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Sunak pledges emergency legislation after Rwanda policy blocked by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that Rwanda is not a safe country to deport asylum seekers – so Rishi Sunak has pledged emergency legislation to declare that it is.
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‘I trusted you’ – Suella Braverman delivers brutal resignation letter to Rishi Sunak
Suella Braverman has turned up the heat on Rishi Sunak in a scathing letter. In it, she accused the prime minister of betrayal, and said he was incapable of delivering on key policies. Her right-wing allies have also accused the prime minister of abandoning the so-called red wall voters.
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‘David Cameron can privately offer Sunak advice’, says former Downing Street head of communications
Krishnan is joined by the former Downing Street head of communications, Sir Craig Oliver, and Sonia Sodha, who’s chief leader writer at the Guardian.
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King’s Speech: Sunak and Starmer clash as government lays out plans
It was the first King’s Speech in 72 years – and at its heart was law and order. Tougher sentences for murderers and rapists, but also a presumption against jailing offenders for less than 12 months. It included measures to increase oil and gas production, phasing out the sale of cigarettes – and a ban…
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Al Ahli hospital blast ‘likely’ caused by missile fired from within Gaza, Rishi Sunak says
Rishi Sunak has told the House of Commons that the explosion at Gaza’s Al Ahli hospital last week was likely caused by a missile fired from within Gaza.
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Sunak and Meloni unite to demand tougher action from EU on illegal migration
Rishi Sunak has teamed up with his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni to demand tougher action from the EU to stop illegal migrants reaching Europe.
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FactCheck: what did Rishi Sunak announce about changes to A Levels and when could the Advanced British Standard start?
When could the new qualification begin and are there enough teachers to make it happen?
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Sunak scraps HS2 leg – saying he knows what ‘north really needs’
The cancellation of the West Midlands to Manchester leg of HS2 has been the worst kept secret in politics.
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20mph zones could be curbed by Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak is desperate to move away from questions about whether HS2 will be scrapped or foreshortened. His answer, it seems, sounds like a culture war on behalf of embattled motorists.
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HS2 row: Rishi Sunak says he’s committed to ‘levelling up’
Rishi Sunak has insisted he remains committed to his “levelling up” agenda – amid the growing row over the future of the HS2 high speed rail link to the North of England.
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Is Rishi Sunak planning inheritance tax giveaway?
Speculation is mounting that the Prime Minister could announce that inheritance tax is to be cut. Such a move would only benefit the children of couples who are able to pass on more than a million pounds – that’s a tiny fraction of the overall population. But it is being seen as a sweetener aimed…
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Boris Johnson warns Rishi Sunak against “mutilating” HS2 railway project
The UK has been building the HS2 high-speed railway line since 2017. Years of delay, billions of pounds over budget and now Rishi Sunak is thought to be considering axing part of the HS2 High Speed rail project linking London with the North. Two former Tory prime ministers in David Cameron and Boris Johnson have…
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Sunak’s net zero climbdown ‘a refinement not an abandonment’, says former Environment Secretary
Krishnan is joined by former Environment Secretary and Conservative MP, George Eustice.
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Sunak’s climate climbdown ‘a huge strategic mistake’, says net zero review chair
Earlier we spoke to Chris Skidmore MP, Chair of the Independent Government review on Net Zero.
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Rishi Sunak U-turns on net zero climate proposals
After a leak of the Prime Minister’s plans to change the government’s green pledges last night, he rushed out a press conference this afternoon and stood on the Downing Street podium with a list of changes – including delaying the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by five years.