Rishi Sunak was simply deluded to think his wife’s tax status was irrelevant to his job
They called it “la loi Macron”. Back in 2015, when he was still the French economy minister, Emmanuel Macron passed a law that, among other things, extended…
Rishi Sunak says he is the victim of a ‘smear’ campaign
Rishi Sunak on Thursday night said he and his family had been the victims of a political “smear” campaign after his wife’s non-domicile tax status emerged. The…
Sunak’s wealth is an obvious target – as he’s now finally finding out
A few days ago, a Labour councillor from Wandsworth advised Rishi Sunak to “go back to India” with his “billionaire wife”. It was a rather daft suggestion….
Rishi Sunak’s bad press could be more conspiracy than coincidence
Seeing the drip-drip of stories suggesting the Chancellor was the key blockage in doing more to tackle cost of living, or portraying him as out of touch…
Rishi Sunak’s allies claim No 10 is undermining the Chancellor
Rishi Sunak’s allies have pointed the finger at Number 10 after a succession of politically damaging leaks about the Chancellor. Mr Sunak is under pressure after it…
She’s richer than the Queen, but Rishi Sunak’s wife avoids UK tax as India is her ‘final resting place’
Mr Sunak and his wife have a grace and favour flat in Downing Street, but they also own a five-bedroomed mews house in Kensington, west London, which…
Beware of holding Rishi Sunak accountable for his wife’s actions
The phrase “non-domiciled” first entered the public consciousness in 2009, when Zac (now Lord) Goldsmith, then the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Richmond Park, was reported as holding…
Rishi Sunak’s popularity plummets as he is now more disliked than Sir Keir Starmer
A separate poll of 2,000 voters by Kekst CNC found that for the first time since April 2020, voters now care more about the state of the…
Rishi Sunak’s millionaire wife is ‘non-domicile for tax purposes’
Non-dom status has previously caused controversy in British public life, most notably when the billionaire Tory donor Lord Ashcroft revealed he held the designation in 2010. A…
Bold tax cuts are the right medicine for Sunak to serve up
Looking ahead, current fiscal plans do not suggest any major change in the policy direction. In fact, tax excesses may yet get worse. According to the Office…
Did the Culture Recovery Fund actually work?
On July 5 2020, the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, unveiled the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF), a one-off investment in the UK arts industry to help it weather…
Rishi Sunak’s popularity plunges after Spring Statement
Mr Sunak was a popular figure in the Cabinet during and after the pandemic, often being one the three most popular ministers, according to ConservativeHome polling. He…
Inflation is helping Rishi Sunak deal with the public debt – but for how long?
In the years immediately after the war, the UK operated a policy of maintaining interest rates at a very low level, and financial institutions were encouraged –…
Sunak calls in top City lawyers to help slash post-Brexit red tape
Rishi Sunak has called in top City lawyers to explore overhauling an EU-era rulebook to make it easier for foreign firms to do business in the Square…
Tech firm part-owned by Rishi Sunak’s wife ‘shutting Moscow office’ after backlash
A tech company backed by Rishi Sunak’s wife is reported to be closing its Russian office following widespread criticism. Infosys, in which Akshata Murty owns a 0.93pc…
Council tax rebate: who will benefit and when will it be paid?
Nearly five million families in homes that were expensive in the early 1990s will miss out on the Government’s funding, even if their homes are not particularly…
What politicians’ cars say about their owners, from Rishi’s Range Rover to Rees-Mogg’s Bentleys
His approach makes a contrast with some of his colleagues, who have been more open about their driving habits. In 2019 Jacob Rees-Mogg gave an interview in…
Rishi Sunak: Criticism of my wife was upsetting, but at least I didn’t slap anybody like Will Smith
The issue surfaced amid scrutiny about how businesses are operating in Russia given the economic sanctions on the Kremlin in the wake of the war in Ukraine….
Boris and Rishi are failing our Armed Forces
Putin’s criminal invasion of Ukraine has changed everything. It is a moment as significant as the fall of the Berlin Wall or the terror attacks on 11 September…
From Sporty Rishi to Weekend Rishi – decoding six looks from the Chancellor’s stealth wealth wardrobe
Nothing says ‘man of the people’ like a £335 pair of trainers, does it? Six days after unveiling one of the most draconian mini-budgets in living memory,…
Look out the window, Rishi – the storm clouds are gathering
Most egregiously, the Chancellor did precisely nothing about benefits. Whatever you think about state welfare, it clearly makes no sense to increase benefits by 3.1pc based on…
Rishi Sunak gets a slap for spending like Cecil B DeMille
Welcome to the 94th Treasury Committee awards, where Rishi Sunak was up for best Spring Statement. The red carpet glittered with the latest fashions. Rishi looked like…
I never claimed to be a tax-cutting Chancellor, insists Sunak
Richard Hughes, chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), told the MPs “overall personal taxes are going up” because of tax rises announced in previous Budgets….
Rishi Sunak’s policy reboots spiced up by low-tax slap
Welcome to the 94th treasury committee awards where Rishi Sunak was up for best Spring Statement. The red carpet glittered with the latest fashions; Rishi looked like…
‘Dishy Rishi’ is no longer flavour of the month
Inflation, though, also means the government has to spend more – given that the state is a major purchaser of what is now more expensive fuel, food…