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Rishi Sunak's authority with Tory MPs is waning and he is facing policy battles on almost every front
Sunak’s government must focus on delivering improvements it can control rather than ‘net’ migration figures driven by global forces
Sunak’s predecessors create headache for new PM by backing attempt to lift effective ban on fresh sites
Prominent backbencher piles more pressure on Sunak as he looks to amend levelling up bill
PM tries to raise morale but some MPs have written off next election and are seeking new jobs
Nearly 50 rebel ‘blue wall’ MPs sign amendment to make housebuilding targets only advisory
Prime minister says UK will not pursue relationship with Brussels that relies on alignment with European rules
The UK prime minister can learn from one of his predecessors, John Major
Constructing a growth strategy that commands a majority among its MPs is a bigger problem for the Conservatives than electoral defeat
Government torn between political and budgetary demands as real wages set for two decade-long stagnation
Jeremy Hunt aims to restore grown-up government, but will a divided party unite behind him?
The public have a more nuanced attitude than Labour might wish to Hunt and Sunak’s riches
Plus, real household disposable income is set to fall by the largest drop since the 1950s
Life is likely to get worse and residents have lost their patience with the government
Tory MPs say PM’s ideal scenario rests on heroic thinking as households brace themselves for harsh times
The Autumn Statement was managed as well as possible but the outlook is grim
Jeremy Hunt’s statement to the House of Commons
Plus, our underfunded NHS lags behind many European peers
CMC Markets founder refuses to commit to funding the party next year
The party should abandon its Thatcher tribute act and focus on the public’s priorities for fiscal policy
Conservative strategists hope to reprise the party’s 1992 election playbook
Much of the 2019 Tory manifesto is the new prime minister’s best chance to turn round the UK
Efforts to ‘level up’ and to narrow regional inequalities have been hit by inflation and Whitehall turmoil
The state is likely to grow faster than the economy and so must the tax burden
Plus, why Gavin Williamson was brought back into cabinet, and how his iron-fisted management style came to topple him
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