Should Rishi Sunak really celebrate Ben Houchen’s victory?
The Tees Valley mayor only won by running against the Prime Minister.
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.
The Tories are doomed but Rishi Sunak is safe
Even the Prime Minister’s biggest opponents recognise that a change of leader will not save the Conservatives.
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PMQs review: Starmer lets Sunak get away with immigration failures
In attacking the Prime Minister on pensions and National Insurance, the Labour leader missed the open goal.
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Ireland’s threat to send back migrants is helpful for Rishi Sunak
The Prime Minister can argue that the Rwanda plan is having a deterrent effect.
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The Tories are facing a moment of great peril
Rishi Sunak may gamble on a summer general election if he fears being removed by Tory MPs.
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How will Rishi Sunak fund higher defence spending?
The Prime Minister has further shrunk the gap between the Conservatives and Labour.
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Liberals shouldn’t jeer Liz Truss
The former prime minister’s arguments and ideas are set to shape the right’s future – they need to be taken…
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PMQs review: Starmer lays a Truss trap for Sunak
The Prime Minister cannot flush his predecessor away – and Labour is taking advantage.
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Will the Iran crisis split Rishi Sunak and David Cameron?
A new dividing line could emerge between the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary.
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Rishi Sunak’s shelf life is over
The Prime Minister has failed on his own terms.
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Why Rishi Sunak is struggling as Prime Minister
The problem isn’t just a bad inheritance – it’s his lack of experience.
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Priti situations vacant: Tories plot to install Patel as PM
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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The meaning of Sunak’s Sambas
A little bit executive, a little bit football terrace, these trainers unite fintech and fashion, senior copywriters and junior accountant…
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Rishi Sunak isn’t popular enough to flog insurance
Plans to monetise Conservative members with a new app misunderstand what populists are really selling.
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Rishi Sunak’s reverse Midas touch
Gripped by poll fever, the Prime Minister has cast about for a golden vote-winning policy – damaging his prospects at…
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What the latest resignations mean for the Tories
Two ministers have quit – and more Conservative MPs will follow.
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Will Rishi Sunak get tougher on China?
Tory pressure on the Prime Minister to reverse his policy of “robust pragmatism” will increase now a cyberattack on the…
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How low will Sunak go to keep power?
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Inside Britain’s asylum backlog
Rishi Sunak claims he has cleared the “legacy” waiting list of claims and is emptying hotels. Thousands are still waiting.
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Among Conservatives, the mood has never been so grim
Sunak’s team can’t get themselves heard, and most of what they say vanishes forever.
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