One year of Rishi Sunak: The PM’s biggest U-turns and broken promises
From Net Zero to EU law, here are the biggest reversals of policy and promises we have seen Sunak make in just 12 months.
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Oxfam workers set to strike for first time over ‘poverty pay’
34% of charity workers choosing between heating their homes and feeding their families
Yet another by-election likely after Tory MP Peter Bone is suspended over sexual misconduct allegations
A by-election can be triggered if an MP is suspended for more than 10 days and 10% of their local constituents sign a recall petition.
Former Tory chair joins firm part-owned by sanctioned Russians
“It makes yet another mockery of Rishi Sunak’s promise of professionalism, integrity and accountability at all levels”
Strikes Act could breach post-Brexit deal and “stoke UK-EU tensions” unions warn
Irish and UK unions warn anti-trade union legislation risks exposing the UK to hefty sanctions
Leading Brexiteer says Brexit vote ‘probably should have been a supermajority’
“That’s a huge thing for me to say, because if it had been a supermajority we’d have lost and we’d still be in.”
Landlord lobbying leads to ‘no-fault’ evictions ban being delayed indefinitely
The BBC reports that Ministry of Justice data shows no-fault evictions in England between April and June this year increased by 41%, compared to the same period in 2022.
Rishi Sunak roasted after scrapping cap on millionaire bankers’ bonuses
Sunak’s decision to scrap the cap on bankers’ bonuses was condemned by the Labour Party.
Whitehall workers to strike for further 36 days as employer refuses to negotiate
Outsourced staff escalate industrial action at three government departments
Outrage as hypocritical Jacob Rees-Mogg claimed redundancy pay for just 7 weeks work
Having said civil servants should have their redundancy pay slashed by a quarter