All news on the topic: Conservative Party

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Tory minister cost taxpayers £15,000 in defamation case as she faces quit calls
Science and Tech Secretary Michelle Donelan has faced calls to resign after taxpayers were forced to foot the legal bill after she falsely accused an academic of expressing sympathy for Hamas
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Blur drummer Dave Rowntree to stand for Labour in general election
Rock superstar Dave Rowntree will fight in the Tory-held seat of Mid-Sussex - where redrawn boundaries have created a three-way battle in the 2024 general election
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Jeremy Hunt's National Insurance, alcohol and fuel cuts a 'desperate act' - live
Sir Keir Starmer branded the budget 'the last desperate act of a party that has failed' - saying the Conservatives 'give with one hand and take even more with the other'
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Tory Minister blasts own Government's Budget just 30 minutes after announced
Labour said the 'ink isn't even dry' on the Spring Budget after Energy Minster Andrew Bowie said it was 'deeply disappointing' a windfall tax has been extended
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Jeremy Hunt in major Budget U-turn as Tories abolish non-dom tax for super rich
Tory Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has previously described scrapping the non-dom tax status as the 'wrong thing to do' and suggested rich foreigners could leave Britain
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Jeremy Hunt's rollercoaster career from English teacher to bid for No10
As Jeremy Hunt prepares to give his 2024 budget statement, we take a look at the Chancellor of the Exchequer's career so far, including his heavily criticised turn as Health Secretary, and his bid for leadership
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Rishi Sunak and wife labelled out of touch by furious fans over viral video
The Prime Minister and his wife Akshata Murty, who are the richest inhabitants of Downing Street in history, were blasted for their recent interview
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Taxpayers foot bill after Tory falsely accuses academic of support for Hamas
Science Secretary Michelle Donelan published a grovelling apology to Professor Kate Sang after falsely suggesting that the academic had expressed sympathy for Hamas
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Jeremy Hunt told teachers and NHS staff will quit if austerity used for tax cuts
As the Chancellor considers imposing cuts to pay for tax giveaways in the Budget, a TUC poll of public sector workers found almost 40% are considering leaving their professions
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'Jeremy Hunt thinks he can con us with tax cuts - voters won't be fooled'
The 2p cut in National Insurance is unlikely to woo voters ahead of the next general election - with those earning under £27,000 still losing out from the changes
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Fury as 'bankrupt' Birmingham City Council waves through £300m cuts and tax hike
Birmingham City Council, which effectively declared itself bankrupt last year, has passed a budget which will see council tax rise over 20% in two years with £300million of cuts
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Tory Michelle Donelan pays damages to professor she falsely branded an extremist
Science and Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan has apologised to Prof Kate Sang after demanding a probe into false claims she supported Hamas after the October 7 attack
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Tory minister lets slip details on when the general election will be
The comments from Trade Minister Greg Hands come after the Conservatives were hit by a humiliating blow as the party sunk to its lowest poll rating in almost 50 years
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Is Jeremy Hunt trying to ruin our precious NHS, or does he just not care?
Leaving a pensioner suffering in his hospital bed and having to call 999 just to get the most basic attention is the latest symbol of the decay and ruin the Tories are visiting on our NHS
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'Amid the nasty rhetoric, Rishi Sunak is running scared'
We are in dangerous territory when ordinary voters who use the democratic process are maligned because the results do not go the way the Government wants, writes Mirror columnist Darren Lewis
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Family finances doing much worse under Tories than when Labour was in power
Ahead of the Budget, figures show that household incomes have risen significantly slower under the Conservatives than when Tony Blair and Gordon Brown were in No10
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Rishi Sunak dealt heavy blow as House of Lords rips up his desperate Rwanda Bill
Tory heavyweights including Ken Clarke were among those who blasted Rishi Sunak's controversial Safety of Rwanda Bill, which faced widespread opposition in the House of Lords
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Lee Anderson shouldn't been suspended, two thirds of Tories say in survey
Lee Anderson shouldn't have been suspended for his attack on London Mayor Sadiq Khan, which has been branded Islamophobic, according to two thirds of Conservative Home members
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'Budget 2024: Steal from Starmer, cut common sense, and overspend on hot air'
Jeremy Hunt's Budget on Wednesday will bore the pants off you, says Fleet Street Fox. Here's what you'll miss
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Tory MP who warned of 'no go' zones in London and Birmingham quits
Paul Scully, who faced a backlash after he made the remarks about Tower Hamlets and Sparkhill last week, has announced he will step down at the next general election
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Quarter of Brits uneasy if loved one married Muslim - as MPs 'whip up rhetoric'
Researchers said the shocking findings should be a 'wake up call to politicians' that 'anti-muslim and anti-semitic rhetoric' has 'serious real world consequences'
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'Voters can't forget the last 14 years of Tory rule ahead of general election'
As the UK heads for a general election, British voters will need to be wary as the Tories will try their hardest to make them forget the last 14 years with their spring budget on March 6
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Jeremy Hunt told to fix Britain's crumbling public services at Budget
Ahead of the Budget this week, unions representing millions of stretched frontline workers warn the Chancellor staff face 'intolerable pressure' and are quitting in their droves
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MP arrested on suspicion of rape seen in Parliament despite order to keep away
Crispin Blunt, who has had the Tory whip suspended, was asked to stay away from the parliamentary estate after he was arrested over an allegation of rape and possession of drugs
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Tories planning to use AI to scrap tens of thousands of jobs, union claims
TUC also warns of the risk of a disaster similar to the Post Office Horizon scandal if workers do not get a say in how machines are rolled out