Article 68ES0 Labour renews call for ‘proper’ windfall tax as Shell declares record £32.2bn profit – UK politics live

Labour renews call for ‘proper’ windfall tax as Shell declares record £32.2bn profit – UK politics live

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Nadeem Badshah (now) and Andrew Sparrow (earlier)
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As it happened: Prime minister speaks in interview on TalkTV to mark his 100th day in office

On the subject of Rishi Sunak reaching his 100th day in office, my colleague Jessica Elgot has a great assessment of how it's going. Here is an extract.

After Liz Truss left office, polls suggested that voters wanted to keep an open mind about Sunak and rated him significantly higher than his party.

That is now beginning to turn. According to senior Labour figures, their most recent focus groups, with swing voters in Southampton, Dewsbury and Bury last week, were described as being utterly brutal for Sunak", with participants engaging in open mockery" of the prime minister. Even the most pessimistic members of Keir Starmer's team say they have seen a decisive shift.

In the coming weeks, our new stop the boats bill will change the law to send a message loud and clear.

If you come here illegally, you will be detained and removed.

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