Right-wing papers are preparing the Tories’ downfall over net zero
As with their coverage of Liz Truss’s leadership, the Sun, Mail and Telegraph are out of touch with public opinion.
ByRishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak is a member of the Conservative Party who was prime minister between October 2022 and July 2024. Sunak has been MP for Richmond since 2015 and before becoming PM he served as chancellor of the Exchequer from 13 February 2020 to 5 July 2022. Thanks to a Fulbright scholarship, he studied philosophy, politics and economics at Lincoln College, Oxford, and did an MBA at Stanford University. Find all our latest news, comment and analysis of the former prime minister here.
Banks hate Rishi Sunak’s U-turn on net zero
City financiers may not be tree-huggers, but uncertainty and risk are expensive.
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Sunak’s net zero U-turn breaks with international opinion
While many of his green colleagues were at Climate Week NYC, the Prime Minister was backtracking on climate policy.
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“Cutting the green crap” is a losing strategy for Rishi Sunak
Weaponising net zero policies is not smart politics for a government facing an uphill battle to retain power.
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Rishi Sunak can’t have it both ways on net zero
It isn’t credible for the Prime Minister to promise the UK will meet the 2050 target while also avoiding any…
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Rishi Sunak has left Boris Johnson behind
The Prime Minister’s move away from net zero is an attempt to seize the political narrative.
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Liz Truss’s return is a gift to Labour
Some Tory voices want Rishi Sunak to bar Truss from standing as a Conservative candidate at the next election.
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Rishi Sunak is dancing to Nigel Farage’s tune
The Prime Minister’s U-turn on net zero is only the latest concession to the former Brexit Party leader.
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Rishi Sunak’s net zero U-turn is riskier than it looks
The backlash from businesses, Tory MPs and voters may outweigh any political gains.
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Keir Starmer lands with a bump
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Sunak risks splitting Tories over net zero pushback
The Prime Minister is turning climate change into a political tool.
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How will we reach net zero?
The Uxbridge by-election has exposed how divided Britain still is over how to decarbonise the economy.
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Would public sector pay rises cause inflation?
Steve Barclay claimed higher pay for public sector workers "would not be consistent with bringing the inflation target down." He’s…
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The Tories are wrong to see Keir Starmer as their secret weapon
We shouldn’t be surprised that the Labour leader doesn’t look prime ministerial. He isn’t prime minister yet.
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PMQs today: Starmer rattles Sunak as he brands him “inaction man”
The Prime Minister’s attack on Starmer over his links to Jeremy Corbyn seemed desperate.
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Tory wrangles overshadow Sunak’s G20 return
With discussions over whether to ditch the pensions triple lock and more Tory groups being founded, the battle for the…
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Will Rishi Sunak have to be tougher on China?
The arrest of a suspected Chinese spy has exposed divisions between Tory backbenchers and the party leadership.
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The week that ruined Rishi Sunak’s autumn
The idea that changing leaders again might improve the Tories’ chances used to seem absurd. Now I’m not sure.
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Raac crisis shows Britain’s malaise goes far deeper than inflation
The government is presiding over broken schools and a broken country.
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The Sunak-Modi bilateral
Also this week: the G20 summit that saved the world and the beating heart of England.
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