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Rishi Sunak’s Treasury blocked giving laptops to poor children at the start of the pandemic

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The Prime Minister has been accused of being out of touch after claiming in an election interview that he missed ‘a lot of things’ as a child, including Sky TV Rishi Sunak’s Treasury blocked plans to roll out laptops for poorer children during the Covid lockdown(POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Rishi Sunak’s Treasury blocked plans to … Read more

The British economy is stagnating, dealing a new blow to Rishi Sunak’s election hopes

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Sign up to the View from Westminster email to get expert analysis straight to your inbox Receive our free View from Westminster email The British economy failed to grow in April, dealing a blow to Rishi Sunak’s hopes of turning around the Tory party’s faltering election campaign. According to data published by the Office for … Read more

The British economy is stalling after Rishi Sunak’s blow

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Economic growth in Britain stalled in April in a blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who is trying to revive a faltering election campaign. The zero growth rate for the month compared with 0.4 percent … Read more

The British economy is flattening, undermining Rishi Sunak’s recovery hopes

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Britain’s economy fell in April, slowed by wet weather, as signs of recovery from last year’s recession began to fade. In a setback to Rishi Sunak’s hopes of a strong recovery before the July 4 general election, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said monthly growth slowed after rising 0.4% in March. The economy failed … Read more

Rishi Sunak introduced Jamie Dimon and Eric Schmidt for British awards

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Rishi Sunak has put forward JPMorgan Chase boss Jamie Dimon and former Google chairman Eric Schmidt for British honors, people familiar with the matter said, as the British prime minister enters his final weeks as … Read more

Rishi Sunak promises to reintroduce British national service in first major campaign policy

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Rishi Sunak has vowed to introduce compulsory national service for 18-year-olds if he is re-elected, in his first major policy announcement since the start of the election campaign earlier this week. The move is part … Read more