All news on the topic: Conservative Party

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Speaker Lindsay Hoyle says sorry as more than 60 MPs demand he quits - recap
Dozens of MPs have signed a motion of no confidence in Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle after he helped Keir Starmer dodge a rebellion over a Gaza ceasefire vote
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Poll shows Labour now leads the Tories even amongst the country's wealthiest
A survey of High Net Worth Individuals by wealth management firm Saltus found they were almost twice as likely to back Keir Starmer over Rishi Sunak at the election
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Liz Truss gives speech to half-empty room at pro-Trump conference in Washington
Failed former Prime Minister flew across the Atlantic to speak at CPAC - America’s biggest right-wing conference - and all-but endorsed Donald Trump to return to power.
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Top Tory told Lindsay Hoyle he would 'unleash hell' in bid to pressure Speaker
Tory Chief Whip Simon Hart heaped pressure on Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle not to allow a vote on Labour's call for a ceasefire in Gaza ahead of chaotic debate
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What did Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle do in Gaza vote chaos and will he survive
Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle will hold talks with party leaders after more than 50 MPs signed a motion declaring no confidence in his position - leaving him fighting for his position
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Tory wipeout at election relished by nearly every Mirror reader - latest poll
Mirror readers are largely united in their wish for 14 years of Tory misrule to come to a merciful end, with thousands saying they would be delighted to see the party wiped out at the next election.
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Commons descends into chaos as Keir Starmer swerves Gaza ceasefire rebellion
The Commons called for an 'immediate humanitarian ceasefire' in Gaza without a vote on Wednesday evening after a day of chaotic scenes and demands for the Speaker to resign
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UK sanctions the bosses of Russian prison where Alexei Navalny was killed
Foreign Secretary David Cameron has announced those in charge of the Arctic penal colony where Alexei Navalny was killed will be banned from the UK and have assets frozen
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Liz Truss blames the 'Deep State' for 'sabotaging' her 49 days as Prime Minister
Ex-Prime Minister Liz Truss complained that schools are being 'infected with the dogma of wokeism' as she prepares to address Donald Trump fans near Washington DC
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Michelle Mone's horse among favourites to win Grand National amid backlash fears
Monbeg Genius, who was reportedly bought by Michelle Mone for £80,000 as a wedding gift for husband Doug Barrowman, has odds of 16-1 to win the Grand National in April
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'Tyrant Vladimir Putin poses mortal danger to Britain - he can’t be ignored'
Campaigner Bill Browder - thought to be top of the Kremlin's kill list in the UK - is right to warn of the threat Vladimir Putin poses and cannot be ignored, says the Voice of the Mirror
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Tory minister gives strange excuse for not handing back £8,000 pay-off
Tory Health Minister Maria Caulfield pocketed thousands of pounds in severance pay despite returning to the same job just seven weeks later - and she has refused to give it back
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Top Tory defends 'flood' of party donors into Lords as Truss allies take oath
Lord Robert Douglas-Miller was challenged after Jon Moynihan and Matthew Elliott took their places in the House of Lords after being elevated in Liz Truss's resignation honours
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Should walkers have the right to roam free in the countryside - vote in our poll
Campaigners are calling for statutory right of access across the countryside, as 2,500 public nature spots are obstructed by public land with no legal right of way - and we want to hear your thoughts
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Rishi Sunak faces another nightmare by-election as Scott Benton loses appeal
MP Scott Benton has lost an appeal against his suspension from the Commons over a lobbying row. It means there will likely be a by-election in his Blackpool South seat
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'Bad employers are parking workers on zero hours contracts for years' says TUC
The TUC said hundreds of thousands of workers are being trapped in low-pay and insecurity
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Bank of England 'no longer competent' and its freedom 'must be questioned'
Conservative MP Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg took aim at the Bank of England's response to economic events as Labour used a Commons urgent question to raise concerns over the UK falling into recession
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Workers 'stuck' on insecure zero-hours contracts for years
The Trades Union Congress said a staggering 66% of employees on zero hours contracts have been with their current firm for over a year while 12% have been for over 10 years
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Childcare costs have shot up by 80% as Tories accused of 'failing' parents
Parents have been left thousands of pounds worse off after childcare costs soared by a third faster than inflation since the Tories came to power, according to Labour's analysis
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'Starmer should be wary of a final fall - Labour needs to get its act together'
Darren Lewis says the Labour Party appears convinced it needs only to turn up to win a general election – because it’s not the Tories
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PPE scandal explained - shortage riddle, who got rich and who was to blame
As ITV's drama Breathtaking airs, we look at what the Covid PPE scandal actually was, where the millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money went, why equipment didn't reach desperate NHS workers and who is being held to account
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Tories told to compensate Alan Bates and Post Office victims instead of fighting
Liam Byrne, chair of the Commons Business Committee, demanded Post Office bosses and ministers end the blame game and get cheques in the post to victims of the Horizon scandal
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Rachel Reeves blasts Jeremy Hunt for hiding from MPs after recession announced
The Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves could be overheard asking "where is he?" as the more junior Treasury minister Bim Afolami was sent to field questions in his boss's absence
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Tory MPs glued to mobile phones on day ministers tell pupils to get off theirs
Conservative MPs sat checking their mobile phones in the Commons just hours after ministers announced a clampdown on devices in classrooms over fears they're a distraction
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Tory minister blocked from seeing nuked blood files by his own department
Officials at the Atomic Weapons Establishment are said to be blocking a ministerial review of secret records about blood tests on Cold War troops