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Be it Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak, the incoming leader will inherit a party in deep trouble.
Tax cuts could ease the burden on households and small businesses that are struggling, alongside tax increases for large firms.
Do party members choose their preferred leader or the candidate who is more popular with the wider public?
The leadership election now heads into its second phase, with Conservative party members choosing between the former chancellor and foreign secretary.
Candidates are either trumpeting their experience or using a lack of it to distance themselves from Boris Johnson. But which is the better strategy?
The two front runners are more likely to face a right-wing candidate like Liz Truss than each other in the final phase of the race to replace Boris Johnson.
Conservative MPs vote in the first round and members in the second.
A look at the runners and riders in the Conservative leadership race.
Over the course of an extraordinary 24 hours, dozens of Conservative MPs have written to Boris Johnson to announce their resignation from his government following multiple scandals. Many of these letters…
The prime minister’s personal popularity has plummeted but the people who decide how to replace him still can’t agree on a successor.
In the absence of a clear plan for affording the high costs of decarbonisation, it’s time for the UK Treasury to tax fossil fuel companies.
Stablecoins are less volatile, and considered a safer bet than many cryptocurrencies.
Sunak’s family financial arrangements raise questions about whether, as chancellor, he benefits from rules he sets himself.
The British prime minister, his wife and the chancellor of the exchequer are all in legal trouble over lockdown gatherings.
Non-dom status and what it means for the very wealthy, explained.
The government knows 2022 is going to be tough for voters.
The UK may be facing the worst economic conditions in many years, but the chancellor may prefer not to be overly helpful.
By prioritising prudence over business support, the chancellor will probably do more harm in the long run.
The prime minister’s party has long sought to reconcile political popularity with fiscal constraint.
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