The return of Red Rishi
The windfall tax shows the Chancellor is only popular when he’s forced into policies he doesn’t believe in.
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.
Rishi Sunak has left Labour with a political headache
After the Chancellor’s dramatic intervention, Keir Starmer’s party has lost its only clear dividing lines with the Conservatives.
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The UK government gave £450bn to the richest – it should take it back for the people
We need a wealth tax to redistribute the hundreds of billions of pounds that quantitative easing handed to the wealthiest.
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Austerity was never popular, it just happened to other people
The problem for the Conservatives is that the cost-of-living crisis is going to hit everyone, even if they’re Tory-inclined.
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Sorry, but voters don’t care about Rishi Sunak’s net worth
The left is pushing a closed door.
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Rishi Sunak must urgently do more for the poorest
The Chancellor does not have a magic wand but he should prioritise the most vulnerable as inflation surges.
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Will Rishi Sunak U-turn and impose a windfall tax on energy companies?
The lack of a plan to tackle the cost of living reveals Boris Johnson’s failure to grasp the magnitude of…
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Ranked: every patronising Conservative cost-of-living crisis survival tip
Governing party politicians have time and again made gaffes relating to rising bills and prices.
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Leader: Searching for new ideas
Faced with a profound economic and social crisis, Westminster politics appears devoid of solutions.
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Why G7 leaders, including the UK, risk being complicit in a global famine
The world’s richest countries can stop millions of people dying of starvation — but only if they choose to act.
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“IT problems” don’t stop Rishi Sunak raising benefits, says Universal Credit creator
The Chancellor’s claim that he can only increase welfare payments once a year is rebutted by tech expert Deven Ghelani.
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Where are the decent Tories prepared to oust Boris Johnson?
As every day passes, Conservative MPs become further complicit with a Prime Minister who broke the law in office.
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No 10 is at war with Rishi Sunak – and it’s not clear he knows
By failing to resign on his own terms, the Chancellor has given Boris Johnson the opportunity to sack him.
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Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak broke the law over lockdown parties
Can the Prime Minister and the Chancellor possibly survive?
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“We’d all do it if we could” is no defence of Rishi Sunak’s wife
It's a moot point — barely anyone in the UK can afford the sort of tricksy accountant required to avoid…
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Can Rishi Sunak halt his decline?
The big question Conservatives are asking is whether there are further revelations about the Chancellor to come.
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Will Boris Johnson now take revenge on Rishi Sunak?
Having failed to move against the PM during partygate, Sunak may soon find Johnson moves against him.
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Why Rishi Sunak’s fortunes are unlikely to recover anytime soon
The Chancellor and his family have numerous business interests that could be the source of further damaging leaks.
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How many non-doms are there in the UK?
More than 40 per cent of those earning £5m-£10m have been non-doms.
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Rishi Sunak’s wife can’t defend her non-dom tax status
Akshata Murthy chose to become a non-dom — she bought membership of a tax discount club.
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