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Rishi Sunak Announces Increase In Defence Spending To 2.5% Of GDP By 2030
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced an increase in defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2030, which he called the "biggest strengthening of our national defense for a generation".
Politicians Running The London Marathon Say It Makes Them "Better MPs"
MPs have said running makes them better at their jobs, as a record 20 MPs and peers from different parties will be taking part in the London Marathon today.
Tory MPs Want "Security" To Dominate Their General Election Campaign
A growing number of Conservative MPs want Downing Street strategists to put "security", including a major pledge to boost defence spending, at the centre of the Tory party's general election campaign.
Cynical Voters Think Tax Cuts Are An Election "Bribe", New Survey Shows
Exclusive: Almost three quarters of people believed Rishi Sunak's government has cut tax as a pre-election bribe for their vote, rather than because it feels it is the "right thing to do" for the country, in a major new opinion poll.
Rishi Sunak Faces Blackpool By-Election After Scott Benton Resigns As MP
Former Conservative MP Scott Benton has resigned his Blackpool South seat, triggering what could be another damaging by-election for Rishi Sunak.
The Penny Has Dropped For Many Tory MPs After A "Bleak" Week
Many Conservative MPs will remember this "bleak" week as the moment when they truly gave up any hope of avoiding defeat to Labour at the next general election.
Jeremy Hunt Says It Would Take "Many Parliaments" To Abolish National Insurance
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said abolishing National Insurance will be the work of "many Parliaments" after he used his Spring Budget statement last week to hint he was considering reform to the tax on workers.