Leaked documents reveal that the Treasury is concerned about the economic costs of moving towards a zero-carbon economy, including companies being pushed by green initiatives to move production abroad.
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak will no longer avoid self-isolation by taking part in a convenient pilot scheme after a backlash has forced them to decide to spend "Freedom Day" locked indoors.
With the Government having borrowed another £24 billion in May and the national debt standing at £2.2 trillion, a former Chancellor has warned there is a "big risk" of inflation spiralling out of control.
Rishi Sunak has confirmed that he opposed the imposition of a "circuit breaker" lockdown in September due to the impact on people's jobs and livelihoods, but that the "ultimate" decision was Boris Johnson's.
The Times has published the latest instalment in Jonathan Calvert and George Arbuthnott’s new book, laying the blame for Covid's second wave at the feet of Chancellor Rishi Sunak. But is that fair?
