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    Braverman to question basis for international refugee treaties in Washington speech

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Suella Braverman has suggested a shake-up of international rules could be needed to tackle the migrant crisis ahead of a major speech in the United States. The home secretary questioned whether conventions and […] More

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    Tory big beasts turn on Rishi Sunak’s ‘insane’ plan to scrap HS2

    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 facing open revolt from the top of his own party, key advisers and business leaders over HS2 after The Independent’s revelations about plans to ditch the multibillion-pound project. Two former […] More

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    Scrapping second leg of HS2 would be a ‘tragedy’, warns government tsar

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Scrapping the second leg of HS2 would be a “tragedy”, the government’s own infrastructure tsar has warned, saying it would send a terrible message to the rest of the world. Sir John Armitt, […] More

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    Rishi Sunak’s popularity sinks to lowest ever after climate U-turns

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak’s popularity has sunk to its lowest ever level after the prime minister scrapped a series of climate pledges. The prime minister’s net favourability rating has plunged to a record -45, according […] More

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    Lib Dems promise to double statutory pay for parental leave

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The Liberal Democrats will commit to doubling pay for parental leave and increase the amount of time parents can take off work by nine weeks. Under a new policy expected to pass at […] More

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    Trouble for Sunak as Tory MPs in blue wall left ‘vulnerable’ by PM’s net zero U-turns

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak’s decision to backtrack on key climate policies could leave Conservative MPs in blue-wall seats vulnerable, polling suggests. Research by pollsters Survation found support for climate action particularly high in Tory-held constituencies […] More