Truss: I would be the Education Prime Minister
“She would expand high performing academy schools, and replace those that are failing with a new wave of free schools and grammars. She wants more effort to get pupils up to the required levels of literacy and numeracy by the age of 11. Thirdly, parents will also get greater flexibility to use government money available on wraparound childcare and on a wider range of providers. Fourthly, she wants to push through changes to childcare ratios for those looking after three and four year olds to create more places. Finally, she wants to move subsidies from poor quality degree courses to vocational training.” – Sunday Times
Sunak: My war on woke
“The Tory leadership contender lashed out at those who push anti- British propaganda and pledged to stop activists from toppling statues because they are deemed to be offensive. Mr Sunak, the outsider in the race to replace Boris Johnson, will use a speech today to attack “woke nonsense” that is infecting British society. Addressing supporters in West Sussex, he is expected to outline his plan to make sure “mothers” and “women” are not erased from public life. He will also spell out how a Sunak-led Government will shield children from inappropriate material at school and protect freedom of speech. Mr Sunak, who was campaigning in Kent yesterday, will promise to review the Equality Act if he becomes Prime Minister. He is expected to tell supporters in West Sussex: “I’ve promised to protect the green belt, because we have to safeguard Britain’s natural heritage.” – Sunday Express
Poll of Tory councillors finds Truss on 31 per cent and Sunak on 29 per cent
“The poll, by Savanta ComRes, puts Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak almost neck and neck among local Tory representatives who have decided which candidate to back, with Ms Truss on 31 per cent and Mr Sunak on 29 per cent. Some 32 per cent were still undecided, days before party members will receive their ballot papers. It suggests that Ms Truss may be picking up significant support from Tory members who initially backed candidates that have since been eliminated from the contest” – Sunday Telegraph
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Kemi Badenoch: My struggle with the civil service over trans and Tavistock
“I insisted on meeting campaigners on both sides of the debate: not just Stonewall but, to the horror of some officials, the LGB Alliance. I met clinicians and, most importantly, I asked to meet young people who had used the Tavistock’s services. One such young person was Keira Bell. To my surprise, I was advised strongly and repeatedly by civil servants in the department that it would be “inappropriate” to speak to her. I overruled the advice. Along with other advisers across government I met Keira and listened to what she had to say. Her testimony was harrowing and brought many on the Zoom call to tears.” – Sunday Times
- What I learned from teaching Truss. “Her most noticeable characteristic is a capacity to shift, unblinkingly, from one fiercely held belief to another.” – Marc Stears, Sunday Times
- “When Sunak did appear before our committee, he was always well briefed and gave an impressive and polished technical performance. It’s his lack of empathy, foresight and vision that worries me” – Michael Forsyth, Sunday Telegraph
- Truss and Sunak must start building houses – Ron Colvile, Sunday Times
- Sunak’s housing policy is a route to meltdown – Liam Halligan, Sunday Telegraph
- Truss gets things done – Jacob Rees-Mogg, Sunday Express
- Sunak believes in Brexit and here’s the evidence – Liam Fox, Sunday Express
- Why I’m backing Truss – Daniel Hannan, Sunday Telegraph
- Voters want honesty, not jibes about class – Dominic Lawson, Sunday Times
- This contest: absurdities piled on absurdities – Rob Liddle, Sunday Times
- Sunak needs to raise the stakes -Isabel Oakeshott, Sun on Sunday
- “The coup which removed Boris Johnson was long-planned, Tudoresque in its degree of brutality and worthy of a chapter in a Hilary Mantel novel.” – Nadine Dorries, Mail on Sunday
- The Tories shouldn’t solely focus on tax – Mail on Sunday Editorial
- Truss is right to veto a second Scottish referendum – Sunday Telegraph Editorial
- The hounding of Johnson looks like spite – Sunday Express
- Truss’s tax plan will hit the right note for Tories – Liz Truss, Sun on Sunday
- The Tavistock clinic may have closed but the fight isn’t over – Nikki da Costa, Sunday Telegraph
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Meanwhile, union chiefs threaten to withdraw Labour funding
“Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s position is facing a revolt from union barons who are threatening to withhold election funding if Britain’s new Prime Minister calls a snap election, Mail+ reveals. Either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak will be anointed Prime Minister on September 5 and some observers believe they may try to call a General Election to consolidate their authority. However, Keir Starmer’s stance on the summer rail strikes has inflamed a growing civil war in the party after he sacked Ilford South MP Sam Tarry – the partner of his deputy Angela Rayner – after Mr Tarry joined striking rail workers on a union picket line last week. The strike row has already widened the gulf between Sir Keir and Ms Rayner, who is popular with Left-wing MPs. It comes as Mr Tarry took fresh aim at the Labour leader as he said ‘dozens and dozens’ of Labour MPs want to follow his lead and join picket lines to show their support for strikers.” – Mail on Sunday
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11064837/Starmer-faces-revolt-unions-threaten-cut-funding-new-PM-calls-general-election.html
- Labour leader seeks to defuse row with unions – Observer
- Why can’t we just dump Starmer – Dan Hodges, Mail on Sunday
- He should stand up for all workers – Tony Parsons, Sun on Sunday
David Smith: Prepare for interest rate rises on Thursday
“It will not be a huge shock to anybody if the Bank of England raises interest rates on Thursday. It will, in fact, be a big surprise if it does not do so. After a long period in which you could safely write off any action from the Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) — which was happy not to raise (or lower) the cost of borrowing for most of the period between the global financial crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic — rate rises have been coming thick and fast. Thursday’s will be special for three reasons. First, it will be the sixth rate increase in a row — something that has never happened before, although there have been plenty of occasions in the past when official rates have risen more in one fell swoop than the “little and often” changes of recent months.” – Sunday Times
