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Oliver Dowden resigns as Conservative party chair after two by-election defeats

"We cannot carry on with business as usual."

Manchester Evening News

Oliver Dowden quits as Tory chair after Conservatives lose two by-elections

Mr Dowden said in his letter to the PM the by-elections “are the latest in a run of very poor results for our party"

Wales Online

Oliver Dowden resigns as Tory party chairman after historic by-election defeat

Oliver Dowden has resigned as chairman of the Tory party after it suffered two by-election defeats, saying in a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson that "someone must take responsibility".

Evening Standard

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Nottingham's City Council leader is still blaming the Conservatives as commissioners are 'sent in'

David Mellen has apologised to the people of Nottingham but says he doesn't feel commissioners are necessary

Nottingham Post

Why UK approach to replacing the Human Rights Act is just as worrying as the replacement itself

The Human Rights Act 1998 came into force just over 20 years ago in October 2000, vastly improving protections for human rights in common law, statute, EU and international law. Now, justice secretary Dominic Raab has confirmed plans to replace it with a UK bill of rights.

The Conversation

Harriet Harman claims female Labour MPs are ‘more subversive’ than their Tory counterparts

The veteran MP said it was embarrassing the party has never had a woman at its helm

The Independent UK

Suspended Tory MP David Warburton faces fresh sleaze watchdog probe

Somerset and Frome MP David Warburton is under a new investigation over possible breaches of lobbying rules and the declaration of gifts

Daily Mirror

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Bids for dinner with Boris Johnson reach £120k at Tory Summer Party

The dining experience also includes Theresa May and David Cameron

Wales Online

Are these Labour’s strikes? No, but it needs a line to take

Is Oliver Dowden, the Conservative Party chairman, right? Are these Labour’s strikes? The short answer is no. The Tories are in government, have been so for the last 12 years while the RMT isn’t even affiliated with the Labour Party, expelled as it was in 2004 for reasons you couldn’t…

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson election victory would be a "disaster" says former Tory chairman

Ex- Conservative Party chairman Lord Patten accused Boris Johnson of leading an 'English Nationalist Government' and said voters 'can't trust' it

Daily Mirror

The Observer view on this week’s byelections in Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton

Tactical voting is a rare chance for voters to show the Conservative party exactly what they think of Boris Johnson

The Guardian - UK

Britain Must Keep up Support for Kyiv amid ‘Ukraine Fatigue’, Says Johnson

It is important Britain continues to show it is supporting Ukraine for the long haul, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday, warning of a risk of "Ukraine fatigue" as the war drags on. "The Russians are grinding forward inch by inch and it is vital for us to show…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Boris Johnson accused of ‘contempt’ for north by snubbing Doncaster for Kyiv

Tory MPs in north of England warn PM he cannot take seats won from Labour’s ‘red wall’ for granted

The Guardian - UK

The Northern Agenda: Is Boris Johnson at the races?

Read the Northern Agenda newsletter for Friday 17th June 2022

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The Independent UK

Tory by-election candidate says voters should still back party as ‘we still trust GPs after Harold Shipman’

Parliamentary hopeful says he believes voters understand there are ‘bad apples’ among politicians

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: Bodies found in search for Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira; PM’s ethics adviser quits

In today’s newsletter: details on the dreadful news of the Guardian contributor and Indigenous activist missing in Brazil, and more on the resignation of Lord Geidt

Tribune News Service

EU restarts legal action against UK in clash on Brexit bill

LONDON — The European Union is restarting legal proceedings against the U.K. as Brussels prepares for a drawn-out fight over London’s move to override part of the Brexit deal.

France 24

Johnson moves to renege on his own ‘terrible’ Brexit deal – but will the Tories kill it?

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss unveiled on Monday plans to override some post-Brexit rules for Northern Ireland on the grounds that they create unacceptable barriers with the rest of the UK. But Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government was warned about such problems after striking his very own 2019 Brexit deal,…

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Belfast Live

Key points in Northern Ireland Protocol legislation and what happens next in Brexit dispute

Here is our guide to the legislation and what to look out for as the deepening political row develops

Tribune News Service

Johnson drags UK into Brexit groundhog day over Northern Ireland

Boris Johnson risks reopening divisions that tore his Conservative Party apart in 2019, with his government set to propose a law that would let U.K. ministers override parts of the Brexit deal he signed with the European Union.

Tribune News Service

Boris Johnson’s endless battle to survive

The phone call that Boris Johnson was bracing for finally came as he was preparing for the Platinum Jubilee finale on June 5. Conservative Party grandee Graham Brady confirmed that more than 15% of the prime minister’s own MPs had submitted letters of no-confidence. A vote on his future was…

The Guardian - UK

Dorries slips the leash to clear up the Big Dog’s mess

The loose-cannon culture secretary said the quiet bits out loud in a week of Conservative pantomime

Leeds Live

Former Leeds Tory candidate made racist Twitter threat to MP David Lammy

Man convicted of making racist death threat to Labour politician stood for Conservatives 12 times in Leeds

Asharq Al-Awsat

Boris Johnson’s Weakness Brings International Complications

When British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a no-confidence vote this week, at least one other world leader shared his relief. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said it was "great news" that "we have not lost a very important ally." It was a welcome boost for a British leader who divides…

The Independent UK

Man who sent racist death threat to David Lammy is 12-time Conservative election candidate

Labour MP says Tory party has ‘serious questions’ to answer

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