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    Tory chairman apologises for Braverman email attacking civil service ‘blob’

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Conservative chairman Greg Hands has apologised for an email sent out in Suella Braverman’s name attacking civil servants as part of an “activist blob”. The email sent to Tory on behalf of the […] More

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    Budget 2023: Pensions boost as Jeremy Hunt set to raise tax-free cap

    For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Jeremy Hunt is understood to be ready to increase the tax-free allowance for pensions in a move to reverse the trend of early retirements. The chancellor is looking […] More

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    Joe Biden teases Rishi Sunak about his home in California

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Joe Biden joked about Rishi Sunak’s home in California in an awkward reminder of the issue which damaged the prime minister’s No 10 aspirations. The president teased his counterpart during a press conference […] More

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    Tories see poll boost with Conservative voters over migration policy

    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 plan to ban people arriving over the English channel in small boats from making asylum claims has improved the Conservative Party’s standing with its voters on immigration matters, a poll found. […] More

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    Rishi Sunak is not America’s No 1 ally like I was, says Tony Blair

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Tony Blair has criticised Rishi Sunak’s lack of influence with Joe Biden – and said he backed the Iraq War to make sure he was the first person the White House phoned in […] More