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Conservative party UK

  • Monday, 16 September, 2024
    UK politics
    Watchdog rejects calls to probe Starmer’s failure to declare free clothing

    Prime minister initially failed to disclose more than £5,000 in items and tailoring for his wife

    Sir Keir Starmer and his wife, Victoria
  • Friday, 13 September, 2024
    Tories pay £2,000 to cling on to ministerial red boxes

    The souvenirs have become collector’s items, with Margaret Thatcher’s selling for £242,500 at auction

    Jeremy Hunt poses with the red Budget Box
  • Thursday, 12 September, 2024
    UK political party funding
    Frank Hester gave Tories extra £5mn before election

    Official data confirms businessman, who apologised for ‘rude’ comments about Diane Abbott, as Conservatives’ biggest ever donor

    Frank Hester speaks at a Commonwealth Business Forum event
  • Wednesday, 11 September, 2024
    News in-depth
    And then there were four: The surviving Tory leadership hopefuls

    Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch lead the race following the second round of voting

    Tom Tugendhat, Robert Jenrick, Kemi Badenoch and James Cleverley
  • Wednesday, 11 September, 2024
    Inside Politics
    Tory party conference gives leader candidates chance to upend fight

    David Cameron’s 10-minute pitch at the 2005 event was enough to secure him a strong following

    Mel Stride and Robert Jenrick walk out of Number 10
  • Wednesday, 11 September, 2024
    Labour party UK
    Starmer’s win on winter fuel cut may prove temporary reprieve

    Prime minister managed to limit Labour MP revolt over trimming winter fuel allowance but hurdles lie ahead

    Montage shows prime minister Sir Keir Starmer with a Labour red backdrop and silhouette of parliament
  • Tuesday, 10 September, 2024
    Stride knocked out of Tory leadership race as Jenrick tops ballot

    Former work and pensions secretary receives backing of just 16 MPs in second round of voting

    Mel Stride
  • Tuesday, 10 September, 2024
    Paul Marshall
    Paul Marshall bolsters media baron credentials with £100mn Spectator purchase

    GB News owner’s acquisition of historic magazine has raised concerns over its editorial direction

    Montage of Paul Marshall and The Spectator magazine
  • Tuesday, 10 September, 2024
    National Health Service
    England spent £40bn less on health assets than peer nations, report to say

    Darzi review will find lack of capital expenditure since 2010s has stunted NHS modernisation and worsened backlogs

    An MRI scanner
  • Thursday, 5 September, 2024
    UK politics
    Starmer faces growing unrest over axing winter fuel payments

    Labour MPs and some peers criticise move ahead of Tuesday vote

    Elderly lady with electric heater
  • Thursday, 5 September, 2024
    What makes this Tory leadership race hard to predict

    Also in this newsletter, systemic failures were spotted decades before Grenfell fire and the UK still lacks adequate regulatory regime

    Priti Patel
  • Thursday, 5 September, 2024
    Tory HQ becomes ‘ghost ship’ after wave of senior staff exits

    Officials say several veteran employees have opted for voluntary redundancy as party tries to make savings

    The exterior of Conservative party headquarters in Westminster, London
  • Wednesday, 4 September, 2024
    UK foreign policy
    Cameron decided not to suspend arms exports to Israel despite legal advice

    Ex-foreign secretary was told Jewish state had breached international law

    David Cameron and Benjamin Netanyahu
  • Wednesday, 4 September, 2024
    Patel out of Tory leadership contest as Jenrick tops first poll

    Former home secretary receives backing of just 14 MPs

    Priti Patel
  • Wednesday, 4 September, 2024
    Robert Shrimsley
    Conservatives need a leader who can battle irrelevance

    The contest to head up the defeated party must establish the Tories as the only serious opposition

    Ewan White illustration of a person talking through a megaphone with a sticker of the Union Jack on it.
  • Tuesday, 3 September, 2024
    Tom Tugendhat kicks off Tory leadership bid with migration pledge

    Former army officer is among six MPs vying to lead UK opposition party

    Tom Tugendhat at a Conservative party leadership campaign at the Royal Horseguards Hotel in Westminster on September 3 2024
  • Monday, 2 September, 2024
    Badenoch launches Tory leadership bid

    James Cleverly also sets out pitch ahead of first vote by MPs

    Kemi Badenoch speaks at a podium during the launch of her Conservative Party Leadership campaign in London. She is wearing a white dress and is gesturing with both hands while speaking. The backdrop features the campaign name "Renewal2030."
  • Sunday, 1 September, 2024
    Cleverly and Badenoch to launch Tory leadership bids

    Former business secretary will pledge ‘renewal’ while ex-home secretary calls for ‘family-first society’

    James Cleverly and Kemi Badenoch
  • Friday, 30 August, 2024
    Tory leadership race picks up pace with Patel campaign launch

    Conservative MPs to vote in first round of contest on Wednesday

    Dame Priti Patel speaking at a Conservative Party leadership campaign event at the Lindley Hall in London. She is wearing a white outfit and gesturing with her hand while speaking.
  • Friday, 30 August, 2024
    Inside Politics
    Kemi Badenoch’s appeal to Tories is a double-edged sword

    Former business secretary shows courage, but has never demonstrated any desire to add new people to her tent

    Kemi Badenoch
  • Thursday, 29 August, 2024
    Inside Politics
    Robert Jenrick diagnosed Tory party’s ails, but can he follow through on recovery?

    His sacking by Boris Johnson may overshadow his career and he lacks expertise in winning MPs over

    Robert Jenrick
  • Friday, 23 August, 2024
    Gambling Commission
    UK election betting suspects will not face most serious charges, says Met

    Those involved in scandal could still be charged under Gambling Act

    A polling station sign outside the Houses of Parliament in London
  • Friday, 23 August, 2024
    Tim Leunig
    Tory leadership hopefuls must face some hard truths

    From green energy to building, easy populism must be swapped for stark realities

    Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at the wheel of a Bluebird car at Nissan’s new car plant
  • Thursday, 22 August, 2024
    Inside Politics
    Cleverly should be Tory party’s obvious pick for leader

    But shadow home secretary appears reluctant to press for much-needed tough changes within the opposition

    James Cleverly
  • Wednesday, 21 August, 2024
    Inside Politics
    Tory leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat looks the part but would he be ready?

    Ex-soldier appeals to former Lib Dem voters, a key asset if Tories are to regain territory at next election

    Conservative leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat trying to hand harvest sea salt
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