Rishi Sunak
The real difference between Sunak and Truss's tax policies
The Tory leadership race is becoming a test of patience. Today Rishi Sunak has laid out his plan to slash…
Sunak is running out of time
This could be the biggest week of the Tory leadership campaign: postal ballots will start arriving on members’ doormats in…
Poll: Tory voters prefer Truss over Sunak
The Tory leadership races is a tale of two approaches: Liz Truss appears to be campaigning to win the party…
Rishi’s mad dash: can he catch up with Truss?
Why Sunak suddenly finds himself facing defeat
Trimble may prove to be Unionism's last statesman
David Trimble, who has just died, has rightly been praised for his courage. History may prove him to have been…
‘You can’t have your cake and eat it’: Rishi Sunak talks to Charles Moore
As the leadership contest hots up, Charles Moore and Rishi Sunak sit down for a chat
Did Rishi Sunak's interview gamble pay off?
Rishi Sunak took a major risk tonight, agreeing to a one-on-one interview with Andrew Neil on Channel 4 News. As…
Andrew Neil's interview with Rishi Sunak – as it happened
Rishi Sunak was interviewed by Andrew Neil on Channel 4 tonight. He was quizzed on inflation, the NHS backlog and more. Liz Truss,…
Truss gambit outflanks Sunak on China
Talk about a tale of two campaigns. China has been one of the dominant themes this week in the Tory…
Will Liz Truss dare to face Andrew Neil?
It’s six weeks to go until voting closes for the Tory leadership and polls suggest that Liz Truss is the…
Last ones standing: the leadership finalists on taxes, net zero and freedom of speech
The leadership candidates on taxes, net zero and freedom of speech
Sack Heathrow’s boss? No, put him on the front line
Airports are on my mind, since I’ve just stepped off an on-time early-morning flight from East Midlands to Bergerac –…
The Tories abandon fiscal conservatism at their peril
And then there were two. Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss now go to the membership. There’s much talk today about how…
Sunak and Truss make final two – as it happened
Britain’s next Prime Minister will be either Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss. Refresh this page for the latest developments. 4.45…
The latest Tory leadership debate was a grim spectacle
The eyes had it, in last night’s leadership debate. Penny Mordaunt and Rishi Sunak took turns directing to the camera…
The verdict: the second Tory leadership debate
‘If you’re still watching this debate, well done,’ said Mordaunt, bizarrely, in her closing statement. ‘I wish tonight had been…
Where do the Tories go from here?
The hardest thing for any political party to achieve is renewal in government. The Tories have managed it twice since…
Boris’s final days in No. 10
‘So what did he say?’ I asked the ministerial friend who went to tell Boris last week he had to…
The triumph of Tory mediocrity
Every loser wins, once the dream begins. So sang the EastEnders actor Nick Berry in a godawful mid-1980s pop song…
The fatuous idea that politicians must be ‘in touch’
I was in Hyde Park on Friday watching an open-air Pixies show with very great delight when somewhere between ‘Vamos’…
Why Rishi Sunak quit
Why Rishi Sunak quit
Did Jeremy Corbyn win the general election?
Almost five years ago to the day, Amber Rudd had her finest hour in politics. Standing in for the frit…
Letters: The hard truth about soft power
Soft ground Sir: We have heard much over the years from the overseas aid lobby about the value of soft…
Portrait of the week: Boris in Kyiv, Rishi in hot water and crystal meth in a cereal packet
Home Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister, travelled to Kyiv in secret and joined President Volodymyr Zelensky for the cameras in…
What Rishi Sunak could learn from George Osborne
I was walking last week from Canary Wharf tube station to my flat in east London – not far, little…
