpeace activists on the same day Rishi Sunak’s government launched the National Risk Registry. It’s broad and diverse detailing what the government believes are the most serious risks facing the UK including threats to lives, health, society, critical infrastructure, economy and sovereignty. Among the 89 […]
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