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Tuesday November 21 2023

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Oliver Wright

policy editor

Based in Westminster, Oliver leads the paper’s coverage of government policy with a particular focus on Brexit. A former health correspondent and news editor at The Times, he was previously the political editor of The Independent.

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Jeremy Hunt may opt for income tax cuts, which Rishi Sunak campaigned on during his party leadership campaign last year

What tax options does the chancellor have for the autumn statement?

There is intense speculation that rather than waiting for the spring budget, Jeremy Hunt may look to try and improve the Conservatives’ political...

Tuesday November 21 2023, 7.15am, The Times

What Sunak said in his speech — and what he means

Rishi Sunak has compared Labour’s “dangerous” green investment plans to the “unfunded spending” decisions made by Liz Truss, as he put the...

Monday November 20 2023, 8.30pm, The Times

At high speed the questions for Rishi Sunak shifted from Suella Braverman to David Cameron to the Paul Kagame regime in Rwanda

POLITICS IN DEPTH

For 46 minutes No 10 was happy — then the Rwanda ruling came

When the Supreme Court’s judgment on the government’s Rwanda migration scheme was revealed at 10am on Wednesday morning, the reaction in Downing...

Friday November 17 2023, 10.00pm, The Times

The prime minister is said he would work “day and night” to “get this thing done and stop the boats”

Sunak could ask MPs to ignore Human Rights Act and greenlight Rwanda

Rishi Sunak is weighing up whether to ask parliament to disregard parts of the Human Rights Act in an effort to prevent British courts from...

Friday November 17 2023, 7.35pm, The Times

James Cleverly, the home secretary, is playing a key role in the government’s “stop the boats” campaign

Can the UK send refugees to Rwanda?

Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, articulated what ministers privately acknowledge but will not publicly admit: that in the light of Wednesday’s...

Thursday November 16 2023, 5.00pm, The Times

Sunak: Emergency law can save Rwanda policy

Rishi Sunak has told European judges that he will do “whatever is necessary” to get flights to Rwanda off the ground by the next election after...

Thursday November 16 2023, 12.01am, The Times

Suella Braverman said the government should legislate to disapply the European Convention on Human Rights

Braverman urges Tory MPs to pass new law to allow Rwanda scheme

Suella Braverman has called on Tory MPs to pass a controversial new law that would make the government’s Rwanda asylum scheme legal, warning that...

Wednesday November 15 2023, 5.20pm, The Times

Why has the Supreme Court ruled the Rwanda plan unlawful?

The Supreme Court’s judgment represents a potentially fatal setback for the government’s plans to send migrants to Rwanda. On two key points, the...

Wednesday November 15 2023, 4.10pm, The Times

Deals, duplicity and weakness: Braverman’s farewell letter unpacked

Suella Braverman’s letter to Rishi Sunak in the wake of her sacking is one of the most brutal in memory. She goes for the jugular, accusing Sunak...

Wednesday November 15 2023, 12.01am, The Times

A report from the National Audit Office said that inflation has had a significant impact on project costs

Fewer homes can expect protection from floods

The Environment Agency has slashed the number of homes it expects to protect from flooding over the next five years as higher costs have forced...

Wednesday November 15 2023, 12.01am, The Times

Suella Braverman outside her London home. She said that Rishi Sunak had failed to meet conditions she set for her support last year in the Tory leadership contest

Braverman: PM lied to me and betrayed Britain

Suella Braverman has launched a blistering attack on Rishi Sunak, accusing him of duplicity, weakness and a betrayal of the country over illegal...

Tuesday November 14 2023, 10.30pm, The Times

Rishi Sunak pledged that inflation would fall to 5 per cent by the end of the year

High inflation has cost workers equivalent of a 3p income tax rise

Higher prices have cost workers the equivalent of a 3p rise in income tax over the past two years, new research suggests, as Rishi Sunak looks...

Tuesday November 14 2023, 7.50pm, The Times

Rwanda court decision could go one of four ways

Five Supreme Court judges will on Wednesday hand down their ruling on the legality of the government’s Rwandan deportation scheme, which will...

Tuesday November 14 2023, 6.40pm, The Times

Cameron welcomes scrutiny of Foreign Office as he joins cabinet

Andrew Mitchell, the minister of state for the Foreign Office, said he and Lord Cameron, the new foreign secretary, believe it is “essential”...

Tuesday November 14 2023, 2.40pm, The Times

Critics say a cabinet including Cameron-era survivors such as Grant Shapps and centrists, including the new health secretary Victoria Atkins, shows that Rishi Sunak has excluded the Tory right, not least by sacking Suella Braverman

What the cabinet reshuffle means for a divided Tory party

It was one of the most closely guarded secrets in Westminster. A week ago David Cameron met Rishi Sunak in his Downing Street flat to discuss the...

Tuesday November 14 2023, 6.25am, The Times

Esther McVey will be able to attend cabinet as minister without portfolio

McVey given ‘anti-woke’ role to keep hardliners on side

Esther McVey has been handed a cabinet-level job as Rishi Sunak’s “common sense” tsar in an attempt to shore up his support on the right of the...

Tuesday November 14 2023, 12.01am, The Times

David Cameron in Downing Street after being appointed foreign secretary in Rishi Sunak’s sweeping cabinet reshuffle

Sunak brings Cameron back from the wilderness

David Cameron became the first former prime minister in more than 50 years to return to frontline politics as Rishi Sunak sought to revive his...

Tuesday November 14 2023, 12.01am, The Times

Cameron meeting Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, the Indian foreign minister, after his appoinment as foreign secretary

Ex-minister files letter of no confidence in Sunak after reshuffle drama

Rishi Sunak appointed the former prime minister

David Cameron as foreign secretary

in a reshuffle of his top team after sacking Suella Braverman...

Monday November 13 2023, 9.35pm, The Times

Former PM has international clout but can he bring back jaded Tory voters?

David Cameron’s appointment as foreign secretary is eye-catching and controversial in equal measure.

On the positive side of the ledger, Rishi...

Monday November 13 2023, 10.45am, The Times

Suella Braverman leaving her Hertfordshire home on Friday

Two Tories threaten to quit if Braverman is sacked

At least two senior Tory MPs have threatened to quit their roles in government if Suella Braverman is sacked, as sources say Rishi Sunak’s...

Friday November 10 2023, 5.56pm, The Times