Steven Swinford
The Times of London
United Kingdom
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Boris Johnson ‘won’t oppose Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal’
Boris Johnson will not oppose Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal because he can “see which way the wind is blowing”, allies have said.The former prime minister is yet to → Read More
Optimism grows in Belfast and Brussels
On Thursday night, two hours after his plane touched down in Belfast, Rishi Sunak held a meeting that could prove pivotal to his premiership.At 10.30pm a delega → Read More
Cabinet reshuffle: Rishi Sunak’s reshuffle is biggest Whitehall shake-up since Brexit
Rishi Sunak announced the biggest shake up of Whitehall since Brexit as he put energy security and scientific innovation at the forefront of his government’s a → Read More
Rishi Sunak rules out ‘massive’ pay rise for nurses in Piers Morgan TalkTV interview
Rishi Sunak has said that he would like to give nurses a “massive” pay rise and that they should be treated as “an exception”, but warned that the NHS cannot af → Read More
Michael Gove vows to scrap ‘feudal’ leasehold system this year
Michael Gove has pledged to bring forward laws to scrap most “feudal” leaseholds in England this year. Ministers are preparing to ditch rules that bar flat o → Read More
Jeremy Hunt: Over-50s need to get off the golf course
Interview, Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor: As he settles in to No 11 Downing St he is putting sound money before Tory ideology → Read More
Nadhim Zahawi tax row: Has Tories’ great survivor finally run out of luck?
In the dying days of Boris Johnson’s government last July the former prime minister mounted an extraordinary reshuffle in an attempt to save his career.The sudd → Read More
Rishi Sunak’s strike law to let bosses sack workers and sue unions
Employers will be able to sue unions and sack staff under government plans to curb the right to strike, The Times has been told.Rishi Sunak is poised to announc → Read More
Rishi Sunak promises a better future with his education ‘silver bullet’
Rishi Sunak used his first big speech since entering Downing Street to try to frame his political vision and draw dividing lines with Labour before the → Read More
Rishi Sunak to halve support that helps businesses pay fuel bills
Rishi Sunak is poised to halve financial support on energy bills for businesses, amid concerns about the cost. When she was prime minister Liz Truss announced → Read More
Strike costs ‘will force unions into climbdown’
Striking unions are running out of money and will have to back down over higher pay, ministers have said. Action is thought to be costing the unions million → Read More
Analysis: the Tory members pondering life beyond parliament
At first glance, the list appears to be almost random. The 13 Tory MPs who have so far announced their intention to stand down span the generations, with the ol → Read More
Rishi Sunak must find a way to galvanise Tories
Hours after baiting each other in the Commons at prime minister’s questions, Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer played at being emollient statesmen → Read More
£15,000 grants to help middle earners insulate their homes and save on bills
Middle-income households will receive grants worth up to £15,000 to make their homes more energy efficient.Grant Shapps, the business secretary, will announce plans next week to fund loft insulation, cavity wall insulation and smart heating controls.The new fund, called “eco plus”, will be aimed at → Read More
Jeremy Hunt comes unstuck after joke about Boris and Carrie Johnson’s peeling gold wallpaper
It was the luxury feature that came to symbolise the excess of Boris Johnson’s Downing Street.During the former prime minister’s tenure in No 10 he and his wife → Read More
Tory right fears the budget will be more kill than cure
As Jeremy Hunt pores over his first budget this weekend, he is grappling with an almost impossible question. How do you sell something almost unsellable to vote → Read More
Gavin Williamson resigns after formal complaint over bullying claims
Sir Gavin Williamson is facing an investigation over claims he told a former a senior civil servant to “slit your throat” in a sustained campaign of bullying.The former official has made a formal complaint and spoken for the first time about the “extreme impact” that he says working for Williamson h → Read More
Gavin Williamson’s ‘tacit threat to MP over private life’
A minister has claimed that Sir Gavin Williamson raised details about her private life during a conversation in an attempt to silence her while she was on the b → Read More
Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt, the odd couple finding ties that bind to face down storm
Shortly after the Bank of England raised interest rates by the highest level in 30 years on Thursday, Jeremy Hunt gathered staff in the Treasury to outline the scale of the challenge ahead.Affirming his principles for what is expected to be one of the most brutal fiscal events for more than a decade → Read More
There are difficult decisions to come, but trust me, says Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak was in TGI Friday’s in Teesside eating ribs with his daughters when Liz Truss announced that she was resigning.The former chancellor, who had been s → Read More