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Lord Young, a 'favourite' former minister of Margaret Thatcher, dies aged 90

Lord Young of Graffham, a successful businessman who became a cabinet minister and was known as a favourite of then prime minister Margaret Thatcher, has died aged 90

Daily Mirror

Tories remove whip from senior MP following complaint to police

THE Conservative Party have removed the whip from a senior MP after a complaint was made to the Metropolitan Police.

The National (Scotland)

Conservative Party membership fee increases by over 50% after a fall in donations

The fees for new sign ups will increase from £25 to £39 per year, while existing members' costs will remain frozen until 2024

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Tory MP urged to apologise and correct record on ‘dangerous’ Covid vaccine claim

Andrew Bridgen described mRNA vaccines as ‘experimental’.

The Independent UK

Public life needs people of humanity and vision. Matt Hancock was not one of them

As an ex-offender who now campaigns on penal policy, I saw him pander to the party’s worst instincts, says design executive and former Conservative party official Ashish Prashar

The Guardian - UK

Matt Hancock announces he will stand down as a Tory MP at the next election

The former Health Secretary said that he is 'incredibly proud' of his time in Government and said he plans to 'engage with the public in new ways'

Chronicle Live

Tories hike annual party membership fee by £14

The party’s donations were dwarfed by those received by Labour in recent months amid political turbulence.

The Independent UK

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Ashfield MP Lee Anderson confirms he will stand for Conservatives again at next election

Conservative MPs up and down the country have been confirming whether they will stand again at the next election. Ashfield MP Lee Anderson has now confirmed his intention.

Nottingham Post

Russian-born banker Lubov Chernukhin hands another £52,000 to Tories

Lubov Chernukhin, the UK's biggest female political donor ever, is married to a former Putin ally - and a frequent guest at Tory fundraising dinners where she has bought privileged access to successive Prime Ministers

Daily Mirror

Polls ‘do not point to re-election’ for Conservatives

Rishi Sunak’s personal popularity has not yet brought an improvement in his party’s ratings, according to Ipsos.

The Independent UK

Polling forecaster predicts Conservatives will lose almost all Nottinghamshire seats at next election

The UK Polling Report website predicts that Labour will have 10 Nottinghamshire MPs following the next election. But Mansfield's MP says predictions are "pointless."

Nottingham Post

Iain Duncan Smith condemns reliance on cheap goods from ‘brutal’ Chinese regime

Former Conservative Party leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith has described the UK’s reliance on cheap goods from the “brutal, dictatorial” Chinese regime as a “trade-off of human lives”.

Evening Standard

Watch: Nadhim Zahwai says the army may be brought in to ease strike chaos

The army may be used to ease the disruption caused by strikes across the public sector, Nadhim Zahawi said. Speaking on Sunday, the chairman of the Conservative Party said the Government was considering bringing in the army to drive ambulances to minimise disruption after the UK’s biggest trade union said…

Evening Standard

UK government could bring in military to ease strikes, Conservative chairman says

Britain's government is looking at bringing in the military to help keep public services running if key workers, including in the state-run National Health Service, take strike action, the chairman of the governing Conservative Party said on Sunday.

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Daily Mirror

Army could be drafted in to fill NHS and border roles during strikes, Nadhim Zahawi says

The contingency plans revealed by the Conservative Party chairman comes as tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance workers prepare for industrial action in the build-up to the Christmas in a dispute over pay and working conditions

The Conversation

Onshore wind rebellion reveals fractious climate politics within the Conservative party

Campaigners have sought to overturn planning restrictions banning onshore windfarms ever since then UK prime minister David Cameron introduced them in 2015. This year, however, there have been signs of movement.

Chronicle Live

Hexham MP Guy Opperman claims £28,000 in travel expenses - the most of any Tory MP

Mr Opperman claimed £28,789 in travel expenses in the financial year 2021 -2022

The Conversation

Trust in UK politics has taken a hit after recent chaos – and historical data suggests only a change of government can fix it

A YouGov poll conducted in October this year asked respondents if they trusted the Conservative party. Some 68% said that the party could not be trusted and only 14% said that it could. This followed the ill-advised mini budget from former prime minister Liz Truss and former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng…

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The Independent UK

What is the Online Safety Bill and why is it so controversial?

The proposed laws have caused a split in the Conservative Party.

Al Jazeera

What British PM Sunak’s first foreign policy speech made clear

The British leader, who came to power last month, promises ‘robust pragmatism’ in his first foreign policy speech.

The Independent UK

UK's Rishi Sunak says 'golden era' with China over

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has declared that the U_K_’s “golden era” of ties with China was over in his first major speech on foreign policy, and described China’s growing authoritarianism as a “systemic challenge to our values and interests.”

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak hints at U-turn over onshore wind farm ban

Tory rebels seeking to relax rules on ‘local consent’ for new turbines

Evening Standard

Tory quitters are a stark verdict on the last 12 years — and Rishi Sunak

Imagine an occupation with no job description. There is no support system and no human resources department. The pay isn’t up to much for someone who has to live both in London and in another part of the nation, even though it is almost impossible to suggest that you should…

The National (Scotland)

Matt Hancock's team used TikTok tricks to encourage I'm A Celeb support

MATT Hancock is set to return to angry colleagues, constituents and questions about his political future after finishing third in ITV’s I’m A…

The Independent UK

Revealed: Suella Braverman’s trips to Rwanda to teach government lawyers

Exclusive: Home secretary visited country with Kagame-supported programme in 2008 and 2011

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