Richard Vaughan
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'It's a betrayal' Levelling up under threat after HS2 cuts and delays
Senior Tories have called the decision to postpone construction of the high-speed Birmingham to Crewe rail link a 'bad signal' for growth → Read More
‘He’s an egomaniac’: Conservatives fear Boris Johnson’s partygate antics put general election success at risk
Conservative MPs are furious over comments made by the former prime minister in relation to the Privileges Committee and Sue Gray inquiry → Read More
Budget: Jeremy Hunt on collision course with Boris Johnson and Liz Truss over business tax cut
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak And Chancellor Jeremy Hunt are expected to come under pressure to cut corporation tax in the Budget (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) → Read More
Isabel Oakeshott rejects claims she broke legal agreement by publishing Matt Hancock messages
Allies of the former health secretary insist he was not naive to send all of his WhatsApp messages to the journalist, a vehement lockdown critic → Read More
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hold a news conference at Windsor Guildhall
The Stormont Brake will give unionists in Northern Ireland an effective veto on EU laws changing in the region without consent - but Brussels will be able to retaliate → Read More
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace plays down China arming Russia to help its invasion of Ukraine
The Defence Secretary's stance is at odds with the US which has warned Beijing is poised to supply arms to Russia → Read More
Rishi Sunak to call Tory rebels' bluff on Brexit deal despite claims of Cabinet rift
The PM had faced speculation about a major party rebellion and senior resignations over his decision to pause the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill → Read More
The best and worst case scenarios for Rishi Sunak's Northern Ireland Protocol deal
The Prime Minister faces few good options in his bid to steer his Brexit deal over the line → Read More
River pollution: Tories give MPs tips on rebutting sewage-dumping attacks from Lib Dems and Labour
The Conservatives are seen as vulnerable in parts of the UK on the issue of pollution in rivers and seas → Read More
Boris Johnson sparks fresh Tory divisions over Brexit but denies he is trying to oust Rishi Sunak
Former PM is poised to intervene amid Northern Ireland Protocol row, while his supporters are calling on local associations to oust MPs opposed to him → Read More
Nato's apparent swipe at UK's defence spending is another headache for Jeremy Hunt ahead of Budget
Ukrainian soldiers at Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, where Australian Armed Forces are supporting the UK-led training of Ukrainian recruits (Photo: Ben Birchall/PA) → Read More
Michael Gove did not tell Rishi Sunak he was attending ‘secret’ cross-party Brexit summit
Cabinet minister's approach stood in contrast to Labour shadow ministers who received Sir Keir Starmer's approval before going to Ditchley Park conference. → Read More
Pollution will hit Tories in the polls
In several home county seats and constituencies along the south coast, the topic of raw sewage in our rivers and seas has become a key political battleground → Read More
Rishi Sunak facing Tory rebellion over sewage in UK rivers
The depth of feeling within the House of Lords towards the issue of pollution in rivers means the PM was likely to face a serious rebellion, said a Tory peer (Photo: James Manning/PA Wire Photographer) → Read More
Football White Paper: Ministers warned not to ditch 'golden share' scheme for fans in soccer regulator plan
Government’s plan to overhaul football governance, due to be published next week, will include the creation of a regulator for the game → Read More
Rishi Sunak faces new calls for tax cuts after dire warning UK will be only large economy to shrink this year
The International Monetary Fund has downgraded the UK's GDP growth for 2023 to -0.6 per cent but Jeremy Hunt is expected to reject calls for fiscal stimulus → Read More
Nadhim Zahawi called for MPs to face recall for 'any wrongdoing' before being elected in 2010
Nadhim Zahawi has been sacked as Tory party chairman after being found to have breached the ministerial code over tax affairs (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty) → Read More
Rishi Sunak allies blame Boris Johnson for sleaze after PM sacks Nadhim Zahawi amid Tory tensions
Tory tensions grow as Prime Minister is urged to become a 'sleaze buster' → Read More
From HS2 to Wembley to Heathrow, why the UK is so bad at delivering major infrastructure projects
HS2 is just the latest in a long line of essential schemes that have significantly gone over budget and time → Read More
Cut taxes to ‘grow economy’ and reduce the deficit, Tory MPs tell Rishi Sunak ahead of Budget
The Prime Minister and his Chancellor Jeremy Hunt have insisted to MPs that the Government’s finances will not allow tax cuts (Photo: Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament/AFP via Getty) → Read More