No 10 rules out overriding international law for Rwanda asylum flights
Downing Street says ignoring ECHR and parts of UN refugee convention could delay emergency bill
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Sunak rejects Braverman’s claim he does not have proper plan for making Rwanda deportations happen – as it happened
Prime minister says he ‘will do whatever it takes’ as senior Tory criticises former home secretary’s hardline proposals
Former deputy PM condemns ‘dictatorial’ Braverman Rwanda plan
Damian Green says call for legislation to override legal obstacles is ‘most unconservative proposal I’ve ever heard’
August 2023
Nadine Dorries says she is still ‘working daily’ as MP amid calls for her to quit
Former culture secretary responds after senior colleague said she should lose the Tory whip
July 2023
Backtrack on net zero and lose votes, Tory MPs warn Sunak
Many Conservatives concerned that push to woo motorists will alienate voters concerned about climate
June 2023
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Boris Johnson: former PM committed ‘clear breach’ of rules with timing of Daily Mail role, says watchdog – as it happened
Acoba, Whitehall watchdog, says it only received Johnson’s application ‘30 minutes’ before his appointment at newspaper was announced
February 2023
Damian Green rejected as Tory candidate for Weald of Kent
Deselection fuels speculation that those deemed responsible for Boris Johnson’s exit are being targeted
January 2023
Government urged to combat ‘pitiful returns’ for musicians
Parliamentary report calls for more streamlined policymaking for the creative industries, in order to make the British music ecosystem more amenable to artists
November 2022
The Tories are tearing themselves apart over housing – but this is another crisis of their own making
John Harris
Twelve years of decaying public services mean any sensible conversation about much-needed new housing is impossible, says the Guardian columnist John Harris
October 2022
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Rishi Sunak to meet King Charles on Tuesday morning before taking over as PM and says UK faces ‘profound economic challenge’ – as it happened
Rishi Sunak to meet monarch after Liz Truss chairs her final cabinet meeting at 9am
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Liz Truss apologises for going ‘too far and too fast’ with economic changes – as it happened
Latest updates: In BBC interview, Liz Truss refuses say if her vision is ‘dead’ and vows to fight next election
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Kwasi Kwarteng ‘to bring forward planned fiscal statement’ in another U-turn – as it happened
Guardian understands chancellor will make statement later this month, rather than in November as originally planned
April 2022
Channel 4 privatisation faces parliamentary revolt, senior Tories say
Doubts about viability of plan after Ruth Davidson, Damian Green and Jeremy Hunt call for a rethink
February 2022
Priti Patel refuses to waive all visa rules for Ukraine refugees
Home secretary cites concerns over extremists and Russian agents entering UK amid growing unrest among Tory MPs
January 2022
Sue Gray: head of No 10 party inquiry is an uncompromising operator
Analysis: the veteran civil servant takes scalps – her findings have ended ministerial careers
November 2021
France and Britain cannot allow the diplomatic disaster over refugees to go on
Damian Green
MPs who could be affected by Boris Johnson’s consultancy ban
September 2021
No 10 is warned energy crisis and cuts could plunge households into hardship
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UK gas supply robust and talk of three-day week ‘alarmist and misguided’, says business secretary – as it happened
