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‘Arrogant’ and ‘lacking in self-awareness’: Rishi Sunak slammed for ordering inquiry into who leaked his wife’s tax status
“How about an enquiry into the 4.3bn fraudsters have gotten away with? Or billions in dodgy PPE contracts?”
Sunak accused of blocking plans to raise energy ‘discount’
The chancellor is facing further pressure amid claims that suggested strategies to help the poorest households were vetoed by the Treasury.
Lord Frost’s ‘ultra-Remainers’ resurgence article comes under fire
The hard-line Brexiteer’s latest Brexit grievance is aimed at ‘unreconciled Remainers’ who are, allegedly, regrouping.
Government’s energy strategy ripped apart by opposition and environmental groups
The newly announced Energy Security Strategy, which gave the government a chance to drive green energy forward to deal with the immediate cost of living crisis and tackle the climate emergency, has been roundly rejected by environmentalists and opposition parties.
Six unforgettable Channel 4 moments that ruffled Conservative feathers
As the government announces plans to press ahead with the privatisation of Channel 4, we take a look at some memorable occasions when the broadcaster caused unease among Tory ranks.
Tory minister laughed at and mocked on BBC Question Time after insisting that £200 energy ‘discount’ is not ‘a loan’
‘But you have to pay it back, it sounds like a loan?’
The government has facilitated frauds and tax dodges running into tens of billions of pounds
‘The UK economy is in dire straits. It has the highest level of reported government fraud, the highest level of taxation for 70 years, and the biggest decline in living standards since the Second World War’
Government slammed for plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing
“What next? “Offshoring” the unemployed? The sick? the disabled? Protesters? Criminals?”
Rishi Sunak’s wife Akshata Murthy criticised for ‘misleading statement’ defending her non-dom tax status
Tax campaigners have been quick to point out that non-dom status is a choice individuals make rather than something that is automatically conferred as a result of nationality.
Government defeated in the Lords over plans to introduce photo ID in elections
Cabinet Office research has found that 42 percent of those with no photo ID said they were unlikely to apply.