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Government uses majority in Commons to remove peers’ amendments to legislation
PM insists his economic plan is working and tries to quell rebels’ talk of leadership change ahead of election
Announcement is latest attempt to close gap with opposition ahead of election expected this year
PM’s bad week capped off by James Heappey joining ranks of Conservatives stepping down at next election
Final efforts by London and New Delhi fail to find breakthrough on accord
Historic opinion polling data points to faint advantages of holding a vote in November or later
UK prime minister ends speculation that voters could go to the polls this spring
Rishi Sunak accused of presiding over a ‘zombie parliament’
Rifts open within Conservative party after Rishi Sunak rules out handing back personal donation from Frank Hester
UK will change law to prohibit governments from owning British news organisations
No 10 initially stopped short of calling alleged remarks about Diane Abbott racist and was beaten to it by Kemi Badenoch
Unrest grows among many Conservatives as PM struggles to resurrect party’s prospects in an election year
Rishi Sunak says he will ‘not gamble with energy security’ despite plans to decarbonise power system by 2035
Political ‘substance’ is elusive and bodily weight taken too literally — jibes about Keir Starmer’s girth are an exception
Cuts to national insurance fail to convince voters as opinion polls show Labour lead increasing
Ursula von der Leyen backs policy to force asylum seekers to settle outside bloc
Peers back amendments aimed at ensuring legislation complies with domestic and international law
Downing Street speech instead exposes the Tories’ internal wrangling over UK counterterrorism strategy
PM announces plans to crack down on those who ‘spew hate’ on marches including revoking visas
National Audit Office provides first complete breakdown of the costs of the controversial programme
PM warned he risks harming foreign investment with remarks seen as attempt to court rightwingers
Government signals a tougher stance on pro-Palestinian demonstrators amid the Israel-Hamas war
Akhil Tripathi paid for PM’s trip on private jet, prompting due diligence concerns
Conservatives must confront the inflammatory rhetoric of the right and resist the gravitational pull to the extremes
The UK prime minister is in a bind after neither supporting his colleague nor properly opposing him
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