Rishi Sunak drafts in Red Wall MP Lee Anderson as deputy Tory chair
Rishi Sunak has appointed Lee Anderson - a Brexit-backing former Labour councillor - to the key role under new chairman Greg Hands.
Rishi Sunak has appointed Lee Anderson - a Brexit-backing former Labour councillor - to the key role under new chairman Greg Hands.
Premierminister Rishi Sunak nutzt die Gelegenheit, um sein Kabinett grundlegend umzugestalten. Der Tory-Politiker signalisiert dabei auch, dass er die Sorgen der Bevölkerung ernst nehme – die Folgen der hohen Energiekosten sollen bekämpft werden.
Rishi Sunak has installed veteran trade minister Greg Hands as the new chief at CCHQ in a reshuffle.
Mr Sunak is believed to have struggled to find someone willing to fill the role, and his choice of Mr Hands in a role linking the Government with the party faithful may raise some eyebrows.
Rishi Sunak is expected to install veteran trade minister Greg Hands as the new chief at CCHQ, more than a week after Nadhim Zahawi was sacked.
Trade minister Greg Hands and Business Secretary Grant Shapps are being touted as potential replacements.
There has been speculation that the chairman role will be difficult to fill with Labour 20 points ahead in the opinion polls and bruising local election results expected in May.
Rishi Sunak has lasted twice as long as his predecessor Liz Truss, who was out of Downing Street just six weeks after taking over from Boris Johnson. But economic woes, poor poll ratings and his lack of a mandate from voters may limit what he can...
Rishi Sunak swiped at Keir Starmer for opposing the government's 'minimum service' law on strikes, as well trying to water down a crackdown on disruptive protests.
Lord Baker was addressing questions about whether Prime Minister Rishi Sunak mishandled the sacking of Nadhim Zahawi and the bullying accusations levelled at Dominic Raab.
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Backing for the Prime Minister among Conservative grassroots has fallen by three quarters in the wake of Nadhim Zahawi's tax revelations.
Nadhim Zahawi has previously described how, aged 11, he sat at the back of a classroom in the UK 'unable to speak a word of English'.
The Prime Minister dismissed the former vaccines minister for a 'serious breach of the ministerial code' less than two hours after receiving a report by ethics chief Sir Laurie Magnus.
ANDREW PIERCE: Nadhim Zahawi expressed no remorse, failed to admit any wrongdoing and pointedly included no apology for his conduct, seeking to blame others for his mistakes.
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: For several days Nadhim Zahawi has been clinging on to his job as Tory party chairman by a thread. Yesterday the thread finally snapped.
Nadhim Zahawi (pictured) yesterday launched an extraordinary attack on the Press over media reports that ended his career in frontline politics after he was sacked as Tory chairman.
Senior Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has today backed former Prime Minister Boris Johnson to replace sacked Nadhim Zahawi as Conservative Party chairman.
The departing Tory chairman has been engulfed in a row over his tax affairs after he admitted to paying a penalty to HMRC.
The Mail on Sunday was told that three Cabinet Ministers appeared to be 'auditioning' for the role at last week's Cabinet away-day at Chequers.
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