‘Even our safe seats are in play’: Tories despair at scale of byelection defeats After a crushing week, MPs fear they will need a miracle to hold on to power The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2023
A property price rise in the UK could be the Tories’ last election trump card With the market expected to improve this year, the Conservatives will doubtless seek to exploit the reliable vote-winning tool The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2023
Tory by-election defeats: John Rentoul answers your questions from Farage’s return to election timeline John Rentoul answers your questions as Sir Keir Starmer declared Labour was ‘redrawing the political map’ following a historic Tory by-election trouncing The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023
‘Architects of disaster’: Boris, Truss and Tory right accused of leading party into electoral wilderness Tory chair Greg Hands blames ‘legacy’ issues, as moderates warn PM against further lurch to the right The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023
What’s next for the Tories and Rishi Sunak after double by-election upset? Ask John Rentoul anything The Independent’s chief political commentator John Rentoul will be taking your questions as Rishi Sunak suffers major blow, with Labour overturning Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire seats The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023
Why own a newspaper in 2023? Ask the very rich men trying to buy the Telegraph With debts of £1bn, this isn’t some ordinary financial asset. The desire to own the papers says more about power than profit, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2023
Who is Peter Bone? Tory MP suspended for six weeks for bullying and sexual misconduct The 70-year-old has served as the Wellingborough MP since 2005 Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2023
Former Boris Johnson adviser jumps ship to help boost Labour’s business plans Iain Anderson quit the Tories after 39 years of membership and switched to Labour, claiming the Conservative Party was ‘not the party it used to be’ The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023
Security questions after Starmer’s speech interrupted by glitter protest Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer was said to be ‘completely unfazed’ but the incident represents a security blunder. The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2023
Protester throws glitter at UK Labour Party leader as he makes a speech vowing national renewal U.K. Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is delivering what amounts to a public job interview for the post of prime minister The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2023
Peter Mandelson wants GB News to survive – because it ‘stirs’ up Tory divisions New Labour mastermind says channel is ‘undoing’ the Tory party. ‘And very timely it is too’ The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2023
Rishi Sunak defends making Red Wall visit during Labour Party conference The Conservative Party leader was asked by a reporter about his ‘unusual step’ of scheduling a visit during the rival party’s autumn gathering. The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2023
Starmer unveils £1.5bn NHS plan, but warns against complacency The party leader said winning a likely general election next year would require ‘go(ing) up another gear’ as he warned against triumphalism. The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023
Nigel Farage rules out return to the Tory party: ‘It’s virtually indistinguishable from Labour’ Nigel Farage rebuffed Rishi Sunak’s suggestion that the former Brexit leader might be welcome back: “It’s very, very sweet of you Prime Minister but I’m really sorry, the answer is no, I will not” The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023
The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023 Unlocking affordable homes my ‘number one focus’ in government, Rayner promises The party has pledged to give local authorities greater powers to negotiate with firms and build in the areas they need.
Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2023 Labour vows to deliver ‘biggest boost to affordable housing for a generation’ MPs, delegates and lobbyists gather in Liverpool this weekend for five days of policy debate, rallies and networking at the party conference
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023 Labour vows to double number of hospital scanners and get tough on developers MPs, delegates and lobbyists gather in Liverpool this weekend for five days of policy debate, rallies and networking at the party conference.
Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2023 Trans church minister claims community in ‘greater danger’ after Sunak’s comments Rishi Sunak weighed in on debates about transgender rights during Conservative Party conference speech
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023 Trans church minister warns community in ‘greater danger’ after Sunak’s comments During a speech at the Conservative Party conference, Rishi Sunak weighed in on debates about transgender rights.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2023 Rishi Sunak’s risky rhetoric has alienated my party – and left the door open to Keir Starmer A significant number of Tory members and MPs do not want this version of conservatism, says former Conservative MP Justine Greening
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023 Conservative Party conference explained: John Rentoul answers your questions Our chief political correspondent John Rentoul answers your questions on HS2, the smoking ban and what’s next for the Conservatives following Rishi Sunak’s first keynote speech as party leader
Al Jazeera · Oct 6, 2023 Under Sunak, can the right-wing Conservatives win another UK election? Party, which held a divisive conference this week, has been in power for 13 years but is struggling in opinion polls.
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023 Nigel Farage could be future Tory party leader, says George Osborne Former chancellor says ‘not inconceivable’ that ‘Pied Piper’ Brexiteer could take over
The Times of India · Oct 5, 2023 Suella Braverman: Firebrand Tory mimics US culture-war rhetoric to stoke support LONDON: Suella Braverman lowered her voice and leaned in to the lectern to emphasize her point: “The future could bring millions more migrants to these shores; uncontrolled and unmanageable.”
The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023 Transgender hate crime rise ‘could be partly down to political discussion’ Religious hate crimes were up by 9% to 9,387 offences, while transgender hate crimes increased by 11%, to 4,732 offences.