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Will the ‘GPC files’ attack on Tory expenses come back to bite Labour?
Talking Point Opposition say new data highlights Conservatives’ ‘lavish spending’ but critics warn accusations are overblown
By Jamie Timson Published
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Lee Anderson: new deputy Tory party chair who backs the death penalty
Why Everyone’s Talking About Tory MP has regularly hit the headlines since defecting from Labour
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Rishi’s reshuffle: Sunak’s 100-day reset explained
Under the Radar Splitting the business department up criticised as ‘rearranging of the Whitehall deckchairs’
By The Week Staff Published
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What does return of Liz Truss mean for the Tory party?
Today's Big Question Intervention by former PM reopens bitter divide among Tories over growth and lowering taxes
By Jamie Timson Published
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UK economic woes: are tax cuts the answer?
Talking Point ‘Bleak’ IMF forecast prompts renewed calls for chancellor to stimulate growth by lowering taxes
By The Week Staff Published
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Can the Tories recover from ‘Long Johnson’?
Today's Big Question Critics say Rishi Sunak and Conservatives tainted by ‘corrupting and debilitating’ impact of Boris Johnson’s premiership on politics
By The Week Staff Published
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Nadhim Zahawi: the former chancellor with a ‘careless’ tax problem
Why Everyone’s Talking About Tory chair’s situation is ‘terminal’, says ex-cabinet member
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Back to basics: can Sunak stave off return of Tory sleaze?
Today's Big Question A weekend of damaging headlines is reminiscent of John Major and the 90s for embattled Tories
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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Andrew Bridgen: should the anti-vax MP be silenced?
Talking Point MP for North West Leicestershire suspended from Conservative Party after he compared Covid vaccines to the Holocaust
By The Week Staff Published
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The Section 35 order used to block Scottish laws
feature ‘Veto’ provision used for first time by UK government in row over gender reform bill
By The Week Staff Published
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Three issues that could stop a Boris Johnson comeback
Under the Radar Partygate inquiry, murky personal finances and sceptical Tory MPs all hinder a second coming
By The Week Staff Published
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Unlikely political friendships through the years
Under the Radar Cross-party friendships are a common, but rarely publicised, phenomenon
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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Battle of the speeches: will Starmer or Sunak win over voters with new year pledges?
Today's Big Question Leaders grappling to be viewed as ‘most competent and inspiring manager of rather bleak era’
By Jamie Timson Published
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Rishi Sunak and the importance of maths
Talking Point Prime minister wants mandatory maths lessons until the age of 18, but critics say the policy doesn’t add up
By Arion McNicoll Published
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