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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?
ByNew Times,
New Thinking.
Rishi Sunak is a member of the Conservative party who became Prime Minister on 25 October 2022. 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 UK Prime Minister here.
Is there anything more humiliating than a Tory leadership contest?
ByWhoever becomes prime minister takes over at a moment of maximum difficulty and will struggle to win an election.
ByThe fiscally conservative Rishi Sunak is borrowing from Margaret Thatcher while the tax-cutting Liz Truss channels Ronald Reagan.
ByThe remaining leadership candidates do not address the concerns of focus groups – but neither does Keir Starmer.
ByThe Foreign Secretary highlights her loyalty to Boris Johnson, while Sunak calls Truss’s fiscal vision “fantasy economics”.
ByDavid Briggs on why sustainability and the EU make good business sense.
ByThe Prime Minister and his allies will use the Tory leadership contest to cast the former chancellor as a traitor.
ByThe new leader will struggle to regain control of a party still in the grip of Boris Johnson’s illiberal populism.
ByOpinion in Keir Starmer’s party is divided on the weakest possible Conservative leader.
ByThe darling of the right’s support will be crucial in the race to become the next Prime Minister.
ByThe Foreign Secretary gained just seven votes despite the endorsement of high-profile Brexiteers.
ByThey talk about the costs of tackling climate change – what about the costs of leaving it unchecked?
ByA Labour source described the exchanges between the rival candidates as “a generous gift” for Keir Starmer.
ByLiz Truss’s poor performance means a final-round contest between Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt remains most likely.
ByConservative leadership candidates have promised to slash tax but have neglected to discuss funding for the NHS, schools and social…
ByPenny Mordaunt is thriving by successfully capturing the Brexiteer mood, but she could still stumble.
ByThe policy that would do the most to boost growth is a sensible trading relationship with the EU.
ByThe trade minister and Brexiteer is second among MPs and polling first among members.
ByRather than advancing a new vision for the country, the Tory candidates are taking refuge in outdated orthodoxies.
ByBoris Johnson was a mere bystander as the Labour leader targeted the Tory candidates’ tax affairs.
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