Rishi Sunak

Oliver Dowden: Liz Truss' plan not up to the job

Conservative MP Oliver Dowden says Liz Truss' promise to reduce National Insurance is "not up to the job", given the "scale of the energy hikes likely to come". Mr Dowden says Rishi Sunak should be..

Sunak supporter: All options on the table to help with bills

Former security minister Damian Hinds, who is supporting Rishi Sunak in the Conservative Party’s leadership contest says the former chancellor will have "all options on the table” to do more to..

Sunak: Truss wrong to rule out direct support to pay bills

Conservative leadership candidate Rishi Sunak says his rival Liz Truss is “wrong” to rule out direct support for households amid the cost-of-living crisis, as he hits out at her tax-cutting plans...

Liz Truss takes a swipe at Rishi Sunak’s economic legacy

Tory leadership candidate Liz Truss takes a swipe at her rival Rishi Sunak's economic legacy as former chancellor, blaming it for the expected recession. During a campaign visit to the West Midlands,..

Sunak supporter says Tunbridge Wells video ‘misinterpreted'

Rishi Sunak supporter Andrew Bowie says the video of the former chancellor telling party members in Tunbridge Wells about working to divert funding from "deprived urban areas" towards other areas was..

Sunak: Inflation must be sorted or kiss goodbye to election

Speaking during a Conservative leadership hustings in Eastbourne, former chancellor Rishi Sunak says that unless inflation is brought under control, the Tories “can kiss goodbye” to winning the..

Sunak vows to stand up to ‘leftie, woke culture'

Rishi Sunak made a joke about his height and vowed to stand up to “leftie, woke culture” in his bid to woo Conservative members during a hustings event in Eastbourne. Report by Buseld. Like us on..

Sunak defends comments about 'deprived urban areas'

Conservative leadership candidate Rishi Sunak has defended comments he made in a video where he appeared to brag about diverting funds from "deprived urban areas" to more prosperous towns like Royal..

Sunak is ‘safe pair of hands’ for crisis, says supporter

Rishi Sunak supporter Dr Liam Fox has said the former chancellor’s economic approach is the “correct, Conservative way” to deal with the UK’s grim fiscal outlook. He said the endorsement of..

Labour accuses Tory candidates of 'fantasy island promises'

Labour's Jonathan Ashworth has accused the Conservative leadership candidates Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss of "fantasy island promises" at a time when the cost-of-living crisis means Brits face a winter..

Rishi Sunak exits London home

Conservative leadership candidate Rishi Sunak remains tight lipped when asked about his role in leading the UK to its current economic state as he left his London home on Friday. Report by Buseld. Like..

Highlights from Truss and Sunak's Sky leadership debate

Leadership candidates, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, take part in a Sky News debate as they battle for the keys to Number 10. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and..

Mel Stride: Liz Tuss' 'unfunded' tax cuts could be ruinous

Rishi Sunak supporter and Conservative MP Mel Stride says Liz Truss' plan for £60bn of unfunded tax cuts is "not the responsible way to go" and could be "ruinous" for the economy, as it would "raise..

Labour: Sunak and Truss in parallel universe over economy

The shadow international development minister says the two Tory leadership candidates, Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, are in a "parallel universe" over the cost-of-living crisis. Preet Kaur Gill accuses..

Former Tory leader Michael Howard backs Rishi Sunak

The Conservative Party’s former leader Michael Howard has backed Rishi Sunak for the top job at a hustings event in Cardiff on Wednesday evening. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at..

David Davis criticises Liz Truss’ pay cut policy

David Davis has criticised Liz Truss’ now jettisoned proposal to cut public sector wages outside London and South East England. Mr Davis, who is supporting Truss’ rival Rishi Sunak, said: “We..

Rees-Mogg calls Sunak’s tax cuts ‘fairy-tale economics’

Jacob Rees-Mogg has described Rishi Sunak’s proposed cut to income tax as “fairy-tale economics”. Mr Rees-Mogg, who is supporting Sunak’s rival Liz Truss for the Conservative Party leadership,..

Rishi Sunak greeted by supporters on arrival at hustings

Rishi Sunak was greeted by supporters, including former cabinet minister Liam Fox, as he arrived for a hustings event in Exeter. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn..

Sunak defends tax policy after being accused of ‘U-turn’

Rishi Sunak has defended his policy of cutting VAT on energy bills, saying: “Now that bills are going to be higher than we thought, it’s right that we go further.” Liz Truss’ supporters have..

‘No complacency’ in Truss’ leadership campaign, says Coffey

Work and Pensions secretary Thérèse Coffey says there is “no complacency” in Liz Truss’ leadership campaign team. The foreign secretary has received endorsements from Defence Secretary Ben..

Dorries doesn’t speak for Liz's campaign, says Brandon Lewis

MP Brandon Lewis says Nadine Dorries is “an independent person” and does not speak for Liz Truss nor her campaign after she was criticised for sharing a tweet depicting Rishi Sunak wielding a knife..

Race to Be PM: Andrew Neil Interview Special

Rishi Sunak faces Andrew Neil in a special interview outlining his bid to become the next Conservative Party leader and prime minister. The former chancellor sets out his stance on taxes, the NHS,..

Rishi Sunak arrives at ITN for Andrew Neil interview

Conservative leadership candidate Rishi Sunak arrives at ITN Studios for the Race to Be PM: Andrew Neil Interview Special. Report by Buseld. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and..

Liz Truss welcomes Rishi Sunak’s ‘U-turn’ on energy bill VAT

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says she welcomes her Conservative leadership rival Rishi Sunak’s pledge to scrap VAT on all domestic energy bills for the next year. Ms Truss’ supporters have described..