Rishi Sunak
What the Tory leadership rivals haven’t discussed
In just over a week, Britain will have a new prime minister. No one can say that the 160,000 or…
Portrait of the week: Drought in Europe, property crisis in China and barristers and binmen strike
Home Inflation would reach 18.6 per cent by January and the energy price cap £5,816 in April, according to a…
Thatcherism is a cult the Tories should not follow
Friedrich Nietzsche may not be the most fashionable member of the conservative canon, but doubtless he wouldn’t care much. He…
Why does no one like Rishi?
Poor Rishi Sunak. Membership polls put him 30 point behind Liz Truss but there’s still three-and-a-half weeks to go in…
Asylum base row after Sunak steps in
A curious row has exploded in the projectile-packed leadership race. This morning’s Yorkshire Post splashed on the news that Rishi…
This is no way to pick a prime minister
‘Truss’s campaign to be Britain’s next prime minister,’ wrote one political commentator this week, ‘seems to have unstoppable momentum. She…
Can Liz Truss be trusted?
Liz Truss has taken the lead in the Tory leadership race with an agenda that seems radical and ambitious, whereas…
How Rishi Sunak won over the Tories of West Suffolk
How Sunak wowed the Tories of West Suffolk
Will China hawks match words with deeds?
In the Tory leadership race both Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have been keen to talk tough on China. Truss…
Only one tax cut can save Rishi Sunak now
Rishi Sunak’s promises on tax are lacklustre. He’s announced a fiddly one-off tax break on energy that will last for just a…
Is Liz Truss too comfortable?
After England scored their first goal last night, the team visibly relaxed and had a spell of playing happily until…
The real difference between Sunak and Truss's tax policies
The Tory leadership race is becoming a test of patience. Today Rishi Sunak has laid out his plan to slash…
Sunak is running out of time
This could be the biggest week of the Tory leadership campaign: postal ballots will start arriving on members’ doormats in…
Poll: Tory voters prefer Truss over Sunak
The Tory leadership races is a tale of two approaches: Liz Truss appears to be campaigning to win the party…
Rishi’s mad dash: can he catch up with Truss?
Why Sunak suddenly finds himself facing defeat
Trimble may prove to be Unionism's last statesman
David Trimble, who has just died, has rightly been praised for his courage. History may prove him to have been…
‘You can’t have your cake and eat it’: Rishi Sunak talks to Charles Moore
As the leadership contest hots up, Charles Moore and Rishi Sunak sit down for a chat
Did Rishi Sunak's interview gamble pay off?
Rishi Sunak took a major risk tonight, agreeing to a one-on-one interview with Andrew Neil on Channel 4 News. As…
Andrew Neil's interview with Rishi Sunak – as it happened
Rishi Sunak was interviewed by Andrew Neil on Channel 4 tonight. He was quizzed on inflation, the NHS backlog and more. Liz Truss,…
Truss gambit outflanks Sunak on China
Talk about a tale of two campaigns. China has been one of the dominant themes this week in the Tory…
Will Liz Truss dare to face Andrew Neil?
It’s six weeks to go until voting closes for the Tory leadership and polls suggest that Liz Truss is the…
Last ones standing: the leadership finalists on taxes, net zero and freedom of speech
The leadership candidates on taxes, net zero and freedom of speech
Sack Heathrow’s boss? No, put him on the front line
Airports are on my mind, since I’ve just stepped off an on-time early-morning flight from East Midlands to Bergerac –…
The Tories abandon fiscal conservatism at their peril
And then there were two. Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss now go to the membership. There’s much talk today about how…
Sunak and Truss make final two – as it happened
Britain’s next Prime Minister will be either Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss. Refresh this page for the latest developments. 4.45…
