Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email It would be “irresponsible” for the government to keep spending money on HS2 despite inflating costs, a cabinet minister has said – amid speculation the project could be cut back. Speaking on Sunday […] More
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 understood to be considering a cut to inheritance tax as he seeks to woo voters ahead of the general election. Downing Street sought to play down speculation in the Sunday […] More
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
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 are to signal their intention to take aim at Tory heartlands in the run-up to the next general election, promising to usher in a “liberal Britain” after years of Conservative […] More
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
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
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
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
