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Wednesday, March 20, 2024 |
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'Tories are lining up to take Rishi Sunak's job'
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Rishi Sunak faces no end to the rumours of a coup. Despite his best attempts to court different factions, the prime minister's leadership continues to be questioned as opinion polls plummet and his economic strategies fail to resonate with voters. Speculation has continued to mount over potential replacements from the right and the centre, many of whom are his close cabinet colleagues. Mr Sunak is now desperately trying to cobble together some cohesion, pointing to today's easing inflation figures as evidence that his plan is working. Yet, looming local elections forecast further losses for the party, fuelling doubts about the stability of his tenure. Tonight, he will address the 1922 committee, where he will call on his colleagues to "pull together" and unite around Labour's failings in local governance. But critics point to the Conservatives' own record on councils, such as Thurrock and Woking. Many also know that voters do not always distinguish between local council frustrations and the government that funds them. While some MPs view the May elections as a chance to halt the party's decline, others view it as a litmus test of their leader's popularity. Even if the prime minister convinces them of the former tonight, he knows an even more dangerous flashpoint awaits him on May 2nd. |
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Which candidate did Keir Starmer nominate in the 2015 Labour leadership election? |
Answer at the bottom of today's email |
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| The chancellor is alleged to have told the Brexiteer to 'stand for election' if he thinks he could 'do a better job' |
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| The heated exchange took place at Wednesday's Prime Ministers Questions |
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| The prime minister will evoke Birmingham council's bankruptcy to encourage party figures to get behind him at the local elections in May |
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What else you need to know today |
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What can we learn from Rachel Reeves about Labour's economic policy? |
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Sean O'Grady on the Big Idea in the shadow chancellor's Big Lecture... Read more |
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Tomorrow inside the Westminster bubble |
Our political commentator John Rentoul on what to look out for |
Another quiet day in the Commons, when they could be playing ping-pong with the Lords over the Rwanda bill. The Commons sits at 9.30am, starting with transport questions. Mark Harper, the transport secretary, is announcing the allocation of spending on zero emission buses. Penny Mordaunt's weekly leadership video is recorded after that when she takes questions on the coming week's business (probably including Lords ping-pong on Monday).
Main business of the day is two backbench debates, one on armed forces readiness and one on food security.
John Glen, Cabinet Office minister, will announce more civil service jobs to be relocated out of London.
Lord Cameron, the foreign secretary, and Grant Shapps, the defence secretary, will travel to Australia, where they will meet Anthony Albanese, the prime minister, and Penny Wong, the foreign minister.
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