Tories quietly publish ‘dangerous’ plan to neuter elections watchdog and undermine its independence
The proposals had been branded ‘extremely dangerous’ by the chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life when they were first suggested.
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Rishi Sunak boasts of taking money away from ‘deprived urban areas’ for wealthy towns
‘We inherited a bunch of formulas from the Labour Party that shoved all the funding into deprived urban areas and that needed to be undone.’
Inflation 30% higher in northern cities, as north-south divide deepens – report shows
Despite the government’s persistent levelling up rhetoric, poorer cities, predominantly in the north, are being hit harder by the cost of living crisis.
Institute of Economic Affairs denies that fossil fuel funding affects its opposition to taxing oil company profits
The free market think tank says we shouldn’t tax oil companies more as BP and Shell announced record profits
Baroness Jones: Why the Green Party poses a threat to the Tories in their rural heartlands
‘This isn’t just a dip caused by Boris Johnson’s lies and PartyGate, it’s an indicator of a more serious problem facing the Conservatives as they lose the support of rural communities.’
‘It’s utterly depressing to be asked to defend the indefensible’: Tories tell Johnson to resign after government is forced into U-turn
‘We’ve come full circle, with Labour’s motion now likely to pass, without a full vote’
Tories rally to defend Boris Johnson as calls grow for him to resign over Partygate fines
Tories rallied to defend Boris Johnson as it was revealed that he and Chancellor Rishi Sunak had been fined by police.
How US think tank the Heritage Foundation influences the Conservative Party
Oliver Dowden went to give a speech about ‘cancel culture’ this week to an organisation that wants to ban books they disagree with.
2019 intake of Tory MPs launch plot to boot Boris Johnson from office
Boris Johnson has run out of road
Deputy editor of the Sun James Slack apologises for lockdown party at No 10 held in his honour
Could this explain why the Sun hasn’t gone in harder on Downing Street parties?