A fresh poll has suggested that former chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to lose to Liz Truss in their bid for the Conservative leadership. The survey, released by YouGov yesterday night, says the foreign secretary is currently leading by 62 per cent to Sunak’s 38 per cent among the party grassroots set to vote between…
Now down to the final two candidates, what happens next in the race to be Conservative party leader and therefore the next Prime Minister? The post The Conservative leadership contest: what next? appeared first on Politics.co.uk.
Penny Mordaunt has been knocked out of the run for the Conservative leadership. This will leave Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to battle for support among the Tory party grassroots over the coming weeks. The 1922 committee announced this afternoon that of all 357 MP votes cast there were 2 spoiled ballots. International trade minister…
The Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is now odds-on at 4/6 to be the next Tory leader after gaining more votes than Penny Mordaunt to make the final two in the… The post Liz Truss now odds-on to be next Tory leader as she and Rishi Sunak make final two in leadership contest appeared first on…
The Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is now odds-on at 4/7 with the former Chancellor Rishi Sunak to be the final two Tory MPs left in the leadership contest. In the… The post Liz Truss odds-on with Rishi Sunak to be final two Tory MPs in the Conservative leadership contest appeared first on London Business News…
Tom Tugendhat has been eliminated from the race to be the next leader of the Conservative party. The Tonbridge and Malling MP polled 31 votes, while former chancellor Rishi Sunak continued to top the poll with 115 votes. Penny Mordaunt remains in second place, but with one fewer vote (82) than in the second ballot.…
Jeremy Hunt and Nadhim Zahawi have been eliminated from the Conservative leadership contest after the first round of voting. Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 committee announced the results. Here are all 8 of the candidates, and the number of votes they received: Badenoch 40 Braverman 32 Hunt 18 Mordaunt 67 Sunak 88 Truss…
HMRCs total receipts in the last 12 months are up 16.32% (£733bn from £630bn) on the previous year buoyed by increases in receipts from VAT (£29.4bn), Income Tax (£26.1bn) Corporation… The post HMRC tax receipts surge by over 16% in the last year, the Chancellor could do more appeared first on London Business News |…
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has praised the UK jobs market as “robust” following fresh employment figures. The new figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the number of pay-rolled UK workers rose by a further 90,000 (0.3 per cent) between April and May to 29.6 million. While unemployment rate climbed from 3.7…
Rishi Sunak says he remains a “fiscal conservative” despite unhappiness within the Conservative party about the £15bn cost of living package he announced on Thursday to help people manage rising… The post ‘Fiscal conservative’ Sunak refuses to rule out more help on fuel bills appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
