Rishi Sunak
Rishi in, Keir out: 2020's most popular baby names
Once the popularity of politicians was judged by how many babies they were asked to kiss – now it’s by…
Sunak faces the free-marketeers
Rishi Sunak didn’t give too much away tonight when he spoke at the ThinkTent Conservative Party Conference. The Chancellor is…
Does Liz Truss have what it takes to be Foreign Secretary?
In the dying days of Theresa May’s benighted premiership I spotted a long-serving Tory MP on the same weekend train…
The rise and rise of Rishi Sunak
When Victoria Beckham noticed that her husband David had developed a winning way, not just with her but with almost…
Why Johnson's tax gamble will pay off
Boris Johnson’s announcement today, promising he will fix the £15 billion hole in health and social care, may well be…
Will Johnson's cabinet of cardboard cutouts make a stand?
Cabinet government has become a very degraded thing. When I checked last night, cabinet ministers had still not been told…
How do the Tories stop the rise of an ever-bigger state?
When Gordon Brown raised National Insurance in 2002 to put more money into the health service, it was seen as…
What the NHS pay rise says about Boris Johnson's priorities
Well, that didn’t take long. Two days ago, a leaked report revealed that the government was considering using a national insurance…
It's time for Rishi Sunak to stand up to Boris Johnson
Finally the pandemic fog is lifting and the outlines of post-Covid politics are starting to take shape. While the Government…
Johnson vs Sunak: The political battle of the autumn?
As ministers grow increasingly confident that they will be able to unlock by 19 July, Boris Johnson is facing a…
Rishi Sunak and the coming Tory battle over climate change
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, isn’t normally given to waffle, which makes his maiden appearance on GB News all the more…
Rishi Sunak: I'm a fiscal Conservative (unlike Boris)
When Rishi Sunak told Andrew Neil this evening that he had his eyes on the future, he was ostensibly talking…
Will the G7 tax deal survive?
What are the chances of the G7’s agreement on a minimum rate of corporation tax actually coming into effect? While…
Inflation fears grow
Two months ago The Spectator reported on what was keeping Rishi Sunak awake at night ahead of the Budget: an inflation…
How Boris eclipsed Cameron
Remember the days when David Cameron was the sleek young prime minister who had brought to an end 13 years…
Rishi Sunak's real opponent
Things are starting to get more awkward for Rishi Sunak — something the Chancellor has long been prepared for. He…
Rishi’s nightmare: will inflation crush the recovery?
Fear of inflation is stalking the Treasury
The case for keeping business taxes low
Why should business pay tax at all? That’s a provocative but forlorn question to ask in Budget week. Business pays…
What Rishi Sunak could learn from the vaccine rollout
Barely a year has passed since Rishi Sunak’s first Budget. Its centrepiece was a £30 billion stimulus designed to calm…
Rishi Sunak is a prime minister in waiting
It is always a pleasure to see a first-rate mind in action, as we did during today’s Budget. Equally, when…
Will Rishi Sunak's Budget give Britain the boost it needs?
For a man who has only delivered two Budgets, Rishi Sunak is no stranger to fiscal announcements. Last March’s £30bn spending…
The Budget could be an awkward moment for fiscal conservatives
There is no getting around the fact that these are awkward times for fiscal conservatives, such as myself. It has…
Are the Tories about to ditch one of their biggest policy achievements?
We already know much of what will be in Rishi Sunak’s Budget next week. Another £30bn for Covid-relief measures: furlough…
The Brexit deal has left the City to fight for its own future
‘This Article shall not apply with respect to financial services.’ That’s what it says on page 92 of the EU-UK…
Portrait of the year: Coronavirus, falling statues, banned Easter eggs and compulsory Scotch eggs
January Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister, signed the EU withdrawal agreement, sent from Brussels by train. Sajid Javid, the Chancellor…
