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Conservatives

All you need to know about the latest Tory sleaze scandals involving Nadhim Zahawi and Boris Johnson

Basit Mahmood
23 January, 2023 (5 days ago)

Rishi Sunak promised to govern with integrity and professionalism.

A photo of London's skyline

UK faces deepest and longest recession in G7, say economists, with ‘Brexit and incompetence of ministers’ blamed

Basit Mahmood
3 January, 2023 (4 weeks ago)

‘The UK was in a ‘structural hole, not a cyclical downturn’

Mick Lynch

RMT’s Mick Lynch slams Tory minister for lying and insists government torpedoed a deal to prevent rail strikes

Basit Mahmood
3 January, 2023 (4 weeks ago)

Lynch claimed that ministers were “undermining efforts to get a settlement” and had sunk an agreement in December.

Parliament

A group of neo-liberal elites have captured the British state

Prem Sikka
23 December, 2022

Taming the elites is a necessary condition for transformation of the British economy, but no political party is willing to shackle the power of the elites.

Guy Opperman discussing the new coal mine on Question Time

Extraordinary moment Tory MP claims new coal mine won’t impact the climate

Chris Jarvis
9 December, 2022

The new coal mine is estimated to emit the equivalent of 220 million tonnes of carbon dioxide

Sajid Javid

Sajid Javid’s 10 worst moments as a Tory MP

Chris Jarvis
2 December, 2022

Sajid Javid is standing down as an MP. He won’t be missed.

Liz Truss speaking in the House of Commons

10 cabinet ministers including Jacob Rees-Mogg, Thérèse Coffey and Jeremy Hunt would lose seats in election, poll shows

Basit Mahmood
17 October, 2022

Boris Johnson is also predicted to lose his seat and the party would also face a disastrous result in the red wall, losing all 45 seats it currently holds.

Keir Starmer speaking at a lectern

Labour in massive 33-point lead over Tories

Basit Mahmood
30 September, 2022

In total, four major polling companies all simultaneously said it was the highest lead they had ever recorded for Keir Starmer’s party after turmoil on the markets.

Keir Starmer speaking at a lectern

Public believe Keir Starmer would be a better PM than Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak, poll shows

Basit Mahmood
2 September, 2022

The poll, based on 1,500 voters found that Starmer was four points ahead of Truss, with 39 per cent backing him against 35 per cents supporting her.

Boris Johnson walking up a set of stairs smiling

The only chart you’ll need to prove Tory levelling up is a sham

Basit Mahmood
25 August, 2022

So much for levelling up…

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