More stories

  • in

    Transport secretary refuses eight times to talk about HS2 in painful BBC clash

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Tory transport secretary Mark Harper refused eight times to provide any clarity on the future of HS2’s northern leg in an excruciating BBC interview. Mr Harper repeatedly insisted that he was not willing […] More

  • in

    Sunak says blanket 20mph zones and low traffic neighbourhoods ‘need to stop’

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak said he is “slamming the brakes” on “hare-brained schemes” such as blanket 20mph speed limits and low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs). The prime minister has vowed to focus on policies that stem […] More

  • in

    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

  • in

    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

  • in

    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

  • in

    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

  • in

    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