Iceland boss quits Tories labelling party ‘out of touch’
Richard Walker had tried to become a Tory MP but has quit the party on the eve of the annual conference....
Laura Kuenssberg: Rishi Sunak needs political superpowers to make his rebrand work
Is this the “real Rishi”, as allies have briefed? Laura Kuenssberg will be putting that directly to the PM tomorrow....
Jeremy Hunt says UK must break out of tax rise ‘vicious circle’
The chancellor looks set to face calls ahead of the party’s conference from senior Tories to cut taxes....
Sunak vows to end ‘hare-brain’ road schemes
PM says measures like 20mph zones should not be forced on drivers but Labour accuses him of hypocrisy....
Tory MPs complain to chief whip about Suella Braverman’s asylum speech
The home secretary caused controversy by saying being gay or female was not enough for refugee status....
UK on track for record tax levels, IFS think tank says
Study says taxes will reach 37% of national income by next election – the highest since 1948...
Rishi Sunak refuses to say if he backs Suella Braverman multiculturalism remarks
Rishi Sunak declines to say whether he agrees with his home secretary that multiculturalism has failed....
Labour drops plan to strip public schools of charitable status
Party drops promise to remove some charity tax perks but says it will implement VAT on fees....
Rosebank oil field given go-ahead by regulator
Development and production consents have been given to the offshore development west of Shetland....
Labour mayors to issue plea to PM over HS2
Labour mayors will meet in Leeds later to urge Rishi Sunak to stick with the HS2 link to Manchester....