Mark my words: this will be the end of the NHS if the Tories have their way | Gordon Brown
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They are now openly contemplating a more privately funded healthcare system. It wouldn’t just be unfair, it makes no economic senseSavid Javid, a former chancellor and health secretary, has wri...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/23/nhs-tories-privately-funded-healthcare

‘Brexit has lost us 25% of sales’: British bike storage firm buckles under red tape
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Cycloc says ‘Kafkaesque’ rules have cost it £100,000 in latest tale of how EU exit is harming small firmsA Britis...

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jan/23/brexit-has-lost-us-25-of-sales-british-bike-storage-firm-buckles-under-red-tape

Ben Jennings on Conservatives and cashflows – cartoon
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2023/jan/22/ben-jennings-on-conservatives-and-cashflows-cartoon

UK will be 15 years late in hitting £1tn annual export target, figures show
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Exclusive: forecasts predict exports will fall to £707bn next year and ta...

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jan/22/uk-will-be-15-years-late-in-hitting-1tn-annual-export-target-figures-show

Boris Johnson makes surprise trip to Ukraine
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Former PM says it is ‘privilege’ show solidarity after being invited by Volodymyr ZelenskiyRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesBoris Johnson has made a surprise visit to Ukraine, saying it was a “privilege” to be there t...

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jan/22/boris-johnson-makes-surprise-trip-to-ukraine

Ludicrous ideas, perpetual scandal: the Conservatives are in absolute freefall | John Harris
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The force that once considered itself the natural party of government has become a cult of bitterness and denialYou may not have heard of Nat Wei, AKA Lord Wei of Shoredit...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/22/tories-policy-conservative-party-government

What we learned at Davos: signs of hope emerge from the pessimism | Larry Elliott
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Prospects for artificial intelligence and green t...

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jan/22/what-we-learned-at-davos-global-economy

Thanks to Nadhim Zahawi, the Tories’ bar of shame has reached new depths | Stewart Lee
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The chair of the Conservative party has had to cough up millions of pounds he owed in tax after a dispute with HMRC over an offshore family trustI was extremely surprised l...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/22/thanks-to-nadhim-zahawi-the-tories-bar-of-shame-has-reached-new-depths

Cleverly ‘doesn’t know’ if Zahawi was under tax investigation as chancellor
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Foreign secretary also says he has no idea whether BBC chair helped Boris Johnson arrange guarantee on loanJames Cleverly has said he does not know whether Nadhim Zahawi was inves...

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jan/22/james-cleverly-nadhim-zahawi-tax-investigation-bbc-chair-boris-johnson

This attempt to cut the pay of public servants offends a basic British sense of fairness | Will Hutton
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The revered philosopher John Rawls had it right: most citizens believ...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/22/this-attempt-to-cut-the-pay-of-public-servants-offends-a-basic-british-sense-of-fairness

Three years after Brexit, where is the new golden age that they promised us? | Andrew Rawnsley
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Nothing in the prospectus has survived contact with realityAt 11pm on the last day of January, it will be precisely three years since the ...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/22/three-years-after-brexit-where-is-the-new-golden-age-that-they-promised-us

Nadhim Zahawi fights for his political life after admitting tax ‘error’
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Embattled Tory party chair reveals he made ‘careless but not deliberate’ error over multimillion-pound share saleNadhim Zahawi was battling to save his political career on Saturday night after he final...

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/21/nadim-zahawi-fights-for-his-political-life-after-admitting-tax-error

The giant Brexit border control site now used to inspect Ukrainian pets
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The customs inspection site at Sevington in Kent has space for 1,700 lorries, but lies largely desertedIt is built on a vast 230-acre site, with a total cost put at more than ...

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jan/21/giant-brexit-border-control-site-sevington-kent-ukrainian-pets

Nadhim Zahawi claims error with his taxes ‘careless not deliberate’
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Comments follow reports that Tory party chair paid HMRC a penalty as part of a multimillion-pound tax settlementThe Tory party chair, Nadhim Zahawi, has said HMRC concluded his tax errors were “careless and not deliberate” after...

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/21/nadhim-zahawi-claims-error-with-his-taxes-careless-not-deliberate

Seatbelts, jets and Coke: Rishi Sunak’s growing list of gaffes
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The prime minister promised integrity but critics have questioned this in light of some dubious decisionsRishi Sunak entered No 10 promising “integrity”, but was forced to apologise this week after failing to wear ...

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jan/21/seatbelts-jets-and-coke-rishi-sunaks-growing-list-of-gaffes

MI5 refused to investigate ‘Russian spy’s’ links to Tories, says whistleblower
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Party member lodges a complaint about the security services ignoring attempt of Russian infiltration into the ConservativesMI5 repeatedly refused to invest...

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jan/21/mi5-refused-to-investigate-russian-spys-links-to-tories-says-whistleblower

Nadhim Zahawi’s position as Tory chair ‘untenable’, says Labour
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Angela Rayner calls for explanation after it emerged former chancellor paid 30% penalty to settle tax billNadhim Zahawi’s position as Conservative party chair is “untenable” after reports...

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/21/nadhim-zahawi-position-tory-chair-untenable-labour

Rishi Sunak fined for not wearing seatbelt during Lancashire visit
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‘Brief error of judgment’ captured while PM was recording Instagram video in back of moving carRishi Sunak has been fined for not wearing a seatbelt in the back of a moving car while on a trip to northern England.The prime minister was recording an Instagram video on Thursday during a visit to three towns to promote the gov...

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jan/20/rishi-sunak-fined-for-not-wearing-seatbelt-lancashire-visit-instagram-video-back-moving-car