All news on the topic: Conservative Party

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Fighting "fascists" and opposing Ukraine: how Russia’s influence network operates in Canada
At the end of October, Canadian parliamentarians convened a Standing Committee on Public Safety Security and Defence Committee session to discuss the impact of Russian disinformation on Canada’s information landscape.
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Labour is challenging Kemi Badenoch to support billions in funding for public services and tax increases
Rachel Reeves throws down budget gauntlet to new Tory chief as party’s first black leader is congratulated on win
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Engineer, hacker, and Ron DeSantis supporter: five key facts about Kemi Badenoch
Although the new Tory leader has managed to present herself as a more moderate candidate, she is recognized for engaging in peculiar confrontations and her combative approach.
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Kemi Badenoch has been elected as the new leader of the Conservative Party
Kemi Badenoch has been crowned as the new Conservative Party leader and comes as the four-month race to replace Rishi Sunak reaches the finish line.
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Budget 2024: Rachel Reeves confirms £40 billion tax increase following Conservative turmoil
Chancellor Rachel Reeves told MPs that there would be £40billion of tax rises included in this year’s Budget - blaming the Conservatives for failing to tackle the crisis in public services
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Former Tory MP charged with ’blatant and intoxicated’ sexual misconduct and ’abuse of power’
Parliament’s standards watchdog has found ’a serious case of sexual misconduct and abuse of power’ in relation to former Newcastle-Under-Lyme Conservative MP Aaron Bell
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Tory MP criticized for claiming Conservative leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch is ’focused on her own children’
A Tory MP has been slammed for saying Conservative leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch is "preoccupied with her own children" - adding "you can’t spend all your time with your family" while being Leader of the Opposition.
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Wife of Tory councillor sentenced to jail for inciting racial hatred following Southport attack
Lucy Connolly called for mass deportations and arson attacks in expletive-ridden social media post
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David Cameron opens up about son’s death and ’black clouds’ of grief
Speaking to Sky’s Kay Burley, Lord Cameron also reveals plans to try to find cures for some rare genetic diseases and sets the record straight on the allegedly foul-mouthed row with Boris Johnson.
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Badenoch and Jenrick reach final two in Tory leadership race
Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch are through to the final round of the Conservative leadership race after knocking out James Cleverly.
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Boris Johnson says he "would have bet on himself" to win the 2024 election
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he could have led the Conservatives to a historic victory at the 2024 General Election if he was still in charge.
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’Blue plaque’ in Walthamstow Tesco honors the lettuce that outlasted Liz Truss
Star of Daily Star’s web stunt given fake heritage mark after proving itself less perishable than Truss’s premiership
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Jenrick condemned for claim UK special forces ‘kill rather than capture terrorists’
Tory leadership candidate made claim in video calling for UK to leave European convention on human rights
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Four rivals in the UK Conservative leadership contest outline their vision
The four candidates vying to be the next leader of Britain’s Conservatives began to outline their vision for the nation on Sunday, with immigration due to dominate the debate over the future of the party after a crushing election defeat.
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Labour’s policy on non-doms largely copied from Conservatives, say Whitehall sources
Rachel Reeves said to have dismissed concerns about policy, even though some claim it contains ‘basic errors’
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Baroness Warsi resigns from Tories, citing the party’s shift to the far-right
Baroness Sayeeda Warsi has resigned from the Conservative party after claiming the Tories have become too ‘far-right’.
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MPs received over £700,000 in free gifts and hospitality last year
Furore over freebies like tickets to Taylor Swift concerts and football games has led to calls for reform to MPs’ gift declarations and an overhaul of the ministerial code
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UK’s ‘not for EU’ meat and dairy labelling plan postponed indefinitely
Policy devised under the Conservatives to be reviewed after warnings of potential chaos for producers and suppliers
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UK Conservative Party advisor lobbied for company established by Russian oligarchs
The former chief of staff to ex-British Conservative Prime Minister Liz Truss has been lobbying for a company partially owned by two sanctioned Russian oligarchs.
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James Cleverly targeted by dirt-digging firm’s ’dossier’ during Tory leadership contest
Party said it would give public warnings to any candidate attacking rivals or backbiting
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Disgraced Tory donor Frank Hester contributed £5 million to the party just days before the election
Donation came after Rishi Sunak condemned businessman’s remark that Diane Abbott made you ‘want to hate all black women’
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Mel Stride becomes the second Conservative candidate to be eliminated from the leadership race
Mel Stride has become the second candidate to leave the race to become the new leader of the Conservatives.
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UK’s science minister declares end to Tory ‘war on universities’
Peter Kyle, who applied to university three times, said Tory government’s ‘war’ on higher education was over
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Priti Patel was eliminated from the Tory leadership contest in the first round
Former home secretary got two fewer votes than Mel Stride, while Robert Jenrick leads race to succeed Rishi Sunak
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Liz Truss considered cutting NHS cancer care to pay for tax cuts, claims new book
Truss at 10: How Not to Be Prime Minister claims the then PM suggested severe spending cuts to fill financial black hole