The Latest Breaking News from Conservative Party

Rupert Murdoch’s last move? The Spectator is in his sights

Rightwing magazine is said to be a favourite of the billionaire and is considered a ‘trophy prize’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2023

Sunak may have breached ministerial code with Party conference photo – Labour

The Conservative Party conference agenda features a photo taken by a ‘taxpayer-funded Downing Street civil servant’.

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023

Sunak should be wary of backtracking on net zero – what history tells us about flip-flopping on the environment

Rishi Sunak has delivered a speech in which he announced delays to key net zero targets, including postponing the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars until 2035. It is a remarkable event given that the UK Conservative party has at least paid lipservice to environmental concerns…

The Conversation · Sep 20, 2023

Liz Truss urges PM to cut taxes and ditch some green commitments

The former PM concedes that she and Kwarteng were in a ‘rush’ to get ‘results’

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023

Unfair to call my mini-budget tax cuts unfunded, Truss to claim

The former PM will urge the Government to cut taxes, shrink welfare spending and raise the retirement age in a speech explaining her economic vision.

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2023

Canada’s Trudeau rebuffs idea of stepping down in face of slumping support

Canadian prime minister says he has ‘work to do’ amid recent polls showing rising public disapproval of his leadership.

Al Jazeera · Sep 13, 2023

Rishi Sunak swerves calls to guarantee pension triple lock in Tory manifesto

The Prime Minister defended his Government’s record on pensions when challenged by the SNP

Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2023

Tories took ‘swift action’ after MI5 warning about would-be MPs

The Conservative Party dropped two people from its list of potential candidates after MI5 highlighted links to China.

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023

All candidates for New York City Council District 43 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

All three candidates running in the Nov. 7, 2023, general election for New York City Council District 43 — Vito LaBella (R, Conservative Party), YingYing Tan (R), and Susan Zhuang (D) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to…

Ballotpedia · Sep 12, 2023

MI5 warned Tories that MP candidates could be Chinese spies – report

The Conservative Party blocked two MP hopefuls from its candidates list due to the espionage concerns.

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023