Nigel Farage declines to rule out Reform-Tories post-election pact It comes just a day after Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch rejected the idea, saying: ‘We are not uniting with that.’ Evening Standard · Oct 9
Sagal Abdi-Wali says Labour by-election victory is testament to diversity New MP for Holborn and St Pancras said she hoped her win meant people ‘like her’ would feel they belong in Britain. Evening Standard · Oct 9
Kemi Badenoch Hits Back at Reform Over Debate About Whether Her Mixed-Race Children Are 'English' Kemi Badenoch used her Conservative Party conference keynote to criticise Reform UK comments about race and identity, saying Britain must not question whether Black Britons are English. International Business Times UK · Oct 8
Badenoch vows to scrap inheritance tax on family homes and cut welfare spending The Tory leader promised the party would focus on letting people ‘keep more of what they earn’ if it is returned to power. Evening Standard · Oct 7
UK Conservative leader says the party is reviving and rules out a pact with Farage's Reform UK The leader of Britain’s opposition Conservative Party says that the Tories are on the path back to power The Independent UK · Oct 7
Voices: Did Kemi Badenoch’s speech show she’s ready to be PM? This is what our writers think COMMENT: Our writers weigh in on whether Kemi Badenoch’s closing speech at the Conservative party conference shows she is ready for the premiership The Independent UK · Oct 7
Key points from Kemi Badenoch's Tory party conference speech: Inheritance tax, benefit cuts and 'no drama' The Tory leader vowed to slash inheritance tax and cut benefits as she pitched the Conservatives as the “no drama” party to take on Andy Burnham’s Labour Evening Standard · Oct 7
Key points in Kemi Badenoch’s speech at Conservative Party conference Here the Press Association lists the key points from Mrs Badenoch’s speech. Evening Standard · Oct 7
Badenoch vows to slash inheritance tax in ‘battle for soul of the nation’ The Conservative leader said the next election will be a ‘battle for the soul of the nation’. Evening Standard · Oct 7
Badenoch vows to scrap inheritance tax on family homes Conservative leader bets the house on middle class vote – while closing door on any deal with Nigel Farage and Reform UK The Independent UK · Oct 7
Couples would be able to leave £1m and family home exempt from inheritance tax under Tories, says Badenoch – as it happened Conservative leader says proposed measures would halve the number of families paying inheritance tax The Guardian - UK · Oct 7
Badenoch says Tories will ‘battle for soul of nation’ in tax-cutting speech Kemi Badenoch will warn that ‘something is going to break’ without better growth. Evening Standard · Oct 6
Badenoch draws battle lines to take on Labour for ‘soul of the nation’ Kemi Badenoch will tell voters ‘there is a fight coming in British politics’ not seen for 50 years when she addresses the Tory conference in Birmingham, as her party lags third behind Labour and Reform in the polls The Independent UK · Oct 6
Next election will be ‘battle for the soul of the nation’, Badenoch to say The Opposition leader will warn that ‘something is going to break’ without better growth in the UK. Evening Standard · Oct 6
The National (Scotland) · Oct 6 Tories blasted over plans for £10 billion Israel-inspired British ‘Iron Dome’ THE TORIES have been condemned over plans to invest £10 billion in creating a new “iron dome” aimed at defending Britain and its overseas bases ...
Evening Standard · Oct 6 Kemi Badenoch rules out Reform UK coalition in event of hung parliament She claimed the ‘volatile’ nature of politics means the Tories could win at the next election.
The Independent UK · Oct 6 Badenoch warns Tories they will not be allowed back if they defect to Reform as she rules out coalition with Farage The Conservative Party leader also said she would rather fight two general elections in quick succession than form a coalition with Nigel Farage’s party in a hung parliament
The Independent UK · Oct 6 Badenoch accuses Braverman of ‘policing other people’s identity’ in Englishness row The Reform UK MP sparked a row over racism when she suggested non-white people born in the UK could be British, but not English
The Independent UK · Oct 6 Kemi Badenoch reveals final message Jeffrey Archer sent her on the day he died Kemi Badenoch said Jeffrey Archer complimented her on her opening speech at the Conservative Party conference in his final message to her before his death at age 86.
The Independent UK · Oct 6 Kemi Badenoch admits it would be ‘difficult’ to reinstate triple lock if Andy Burnham scraps pension policy Andy Burnham plans to drop the pensions triple lock’s automatic link with increases in average earnings from 2030
Evening Standard · Oct 6 Badenoch says it would be difficult to reinstate triple lock if Labour scraps it Prime Minister Andy Burnham plans to drop the pensions triple lock’s automatic link with increases in average earnings from 2030.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6 Badenoch denies plan for ‘British Iron Dome’ – after Tories use phrase in press release Leader also says party is ‘not out of the woods’ and she would rather have another election than form coalition with Reform
Euronews · Oct 6 Jeffrey Archer, bestselling British novelist and disgraced politician, dies aged 86 Archer was a disgraced politician and convicted liar but found success as novelist. His books are estimated to have sold more than 300 million copies worldwide.
The Economic Times · Oct 6 Bestselling author of 'Kane and Abel,' Jeffrey Archer, dies at 86 Jeffrey Archer: Bestselling British novelist and former politician Jeffrey Archer died peacefully at his home at the age of 86. His death occurred just a day before the global release of his final novel titled Adam and Eve. Archer, who sold over 300 million books worldwide, experienced significant political highs…
The Independent UK · Oct 5 Kemi Badenoch vows to build £10bn ‘Britannia Shield’ to fend off missile attacks The leader of the opposition accused Labour of failing to keep the country safe