The levelling up secretary relives his big night out, while the chancellor plays it safe“Here we are – bright lights, great atmosphere, enthusiastic young people. It reminds me of my last night out on the town Aberdeen. Dance like nobody’s watching the…
Rishi Sunak’s speech offers mood music but little economic meat
Analysis: chancellor reiterates what he believes in, including himself, during address at Tory conferenceAfter 18 months of opening the state’s chequebook to pay for the huge economic cost of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Conservative party finally got a …
Tory conference: Sunak rejects Truss’s suggestion government has no responsibility for food supply
Follow the latest politics news as the Conservative party meets in Manchester for its conference The New Statesman’s George Eaton has posted this in response to one of Rishi Sunak’s comments this morning.My colleague Matthew Weaver is writing a blog wi…
Rishi Sunak to announce £500m ‘plan for jobs’ extension
The chancellor will lay out a package of measures designed to stem rise in unemployment as furlough endsRishi Sunak will announce a £500m extension to his “plan for jobs” on Monday as the government tries to avoid a surge in unemployment after the furl…
Tory conference roundup: pigs might die but Johnson doesn’t seem to care
The PM took a relaxed view of farmers’ fears they may have to dispose of over 100,000 pigs because of abattoir worker shortages“If I may say so, the great hecatomb of pigs that you describe has not yet actually taken place. Let’s see what happens.” Bor…
For his sake, and Britain’s, now is the time for Boris Johnson to ride off into the sunset | Max Hastings
He could resume his career as an entertainer and we might get a PM worthy of the officeAt the end of The Magnificent Seven, most delightful of all westerns, there is a scene in which the elderly Mexican village sage says to Yul Brynner and Steve McQuee…
Sunak threatened by new winter of discontent after UK recovery fizzles out
The chancellor will address the Conservative party conference in Manchester against the background of a faltering economyRising prices, queues at the petrol pumps and a flatlining economy provide a sobering backdrop to Rishi Sunak’s speech at the Conse…
Universal credit cut will cost carers for disabled £1,000 a year
More than 300,000 people will be hit by the end of the £20 temporary increase in the benefit, government figures showMore than 300,000 unpaid carers of disabled people face a £1,000 annual benefit cut from next month due to the withdrawal of the univer…
Hospitality and tourism bosses plead for VAT rate freeze at 12.5%
Coalition of UK industry bodies warns of ‘painful’ job losses if Treasury returns tax to pre-Covid levels in AprilHospitality and tourism bosses are pleading with the government to permanently lower the VAT rate on businesses in their sectors to help s…
Martin Rowson on the end of furlough – cartoon
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