Oliver Wright

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Rish Sunak warned as Tories plummet in by-elections

Feb 18, 2024 | theaustralian.com.au | Oliver Wright |Geraldine Scott

Rishi Sunak has been warned by Tory rebels that he faces a “war of attrition” with MPs looking to unseat him after the Conservatives lost two more by-elections in seats once considered safe. Labour overturned a Tory majority in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, with the party’s share of the vote falling 38 percentage points from 2019 – one of the Conservative Party’s worst by-election performances.
Trump ‘misogyny’ means no room for female chief of NATO

Feb 16, 2024 | theaustralian.com.au | Bruno Waterfield |Adam Creighton |Gerard Baker |Oliver Wright

NATO has dropped plans to have a woman at the helm of the military alliance because of fears Donald Trump’s “misogyny” will cause more damage to transatlantic relations if he returns to the White House. Caretaker Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is the frontrunner to take the post of NATO secretary-general when Jens Stoltenberg steps down after 10 years.
Rishi Sunak calls on MPs to ignore grim poll

Jan 15, 2024 | theaustralian.com.au | Oliver Wright |Steven Swinford

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has urged his MPs to ignore a poll suggesting the Conservatives are on course for a 1997-style electoral wipeout. A YouGov survey found Labour would win a 120-seat majority if an election were held today. The seat-by-seat polls analysis suggests every “red wall” seat won from Labour by Boris Johnson in 2019 would be lost, and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt would be one of 11 cabinet ministers to lose their seats.
Plan for tiered EU to tempt Labour

Sep 20, 2023 | theaustralian.com.au | Bruno Waterfield |Oliver Wright

France and Germany have tabled a plan for an “inner circle” of countries willing to sign up to radical integration in a blueprint featuring a new outer tier of EU membership for “even the UK”. The joint paper was published as Labour leader Keir Starmer met President Emmanuel Macron in Paris for talks on his plans to bring Britain closer to the EU if Labour wins the next election.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to visit UK five years after journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s death

Aug 16, 2023 | theaustralian.com.au | Oliver Wright

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia is expected to visit Britain this autumn, in his first trip to the country since the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Downing Street has extended the invitation to the prince as ministers seek to capitalise on Saudi Arabia’s £1 trillion ($1.98tn) investment program to diversify its economy away from oil.