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UK Awaits Voter-friendly Budget Before Election

Britain's Conservative government unveils a pre-election budget Wednesday that could feature voter-friendly measures as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's party badly trails main opposition Labour in polls.

International Business Times

GB News has paid more than £660,000 to Tory MPs since its launch

Labour MPs received just £1,100 from channel in same period, as concern mounts over its impact

The Guardian - UK

Mhairi Fraser: the rising Tory force who was bowled over by Trump

She starred at PopCon with a tirade against Covid lockdowns, and she may shape the Conservatives’ post-Sunak trajectory

The Guardian - UK

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Who is Kwasi Kwarteng and why is he quitting British politics?

The Conservative MP is best known for the financial chaos he unleashed during 38 days as chancellor of the exchequer.

Al Jazeera

With UK PM under pressure, is Labour on track for a landslide election win?

Polling suggests a huge defeat for the Conservatives later this year. Professor Tim Bale says it’s too early to predict.

Al Jazeera

Who was behind poll predicting Tory wipeout – and what do they want?

Nobody seems to know mystery organisation that funded YouGov survey but its agenda is clear

The Guardian - UK

What is the UK’s ‘Safety of Rwanda’ bill and why are MPs fighting over it?

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pushes the bill through the House of Commons but not without much squabbling.

Al Jazeera

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Sunak Wins Rwanda Bill Vote And Avoids Tory Rebellion

Despite several humanitarian concerns, Rishi Sunak's emergency Rwanda legislation was passed by an overall majority vote in the House of Commons this week.

International Business Times UK

Rwanda row: PM Sunak, who pledged to ‘stop the boats’, faces crucial test

Sunak’s Conservatives have criticised the plan to deport refugees from the UK as contradicting international law.

Al Jazeera

‘Populism is all about hair’: what rightwing leaders are trying to tell us with their wild coiffures

From Boris Johnson to Javier Milei, Geert Wilders and Donald Trump, sporting a wild and woolly barnet spells virility, charisma and populist appeal

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: Inside the populist rightwing plan to split the Conservative vote

In today’s newsletter: Lee Anderson says he turned them down, but the party created by Nigel Farage will be trying to smoke out more Tory defectors

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Are Tory Right-wingers a busted flush? Rishi Sunak is about to find out

Did Rishi Sunak ever need to appoint Suella Braverman in the first place? As Braverman claimed in her resignation letter, there seems to be a “general agreement” in that her support was “pivotal” in winning Sunak his premiership. But I was struck by a piece by Professor Tim Bale at…

Evening Standard

Suella Braverman following Boris Johnson playbook on Tory leadership, expert suggests

SUELLA Braverman could be attempting to follow the “Boris Johnson playbook” to win leadership of the Tory party, an expert has suggested.

The National (Scotland)

Welcome to Torbynism: how the Conservatives became their own fringe party

Looming defeat has left the Conservatives divided and chaotic, with potential leaders – or even Nigel Farage – ready to fill the void

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

‘Inaction man’ Sunak hoping to shed label with hectic autumn schedule

PM to visit India for Cricket World Cup and host AI summit, though an expected reshuffle is likely to be pivotal

Al Jazeera

Under Sunak, can the right-wing Conservatives win another UK election?

Party, which held a divisive conference this week, has been in power for 13 years but is struggling in opinion polls.

The Guardian - UK

The astounding return of Liz Truss: why do so many Tories still love the failed leader?

She left Downing Street with rock-bottom ratings after tanking the economy. But at Tory party conference this week she was impossible to ignore

The Guardian - UK

I’ve got news for Rishi Sunak: he no longer leads the conservative party

From Braverman’s UN threats to the net zero retreat, the Tories’ lurch to the populist right betrays their own supposed principles, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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The Guardian - UK

Lee Anderson: a brutally honest politician – or just another nasty Tory?

The Conservative party deputy chairman has been making headlines again, but they don’t always go down well with his constituents

The Guardian - UK

Here’s what we know about Sunak now: where the anti-green extremists lead, he will follow

He should stand firm against the headbangers in his party, but he won’t. They speak, he listens, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak risks alienating the public by trying to please newspapers

Prime minister slipping into comfort zone of keeping friendly media onside on green and Brexit issues

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson's bombshell exit from Parliament leaves UK politics reeling

Former U_K_ Prime Minister Boris Johnson has left chaos in his wake after quitting Parliament and accusing fellow lawmakers of ousting him in a “witch hunt.”

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson’s disciples gathered to sing the old hymns. But are they a real threat to Sunak?

Familiar faces on the right met in Bournemouth to pour scorn on the government. And they can certainly make the PM’s life harder

The Guardian - UK

National conservatism UK event may show way ahead for Tories – or be a dead end

A who’s who of the global populist-leaning right are preparing to speak at three-day event in London

Evening Standard

Rise of MPs who have the whip suspended as parties ‘park the problem’

There are currently 16 Independent MPs in total who lost the whip

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