The defence community does not want Grant Shapps
“I doubt he knows how to fire a rifle,” said one industry professional.
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.
Nadine Dorries is the Tory Miss Havisham
Her resignation statement marked the end of the Johnson era.
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Nadine Dorries quits (again)
Her resignation letter is another missile aimed at Rishi Sunak.
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“Stop the boats” is a delusion
Rishi Sunak has only just realised what we always knew.
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The Tory selection doom loop
Conservative constituencies are revolting against CCHQ.
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Why doesn’t football love Keir Starmer?
Talking about the game only makes the Labour leader and politicians look dumb.
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All aboard the Bibby Stockholm
The barge symbolises Britain’s rotten asylum stalemate – the discovery of Legionella bacteria in its water system only proves this.
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The Tories must become the party of green capitalism
Unlike Labour, the Conservatives could combat climate change without lowering our living standards.
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Most voters can’t tell if Rishi Sunak is right wing
They can’t tell if Keir Starmer is left wing either.
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Brits don’t believe Rishi Sunak is serious about fighting climate change
The Prime Minister is out of step with the four in five people who say they are personally concerned about…
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Will Rishi Sunak sack Jeremy Hunt?
No 10 is pondering whether a fresh face as chancellor could revive Tory fortunes.
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Rishi Sunak’s anti-green turn won’t save him
The Prime Minister’s new climate stance will alienate more voters than it attracts.
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Who is the real Oliver Dowden?
Is the Deputy Prime Minister’s anti-wokeness sincere or just an act?
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Does Rishi Sunak have any shame?
The Prime Minister is trashing his own legacy by turning against the green agenda.
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The battle to shape a post-Sunak Tory party has begun
The selection of Rupert Harrison and Nick Timothy as Conservative candidates is a preview of the ideological contests to come.
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The retromania election
Has the future of British politics ever looked more like the past?
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You Ask Us: Who replaces Rishi Sunak – and could Labour MPs defect?
The New Statesman podcast team answer listener questions.
Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer are both trapped
The Prime Minister is hemmed in by the Conservative Party, and the Labour leader is a prisoner of public opinion.
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The Tories choose attack as the best form of defence
The Uxbridge by-election has set the summer’s political weather.
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Sunak’s desperate gambit to stay in power
The Prime Minister is trying to embrace his inner bastard.
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