Why Boris Johnson is running out of time to deliver on Tory spending pledges
Insiders close to PM say he was given very little notice of Rishi Sunak's decision to scrap three-year spending round
Conservative Party
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Roadkill, episode 1, review: Hugh Laurie plays politics with aplomb in David Hare's polemic
Dodgy dialogue and ropy exposition can be forgiven when the plot is so enticing and Hugh Laurie, as a slippery MP, is so charismatic
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Tory grandees demand Covid exit strategy from Boris Johnson
Senior Conservatives have expressed anger at the Government's handling of the pandemic, as swathes of the country face further restrictions
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Ministers spent more than £400k on 'woke' anti-bias training
Telegraph reveals £416,644 has been spent on face-to-face courses teaching civil servants about unconscious bias within the last two years
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Levelling up the North ‘must have a more surgical approach’
The commission’s report sets out a damning picture of the impact of Covid on the poorest regions of the UK
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Vote Leave QC who hit out at election watchdog's 'gross' errors lined up to be its chairman
Senior Conservatives tout Timothy Straker as replacement for Sir John Holmes, who is standing down from Electoral Commission
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Who is Allegra Stratton – the woman set to be Boris’s press secretary?
With a background that includes stints at the Guardian and the BBC, she may initially seem an unlikely choice for the Tories
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If Dominic Cummings won't walk away from power, can he at least be pushed to one side, ministers ask
Boris Johnson's chief adviser is aware of 'the party management problem' but is seemingly oblivious to the idea that he might be the cause
Analysis and opinion
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The sexist Left has never liked a Right-wing woman
We’ve seen a lot of the Wrong Kind Of this year, and nowhere is this more prominent than the Wrong Kind of Woman
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Civilised, grown-up and humane – if Radio 4 ran politics
This week, the radio proved a safe haven for those wishing British and American politics could be a little more civilised
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The Tories can't let Andy Burnham turn Covid into a bust up between Left and Right
Allowing local lockdowns to become a partisan issue among northern MPs would be disastrous for the Tories
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Meet Allegra Stratton, the new public face of the pandemic at TV briefings
Treasury's current director of communications set to be named as Boris Johnson's representative
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Boris Johnson gave us his vision of the future – but was anyone actually listening?
Prime Minister 'wanted to lift heads to see the horizon... the trouble is, the public can't see further than next week'
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Scottish Tories to back free tuition fees in major u-turn
Douglas Ross says it would be unfair to place additional burden on young people, but shift angers activists who saying party is aping SNP
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Join the conversation - Telegraph readers on Boris Johnson's wind power proposals
How realistic are Boris Johnson's plans for a 'green industrial revolution'? Telegraph readers have their say
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Despite trying to appear united, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak are increasingly at odds over Covid
As the Chancellor voiced 'frustration' at the 10pm pub curfew imposed by the PM, the pair appeared to be on different sides
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Rishi Sunak warns it could be 'tricky' to meet manifesto tax promises
Government will need flexibility on 'triple lock' and possible increases in income tax, VAT or NI, Chancellor says
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Rishi Sunak pledges hope for all those who lose job with launch of new scheme
The Chancellor launches a £238 million scheme to help the medium-term unemployed
