Is Rishi Sunak the most dangerous man in government? | Rishi Sunak

The biggest threat now facing the country is from new variants of Covid that are resistant to our vaccines. It is already clear that this is possible: Novavax’s vaccine efficacy is 95.6% against the original Covid variant, 86% against the current UK variant, and only 60% against the South African variant, for example. If one … Read more

No 10 adviser on ethnic minorities came close to resigning over Tory ‘politics of division’ | Politics

The prime minister’s senior adviser on ethnic minorities considered resigning over fears the Conservative party was pursuing a “politics steeped in division”. Samuel Kasumu reportedly retracted his resignation letter, in which he said tensions in government were at times “unbearable”, after talks with the vaccines minister, Nadhim Zahawi. In the letter to Boris Johnson, seen … Read more

If Labour is serious about regaining power, it will need to woo southern England | Politics

In politics, an ascendancy is often strongest when it seems natural. Ever since Britain became a full democracy in the early 20th century, most of southern England outside London has habitually elected Tory MPs. Politics here has effectively shrunk to a choice between the party’s prospective parliamentary candidates. This arrangement has worked well for the … Read more