Rishi Sunak
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Would a Labour government stop the small boats crisis?
Keir Starmer proposes working with EU to 'smash' trafficking gangs but commits to halting Rwanda deportation scheme
By Harriet Marsden Published
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Will Labour's election promises be exciting enough for voters?
New employment rights bill in its first 100 days in office should the party win power
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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‘Major escalation’: Sunak confronts China after Parliament ‘spy’ suspect arrested
Speed Read PM faces anger from MPs ‘left in the dark’ about detainment of two men over espionage allegations in March
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Kemi Badenoch tops Tory poll of most popular ministers
Speed Read Rishi Sunak’s bounce in popularity is short lived as ratings slump
By Richard Windsor Published
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Sunak reshuffle: Grant Shapps to replace Ben Wallace as defence secretary
Speed Read Seen as a PM loyalist, the former energy security secretary is taking his fifth cabinet job in less than a year
By Jamie Timson Published
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Cleverly China visit: can UK pull off tricky diplomatic balancing act?
Today's Big Question Foreign secretary’s trip is first ‘real test’ of Rishi Sunak’s new strategy towards Beijing
By The Week Staff Published
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Rishi Sunak: will culture war win election?
Talking Point By fighting dirty, the Conservatives may succeed merely in driving a wedge between themselves and the electorate
By The Week Staff Published
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The decline of the tampon
feature The environmental impact of the product ‘doesn’t fit well with Gen Z’
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Cost-of-living crisis: is the UK over the worst of it?
Today's Big Question Inflation data showing sharp falls in price rises will bring ‘sighs of relief in government’, but food prices may not ever come back down
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Labour’s plans to tackle small boat migrant crossings examined
feature Opposition dismisses ‘gimmicks’ such as Rwanda scheme and asylum barges and sets out five-point plan to clean up Tory ‘mess’
By The Week Staff Published
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Sunak house protest: is all fair in the fight against climate change?
Today's Big Question Action by ‘self-obsessed zealots’ is condemned by some, but do less confrontational tactics work?
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Will Sunak and Starmer drop green policies to win voters?
Today's Big Question Conservatives and Labour draw same conclusion from shock Uxbridge result but are warned move would be ‘political suicide’
By The Week Staff Published
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Five key takeaways from 2023 by-elections
feature ‘Sweary Labour folk’ blame Ulez for Uxbridge shock but Tories are still ‘heading for drubbing’
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Rishi Sunak’s ‘rip-off’ uni crackdown: what makes a degree low value?
Talking Point New plans leave more questions than answers concerning the quality of institutions and the metrics involved
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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