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Has Kemi Badenoch sounded the death knell for one nation Conservatism?

The Tory leader’s shift to the right has left its centrist wing wondering if its tradition still has a future

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2025

Tory plan to scrap judge-led Sentencing Council criticised as ‘bonkers’

Ex-Conservative ministers denounce Robert Jenrick’s intention to abolish body that develops court guidelines

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2025

Labour must prove it can be trusted on the economy

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: As Keir Starmer and his chancellor Rachel Reeves face a cabinet revolt over their ‘anti-aspirational’ polices, they must get the country’s finances in order – before voters turn on them for good

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2025

Jonathan Powell to face MPs over role in collapse of espionage trial

National security adviser to answer questions over abandonment of a major Chinese spying case against two Britons

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2025

Half of Tory members think Badenoch should not lead party into next election

Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick would be the favourite to succeed her if she stepped down in the next few months.

Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2025

Rachel Reeves still has plenty of options on taxation

Letters: Bernie Evans on ways the chancellor could pay for a cut in child poverty, Dr Alan Baker on Labour’s defining mission, Donald Third on conference expulsions and James Douet on the phrase ‘tax raid’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2025

Kemi Badenoch faces call to sack Tory shadow minister after he suggests Conservative–Reform election pact

Andrew Rosindell admitted his Romford seat would ‘almost certainly’ fall to Reform UK at an election

Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2025

Reform UK likely to raise council tax in Kent despite promise to cut costs

Kent becomes latest local authority controlled by Nigel Farage’s party to signal intention to raise council tax

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2025

Britain's Left in Turmoil: Why New Parties Are Rising to Challenge Labour's Grip On Power

A wave of new left-wing parties — from Jeremy Corbyn's Your Party to the activist-led Greens Organise and Transform — is reshaping Britain's political landscape. As frustration with Labour grows, the UK left faces both revival and risk: a surge in fresh voices that could either unite progressives or deepen…

International Business Times UK · Oct 6, 2025

Tax authorities examine finances of key Nigel Farage ally

Exclusive: HMRC conducts scoping exercise into Reform UK backer ‘Posh George’ Cottrell’s income from business and wealth

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2025