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    From Net Zero to HS2: The five biggest rows to watch out for at Tory conference

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email With an election looming next year, this year’s Tory party conference should be an opportunity for Rishi Sunak’s outfit to show this country just how united it is. If only politics were that […] More

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    Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk seeks to boost his election chances with a rally in Warsaw

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk is facing an uphill battle to win new hearts in his efforts to unseat the nationalist conservative government in Poland’s upcoming parliamentary election. The ex-prime minister and former […] More

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    Suella Braverman turns down Archbishop of Canterbury talks over immigration

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Home secretary Suella Braverman has turned down an invitation to meet the Archbishop of Canterbury over his concerns about her approach to immigration, according to reports. Archbishop Justin Welby has “reached out a […] More

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    Jeremy Hunt says welfare reforms and AI could help end ‘ever-rising taxes’

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said welfare reforms and the integration of artificial intelligence into the public sector could be the way to end the “vicious circle of ever-rising taxes”. The cabinet minister told […] More

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    Revealed: Proof PM knows cutting HS2 would lead to chaos

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak is moving to cut HS2 despite being warned in a confidential government-ordered study that doing so will cause chaos for passengers, The Independent can reveal. The leaked paper – drawn up […] More

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    Call me ‘Tiny Dancer’ says Sunak as he rips into Boris and Truss

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak mocked Liz Truss, Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock in a speech ahead of the upcoming Tory gathering in Manchester. As well as a series of gags about his own dress sense, […] More

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    Economic boost for Sunak – but fresh tax cuts calls erupt

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email A fresh tax row has erupted within the Conservative party adding to Rishi Sunak’s woes as he prepares for his party conference this weekend. Senior Tories called for cuts after a report showed […] More