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PM’s flagship Multiply programme gets off to slow start, with experts criticising ‘short termist’ approach
Prime minister declines to comment on ‘speculation’ but says project costs are ‘enormous’
British politicians would do well to reflect on the country’s relative success in integrating minorities
PM set to use Conservative party conference to announce axing of project’s northern leg
There is low confidence in Conservative prospects at general elections as factions vie for influence
Prime minister says beating inflation is the priority despite pressure from his party to make pre-election giveaway
UK carbon market collapse lets Brussels benefit from revenues that would previously have gone to Treasury
British prime minister also faces awkward questions over the future of HS2
UK prime minister under pressure as he tries to launch a turnaround at Conservative annual conference
The party famed for its historic capacity to reinvent itself has become an inflexible cult
While polling shows ‘anti-car’ schemes split opinion, Tory councillors tend to oppose them, occasionally reaping rewards
The current approach to designing, approving and building the UK’s grid is too fragmented
UK prime minister draws up ‘plan for motorists’ to try and close opposition Labour party’s polling lead
PM wants to show willingness to confront tough decisions, but his announcements are so far unhelpful to his falling ratings
Any attempts at reinvention are hampered by a governing record the prime minister can’t escape
Trade associations criticise uncertainty created by ‘huge setback’ to industry planning
Though unpopular, IHT is paid by few in UK and revenue lost would have to be made up for elsewhere
Tory and Labour politicians, and business groups, criticise reports that flagship rail project will be cut back
Critics say the country is ignoring its role as a large historical emitter
Prime minister’s latest effort to tackle falling ratings could trigger party backlash
The UK prime minister is hoping he can use concern over the costs of the green transition as a potent political weapon
But policy uncertainty could hit investment plans
While there is cross-party support for a ‘British baccalaureate’, PM is yet to get ball rolling in any meaningful way
UK prime minister set to propose sweeping changes to education in England as he battles for re-election
UK opposition’s stance on warming homes is sign of fraught politics around UK move away from fossil fuel heating
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