He will get zero credit for good results and blame for all the bad. And hovering overhead is Penny Mordaunt, says the Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Rishi sunak claimed to have farmers’ backs but their union’s president is far from convinced, as he spars with the government over floods, falling markets and fraught retailer relations

The hatred these Conservatives feel for their country isn’t just because of the polls: they also despise the sea change in British politics, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Polling puts Ben Houchen on course to win in Tees Valley with Andy Street just ahead of Labour’s Richard Parker in West Midlands

Right-wing Conservative MPs are reportedly plotting to replace Rishi sunak with Penny Mordaunt — but is this is the right move?

Former chancellor Nigel Lawson, who PM cites as inspiration, warned merging NICs with income tax would ‘create many losers’

Critics argue that the PM is using mental health as a political culture war ahead of local elections this week

Critics argue that Rishi sunak is using mental health as a political culture war ahead of local elections this week

It’s shaping up to be another tumultuous week for Britain’s major political parties

Editorial: Rishi sunak’s rightward journey on asylum is turning the UK into a darker place

Rishi sunak joked he had “seen enough Snickers bars for a while” after being surrounded by confectionary at a warehouse. The prime minister visited a DHL distribution centre at the London Gateway port in Essex on Monday 29 April, when he sa ...

Prime minister dismisses potential deal with Dublin, increasing prospect of an escalating UK-Irish crisis

Experts have claimed ‘fiscal drag’ means that those earning less than £26,000 will actually be worse off after the cuts to National Insurance

Work and pensions secretary Mel Stride appeared to suggest some people who were labelled as having “serious mental health conditions” were simply struggling with the “ups and downs of life” during a live interview on Monday (29 Ap ...

Rishi sunak is “not interested in pursuing a deal with Ireland on returning asylum seekers to the UK. Downing Street has said the UK government has said it will not take back those who cross into Ireland until EU asylum rules change. The UK prim ...

Rishi sunak poured himself a "£900 cup of coffee" in a bizarre attempt at a TikTok trend to highlight the National Insurance cut about to kick in. The trend sees social media users write hidden messages on a clear mug, pouring mi ...

The no-confidence vote comes after the collapse of Mr Yousaf’s power-sharing agreement with the Greens last week

 

Mel Stride, the Work and Pensions Secretary, is set to announce the new ‘green paper’ on Tuesday

Government source claims EU would be guilty of double standards if Ireland was allowed to return asylum seekers to UK