PM vows to do ‘everything’ possible to offer support for cost of living crisis Boris Johnson told the Conservative Party spring conference the long-term solution was to invest in green energy. The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2022
Jacob Rees-Mogg says Ukraine war shows Partygate scandal was just ‘fluff’ – as it happened Brexit minister says people will find Partygate scandal ‘fundamentally trivial’ in the context of war in Ukraine The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2022
Dowden: Tories will fight election with candidates from ‘all walks of life’ Tory chairman Oliver Dowden will say the “new Conservative Party” will represent “mill towns and mining towns as well as the metropolis”. The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2022
David Cameron defends tennis game with Russian donor as they 'didn't talk about Putin' Ex-banker Lubov Chernukhin, a major donor to the Conservative Party, whose husband is President Putin’s former deputy finance minister, paid £160,000 for a match with David Cameron and Boris Johnson - in 2014 Daily Mirror · Mar 9, 2022
Billionaire hands £250k to Tories despite living in Bahamas for 'more than a decade' Theatre entrepreneur John Gore handed enough to the Tories to qualify for Boris Johnson's 'secret advisory board' in a single cash donation in December last year Daily Mirror · Mar 5, 2022
Labour calls for Tories to sack co-chair over Russia links Keir Starmer said if Ben Elliot did not step back, he should be forced out. The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022
Keir Starmer demands Tories sack co-chairman whose firm boasted of links to 'Russian elite' Labour's leader hit out after a firm run by Ben Elliot, the co-chairman of the Conservative Party, said it provided 'luxury lifestyle management services to Russia's elite' Daily Mirror · Mar 4, 2022
Give Russian-linked donations to Ukrainian charities, Labour MP tells PM Lubov Chernukhin, whose husband was Russia’s deputy finance minister, donated £80,250 to the Conservatives at the end of 2021, new data shows. The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2022
Wrong to tar all Russian-linked Tory donors with the same brush, Government says A Foreign Office minister said many British citizens of Russian origin oppose Putin. The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022
Boris Johnson is 'comfortable' with £2m of Russian-linked donations and won't review them Labour Leader Keir Starmer has accused Boris Johnson of presiding over an "era of oligarch impunity" Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2022
UK PM Johnson denies his party receives donations from Russian oligarchs British Prime Minister Boris Johnson denied on Wednesday that his Conservative Party took donations from Russian oligarchs, saying all those who fund the governing party were registered in Britain. Reuters · Feb 23, 2022
Ukraine crisis: Keir Starmer accuses Tories of presiding over 'era of oligarch impunity' Labour leader Keir Starmer urged Boris Johnson to impose further sanctions on Russia at PMQs - as top Tories warned of the imminent threat of invasion of Ukraine Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2022
Truss suggests Tory donors could be sanctioned if they have links to Putin The Foreign Secretary is facing calls for the Conservatives to hand back donated cash with Russian connections reportedly worth nearly £2 million. The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022
Replacing Erin O'Toole exposes the Conservative Party's ever-deepening divides In voting to remove Erin O’Toole as leader, the Conservative Party of Canada’s caucus has raised the thorny question of how the different groups within contemporary conservatism can co-exist and collaborate. The Conversation · Feb 15, 2022
The Conversation · Feb 8, 2022 Erin O'Toole's ouster shows the impact of leadership selection rules Erin O'Toole is the second person to lead the Conservative Party of Canada since Stephen Harper stepped down in 2015. Why is it significant that the Conservative caucus ousted him?
Daily Mirror · Feb 5, 2022 Labour demands Tory Party pay back donations from Russians and end corruption at home Labour orders PM Boris Johnson to break the Conservative Party links with Russia and stop dirty cash filtering through UK as Putin threatens invasion of Ukraine
The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2022 Boris Johnson labelled ‘moral vacuum’ over Savile comments by former Tory chairman Lord Patten says some wings of the Conservative Party have ‘turned into an English nationalist, populist, Johnsonian cult’
The Conversation · Feb 3, 2022 The sun sets on Erin O'Toole as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada When the dust settled and the caucus votes had been counted, 73 MPs from the Conservative Party of Canada voted to oust their leader, Erin O'Toole.
The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2022 Conservative party leader in Canada ousted by his lawmakers The leader of Canada’s Conservative party has been ousted after a vote by the party’s lawmakers
Al Jazeera · Feb 2, 2022 Canada’s Conservative Party removes Erin O’Toole as leader Confidence vote came amid growing anger over O’Toole strategy to push the opposition Conservatives closer to the centre.
Tribune News Service · Feb 2, 2022 Boris Johnson bats away criticism as party allegations escalate Boris Johnson dismissed criticism about the conduct of his government after further reports of parties in Downing Street during lockdown prompted renewed pressure within his ruling Conservative Party for him to resign.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 1, 2022 UK Lawmaker Calls for Johnson to Resign, Submits No-Confidence Letter British Prime Minister Boris Johnson should resign, a lawmaker in his Conservative Party said on Twitter, announcing he had submitted a letter of no confidence. Johnson has so far weathered calls to quit over parties held in his Downing Street residence and office during coronavirus lockdowns. "After a great deal…
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022 Canadian Conservative leader faces revolt by his lawmakers The leader of Canada’s Conservative party is facing a revolt by his party’s lawmakers and could be ousted as soon as Wednesday
Evening Standard · Jan 26, 2022 Evening Standard Comment: The PM’s future is for his MPs to decide Today was supposed to be D-Day. The moment at which Sue Gray’s long-awaited report would focus minds within the Conservative Party.
The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2022 Sarwar: Lack of independent probe into Islamophobia ‘would stink of cover-up’ Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar called on the Tories to allow an independent investigation into allegations a minister was sacked over her faith.