Rishi Sunak
Is Cameron upstaging Sunak?
The logic behind Rishi Sunak’s decision to make David Cameron foreign secretary was that he would be a ‘big beast’…
The Tories are resigned to an almighty defeat
The herd of Conservative MPs is on the move again, this time obediently setting off towards the abattoir in which…
Can the Tories avoid oblivion?
Another day, another terrible poll for the Tories – the latest YouGov survey records support for the parties at Labour…
How has the Conservative party’s ‘Dr No’ escaped everyone’s notice for so long?
This malevolent figure has been at the centre of the party for more than 40 years, says Nadine Dorries. But nothing in The Plot bears much relation to reality
Hope might be the only strategy Sunak has left
The first King’s Speech for more than 70 years was a festival of the expected: the royal reading of a…
The conversion therapy bill is a thoroughly bad idea
I was disappointed to learn that Rishi Sunak has reconsidered his opposition to a bill banning conversion therapy. Not because…
The Tory vote squeeze
When the cabinet gathered on Tuesday morning, the meeting started as a sombre affair. Just days before, the Conservatives had…
Train wreck: HS2 destroyed the countryside I love
The countryside where I grew up has been destroyed by HS2
Can Sunak establish himself as a radical?
The Conservatives gather in Manchester this weekend for what may well be their last hurrah as a governing party. Bookmakers…
Why is Sunak cutting a tax only paid by the rich?
Last week, Rishi Sunak struck a blow for ordinary people against the elitist project that is net zero, assuring them…
Rishi Sunak is right to reconsider his green pledges
The old carmakers were slow to realise the potential of electric cars and didn’t innovate. So Elon Musk, an internet…
Portrait of the week
Home Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister, proposed reaching net zero in 2050 ‘in a better, more proportionate way’ such as by…
Sunak’s new strategy: hard truths
The last time Tory activists and MPs gathered for their annual party conference, it didn’t end well. Liz Truss had…
How I lost my Hungarian Vizsla, Leo, to the Dangerous Dogs Act
Not everyone welcomed Rishi Sunak’s announcement last week that he would ban the XL Bully under the Dangerous Dogs Act.…
Why Sunak’s prayers in Delhi matter
Ever since Alastair Campbell’s declaration that ‘we don’t do God’, no prime minister – and almost no politician – has…
