Rishi Sunak’s D-Day blunder exposes a deep rot in the Conservative election campaign
Rishi Sunak was forced to apologise this morning after leaving D-Day commemorations early.
‘It was a mistake’: Rishi Sunak apologises for leaving D-Day event early for TV interview
Rishi Sunak has apologised for leaving D-Day commemorations in Normandy early on Thursday to head back to the UK and return to the general election campaign. The PM did attend a British ceremony yesterday morning to mark the 80-year anniversary of D-Day, but he did not attend an international gathering with other world leaders. Defence […]
Election debate verdict: Swinging Sunak catches Starmer on tax — but prompts ‘liar’ counter-attack
There were some big questions going into the first TV election debate on Tuesday evening: how would Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak interact with so much at stake (and no longer inhibited by parliamentary pleasantries)? How would Starmer handle the burden of his frontrunner status in such a public format? Would either leader stumble into […]
How the return of Nigel Farage could lead to a Reform-Conservative crossover
The below content first appeared in Politics.co.uk’s Politics@Lunch newsletter, sign-up for free here and never miss this essential election briefing. The return of Nigel Farage to frontline politics, announced at an “emergency press conference” yesterday afternoon, is radically reshaping the landscape of this election campaign. Farage’s conference came in two parts: first, there was the lesser […]
Rishi Sunak risks making this the Reform UK election
The below content first appeared in Politics.co.uk’s Politics@Lunch newsletter, sign-up for free here and never miss this essential election briefing. So much of how this election is unfolding is being dictated, not by Tory-Labour tussling, but by the dynamic between the Conservatives — one of the oldest political parties in the world seeking a fifth successive […]
Rishi Sunak vows tax cut for pensioners with ‘triple lock plus’
The policy would mean that for pensioners, both the state pension and their tax-free allowance will rise in line with the highest of earnings, wages or 2.5 per cent every year.
Rishi Sunak unveils plans for mandatory national service to inspire ‘pride in our country’
The Conservative Party has vowed to bring back national service, with new proposals designed to renew a “sense of pride in our country”. In what amounts to Rishi Sunak’s most significant policy announcement since he called the general election on Wednesday, the plan would see eighteen-year-olds choose between service in the armed forces and volunteering […]
Week-in-Review: Rishi Sunak’s spluttering election campaign relies on unknown unknowns
A major Conservative defeat, barring some radical macro-political shenanigans, lies ahead.
Election 2024: Conservatives call for ‘weekly debates’ between Sunak and Starmer
A senior Conservative has called for Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak to face “weekly debates” during the general election campaign. Claire Coutinho, the energy security and net zero secretary, claimed Starmer and Labour wanted to “skate through” the election campaign “without telling anyone what they really think”. In a post on X/Twitter, Coutinho said: “We’re […]
Is Rishi Sunak learning to regret his summer election gamble?
The below content first appeared in Politics.co.uk’s Politics@Lunch newsletter, sign-up for free here and never miss this daily briefing. You start to wonder if he’s already regretting it. Rishi Sunak stunned Westminster — including the vast majority of the parliamentary Conservative Party — on Wednesday afternoon by calling an election many months earlier than he needed […]
