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20 Tory councillors join Reform UK on eve of Conservative conference finale

Nigel Farage’s party unveiled a wave of local government defections.

Evening Standard

Robert Jenrick accused of racism over 'no white faces' comments

A senior Conservative MP has been accused of racism after it was revealed he had complained of not seeing “another white face” during a visit to…

The National (Scotland)

Watch: Kemi Badenoch sings Sweet Caroline in cringe video as Tory leader dismisses 'flat' Tory conference criticism

The Tory leader was captured on video singing in a bar with young conservatives at the Tory party conference

Evening Standard

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I preached levelling up as the key to Tory success – but Boris Johnson didn’t do it. Now look at us

Social mobility and equality of opportunity is crucial to Britain’s success. The party that embraces those things will prosper, says former Conservative minister Justine Greening

The Guardian - UK

Tories having ‘good conference’, Badenoch says as more councillors join Reform

The Conservative leader said members were ‘thrilled’ with the policies put forward in Manchester.

Evening Standard

Reform UK announces mass Tory defections as Kemi Badenoch says: 'We're shedding baggage'

Kemi Badenoch tries to brush off the string of defections, which were revealed while she conducted a series of broadcaster interviews on Tuesday

Evening Standard

I didn’t think I’d ever say this: let’s hope the Tory party can be saved

Britain badly needs a grownup party of the centre right. It won’t come from Badenoch – it may come from a new generation of one-nationers, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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‘Not words that I would have used’: Stride distances himself from Jenrick’s ‘no white faces’ comments – as it happened

Shadow chancellor distances himself from words after Robert Jenrick accused of racism in comments he made about Handsworth

The Guardian - UK

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

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

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

Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in Birmingham neighbourhood

Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on short visit

The Guardian - UK

Does the BBC have an issue with covering the Greens?

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The National (Scotland)

The Guardian view on the Tory conference: history’s revenge on Conservatism

Editorial: Speeches from the conference floor reveal a party out of ideas. Its leadership team is mistaking slogans for policy and nostalgia for purpose

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Humiliation upon humiliation for the Melster in front of half-full Tory crowd

At conference where the stench of decay is overpowering, the shadow chancellor’s speech was an act of desperation

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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.

The Guardian - UK

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’

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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

The Guardian - UK

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

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

Evening Standard

Conservatives should stop defending triple lock ‘Ponzi system’, says senior Tory

Tom Tugendhat compared the UK economy to a ‘Ponzi system’ during a fringe event at the party conference in Manchester on Monday.

Evening Standard

Kent ‘down to the bare bones’, says care chief amid council tax rise fears

Nigel Farage’s party ousted the Conservatives at Kent County Council (KCC) in May, with a promise to slash ‘wasteful spending’.

Evening Standard

How many foreign nationals receive benefits in the UK?

The vast majority of current claimants are people who live or work in the UK without any immigration restrictions.

Evening Standard

Labour has ruined lives of farming communities with tax policy, Tories claim

Shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins pledged to scrap the ‘family farm tax’ at the Conservative party conference in Manchester.

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