Lưu trữ Danh mục: Conservatives

‘Cosplaying Liz Truss’: Rishi Sunak condemned for £17bn tax giveaway

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Rishi Sunak has presented a £17bn tax giveaway as the centrepiece of the Conservative manifesto, an offer that was immediately condemned for being “implausible” and mainly benefiting wealthier voters. The policy programme set out by the prime minister, seen by many Tory MPs as probably the party’s last big chance to win over voters, contained […]

From ‘hug a husky’ to ‘max out the oil’: the Tory environmental journey

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It’s been a long journey on environmental issues for the Tories – but somehow it feels as if it has been in the wrong direction. Eighteen years on from David Cameron’s “hug a husky” campaign of 2006, where the climate and nature crises were largely viewed with cross-party consensus, we look back through the (many) […]

David Cameron says Rishi Sunak aide’s bet on election date was ‘very foolish’

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David Cameron has condemned Rishi Sunak’s closest parliamentary aide, Craig Williams, for making a “clearly very foolish decision” after he placed a bet on a July election three days before it was called. The Guardian revealed on Wednesday that Williams, who is standing for re-election in Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr, placed a £100 with Ladbrokes on […]