Autumn General Election heavily favoured following Sunak announcement
The odds on a spring contest, meanwhile, have significantly lengthened.
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No one should grow up poor, Sunak says after Tory MP’s ‘crap parenting’ remark
Bury North MP James Daly faced criticism over Christmas for suggesting most children who struggle in the town are ‘products of crap parents’.
Sunak declines to back calls for ex-Post Office boss to lose CBE
Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer have both resisted backing calls for a former Post Office boss to lose her CBE over the Horizon scandal.
‘Squatter’ Sunak urged to call election after downplaying chance of spring vote
Sir Keir Starmer urged the Prime Minister to stop the ‘dithering and delaying’ after the Conservative indicated he would wait until later in the year.
Hopes of a May election dashed following PM’s announcement
The Prime Minister said later in 2024 is his ‘working assumption’ as opposition figures press for a sooner vote.
Firm owned by Sunak’s wife that received £350k in UK grant money gets mysteriously liquidated
It's not the first time Rishi has been in hot water due to businesses his wife is involved in benefitting from state cash.
Sunak’s claim that the asylum backlog has been ‘cleared’ to be scrutinised by statistics watchdog
Stephen Kinnock has called the claim a "barefaced lie".
Political leaders to set out stall and start campaigning ahead of election
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer are both set to make public appearances this week.
Video of Sunak making cast-iron Cummings pledge comes back to haunt him
"Dominic Cummings will have absolutely nothing to do with any government that I am privileged to lead”, he said...