Why Keir Starmer has borrowed the Tories’ “magic money tree” attack line
The Labour leader is framing Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak as dangerous radicals, and his party as mainstream and safe.
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 next Conservative prime minister is already destined for failure
Both Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss offer only fantastical promises and scattershot ideas.
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Rishi Sunak is already running out of time to save his campaign
The former chancellor has little time to overturn Liz Truss’s 24-point lead before Tory members begin voting next week.
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Rishi vs Liz is the excruciating summer spectacle we’ve all been waiting for
Is there anything more humiliating than a Tory leadership contest?
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Labour has no reason to fear Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss
Whoever becomes prime minister takes over at a moment of maximum difficulty and will struggle to win an election.
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Thatcherism vs Reaganomics
The fiscally conservative Rishi Sunak is borrowing from Margaret Thatcher while the tax-cutting Liz Truss channels Ronald Reagan.
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Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are struggling to convince Red Wall and Blue Wall voters
The remaining leadership candidates do not address the concerns of focus groups – but neither does Keir Starmer.
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Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak begin their summer of hustings
The Foreign Secretary highlights her loyalty to Boris Johnson, while Sunak calls Truss’s fiscal vision “fantasy economics”.
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“Brexit is the biggest act of self-harm a nation could take”: the CEO of Velux
David Briggs on why sustainability and the EU make good business sense.
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Rishi Sunak will face two opponents in the Tory leadership contest: Liz Truss and Boris Johnson
The Prime Minister and his allies will use the Tory leadership contest to cast the former chancellor as a traitor.
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How the Tories lost their way
The new leader will struggle to regain control of a party still in the grip of Boris Johnson’s illiberal populism.
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As Liz Truss surges, who is Labour’s dream Tory opponent?
Opinion in Keir Starmer’s party is divided on the weakest possible Conservative leader.
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Kemi Badenoch is the Tories’ hottest property
The darling of the right’s support will be crucial in the race to become the next Prime Minister.
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Rishi Sunak surges ahead in Tory leadership election as Liz Truss struggles
The Foreign Secretary gained just seven votes despite the endorsement of high-profile Brexiteers.
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As the heatwave rages, Tory candidates are spineless on climate change
They talk about the costs of tackling climate change – what about the costs of leaving it unchecked?
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The Tory leadership debate exposed the party’s brutal divisions
A Labour source described the exchanges between the rival candidates as “a generous gift” for Keir Starmer.
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Who won the first Tory leadership TV debate?
Liz Truss’s poor performance means a final-round contest between Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt remains most likely.
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What would tax cuts mean for public services?
Conservative leadership candidates have promised to slash tax but have neglected to discuss funding for the NHS, schools and social…
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Who will make it to the final round of the Tory leadership election?
Penny Mordaunt is thriving by successfully capturing the Brexiteer mood, but she could still stumble.
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Why no Tory leadership candidate can tell the truth about the economy
The policy that would do the most to boost growth is a sensible trading relationship with the EU.
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