All news on the topic: Conservative Party

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'These careless Tories couldn't care less about Britain'
Nadhim Zahawi admits he didn't care about paying his taxes, says Fleet Street Fox. Tory carelessness costs lives and livelihoods
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Sunak orders ethics probe into Zahawi tax row as pressure on Tories mounts
It comes as the the Tory Chairman desperately clings onto his job amid warnings the row over his tax affairs has made his position "untenable"
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Tory Nadhim Zahawi's position 'untenable' as row over tax affairs deepens
Allies of the Cabinet Minister said he had no plans to quit despite paying a multi-million pound penalty to resolve a dispute with HMRC but critics said he had questions to answer
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Small firms to get discounts on electric vehicles under Labour plan
Labour plans to give small firms vouchers so it is cheaper for them to switch to heat pumps and electric vehicles under a £700million scheme to encourage businesses to go green
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'Tory sleaze and cronyism now arguably worse than in last days of John Major'
Tax penalties, police fines, security breaches, bullying and using the RAF as a personal air taxi service - all are engulfing Rishi Sunak's government much like scandals in the late 90s did to John Major's Tories
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'Tory scandals may prove fatal - people want a government that behaves properly'
With worries mounting over paying bills amid the cost of living crisis, the public not only want a Government on their side but also one that is behaving properly
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Tories in turmoil as Boris Johnson and Zahawi add to seatbelt gaffe Sunak's woes
As the PM reels from his fine over not wearing a seatbelt, Boris Johnson is facing fresh calls for a probe over an £800,000 loan, while Nadhim Zahawi's tax affairs are under scrutiny
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Labour plans to get more over-50s back into work as almost 2 million on benefits
Labour's Jonathan Ashworth said over-50s have 'huge talents and experiences we can ill afford to lose from the labour market' as he proposed help to get older people back to work
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Tory slammed over 'disgusting' claim food bank users waste cash on booze and TV
Conservative MP Lee Anderson claimed there was a 'whole industry' behind food banks leaving people reliant on help - but Lib Dems said it was a 'direct result of industrial scale neglect' by the Tories
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Boris Johnson faces probe calls on claim BBC chair helped him secure £800k loan
Reports emerged last week that the big-spending ex-PM's distant Canadian cousin stepped in to help Boris Johnson fund his lavish lifestyle when he found himself in financial trouble in 2020
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Tories raking in money from private health firms as NHS is on its knees
A number of high ranking and wealthy Conservative party members have links to private health care companies which, in turn, are profiting from the current NHS crisis
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'So much for the Tory talk on levelling up - councils are stretched to the bone'
Our high streets used to be thriving places - but now it's just a chip shop and a bookies, says columnist Keir Mudie. Where's all this 'levelling up' money going to?
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Fraud-busters get back just £5.8m of £1bn lost to Covid loan criminals
Authorities have launched almost 300 investigations but have managed to take back just £5.8 million from fraudsters who stole more than £1.1 billion in Covid loans during the height of the pandemic
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Prosecutors set to re-open case of protesters putting cone on top Tory's head
The CPS said it is considering whether to appeal the decision which cleared Radical Haslam, 29, of Salford and Ruth Wood, 52, of Cambridge of harassing IDS with threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour
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Suella Braverman should stop 'stoking culture wars' and tackle police misogyny
Yvette Cooper told the Sunday Mirror the Home Secretary should stop “stoking culture wars” in the wake of the conviction of Met Police sex abuser David Carrick, and “get a grip of the serious problems in vetting, misconduct and standards.”
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Nandy slams Tories for handing £1 back for every £4 they've taken from locals
Rishi Sunak announced £2.1billion of levelling up funding last week to much fanfare but received a furious backlash from local authorities which did not get any
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PM 'won't boost free childcare because it was Liz Truss' idea', ministers claim
In her brief spell as PM Ms Truss wanted to extend the support for three and four year olds from 30 hours to 50 hours a week
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Under-fire Nadhim Zahawi racked up £1,000 limousine bill in one day at Cop26
Nadhim Zahawi, who was then education secretary, charged an enormous bill to the taxpayer for chauffeur-driven limos to ferry him around the Cop26 summit in Glasgow
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Tories accused of sending 'deliberately misleading' Green Party-style leaflets
A campaign group has written to Conservative chairman Nadhim Zahawi demanding activists stop distributing the leaflets and overhaul rules about campaign material
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Hancock held talks to hand patient data and Covid test results to US tech firm
Emails revealed for the first time by the Mirror show what happened when Matt Hancock met with Palantir - a controversial firm founded by Donald Trump donor Peter Thiel
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Nadhim Zahawi admits to 'careless error' as he breaks silence on tax bill row
The former chancellor, who attends Rishi Sunak's Cabinet, has been under pressure since it was reported that he paid HM Revenue & Customs a seven-figure sum to end a dispute
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Rishi Sunak won't resign after second police fine, Dominic Raab insists
The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was slapped with a fixed penalty notice yesterday for failing to wear a seatbelt in a moving limousine
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Sajid Javid calls for £20 fee to see GP and £66 charge for A&E
The former health chief said the NHS had become unsustainable and the UK should extend "the contributory principle" to tackle waiting times
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NHS strike on Feb 6 to be biggest ever as nurses and paramedics walk on same day
NHS Providers director of policy Miriam Deakin says the government’s disastrous handling of the NHS has brought nurses and ambulance staff ­to breaking point - and the workers to the picket line
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'Tory funding shortfall ruining the NHS is £30billion a year and I can prove it'
Richard Murphy, Professor of Accounting Practice at Sheffield University Management School, economic justice campaigner and a chartered accountant, has calculated the the NHS is underfunded by £30billion a year