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Badenoch is trying to match Farage step for step – but it’s a dance of death for the Tories

At conference here in Birmingham I found a small battalion of centrist remainers with a vision for the Conservative party to come, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5

Tories deny purge as Lord Barwell hits back after losing party whip

Former minister says decision suggests ‘intolerance of criticism’ but source says it was for problems with conduct

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14

Show strength and offer a win: experts’ tips for Starmer on dealing with Trump

Veterans of May and Johnson governments share lessons from their experiences with unpredictable US president

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2025

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Reports of Sunak’s foul mood in No 10 echo the final days of other dying administrations

Stories have emerged of a foul mood in Downing Street; it was ever thus behind the scenes in a dying administration

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2024

UK Conservatives suspend MP who said ‘Islamists’ control London’s mayor

Lee Anderson will now sit as an independent lawmaker in parliament after his remarks prompted a flood of criticism.

Al Jazeera · Feb 24, 2024

Tory right deliver legal rebuke to Sunak’s Rwanda plan

ERG lawyers conclude plans will not forestall court challenges, echoing concerns of goverment’s own legal team

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2023

Sunak’s focus on Rwanda has created a rod for his own back

PM’s fight to retain party unity resembles battles waged – and ultimately lost – by Theresa May

The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2023

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‘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

Labour says Sunak should take blame for soaring HS2 costs as they happened on his ‘direct watch’ – as it happened

Labour says HS2 costs almost trebled while Sunak was chief secretary to the Treasury, chancellor and then PM

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2023

Sir Elton John and David Furnish join wave of criticism over Suella Braverman’s speech on refugees

Singer says Home Secretary ‘risks further legitimising hate and violence’ against gay people

Evening Standard · Sep 27, 2023

Tories turn on ‘useless’ Nadine Dorries after attack on Sunak

Boris Johnson loyalist branded ‘bitter’ and ‘embarrassment’ – after making extraordinary accusation in exit letter that PM put her safety at risk

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023

Sunak WhatsApp ‘mistake’ has given Boris an opportunity, warns ex-No 10 chief

Former PM ‘enjoying making life more awkward for Sunak’, says senior Tory Lord Barwell

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2023

Boris bypasses Rishi to tell Covid inquiry it can have his unredacted messages

Ex-PM says he is keen to provide messages from his old phone – discarded for security reasons

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023

Boris Johnson hands over WhatsApp messages directly to Covid inquiry

Former PM bypasses government’s attempts to keep unredacted communications secret

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2023

Boris Johnson says he will bypass Cabinet Office and send WhatsApp messages directly to Covid inquiry – as it happened

Former PM says he will provide unredacted messages directly to the inquiry in letter to Lady Hallett

The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2022

Ireland’s Call: Navigating Brexit by Stephen Collins review – how Dublin got Brussels on side

Though a forensic study of the Brexit negotiations from an Irish perspective might sound dry, it is anything but

Daily Mirror · Oct 26, 2022

Suella Braverman facing inquiry calls after officials left 'livid' by her return

Suella Braverman has returned as Home Secretary six days after resigning for a security breach - in a move that's said to have left Cabinet Secretary Simon Case 'livid'. Yet her allies have mounted an eyebrow-raising defence

The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2022

Ex-Tory chairman alleges Braverman responsible for ‘multiple breaches of ministerial code’

Opposition call for inquiry as Braverman is reappointed home secretary six days after resigning over security breach

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Daily Mirror · Aug 2, 2022

Liz Truss berated for 'cack-handed' Nicola Sturgeon attack in day of chaos

Last night Ms Truss said the best way to deal with the Scottish First Minister was to ignore her, branding Ms Sturgeon an "attention seeker", but the attack has been branded "irresponsible" and "straight out of the Trump playbook"

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2022

Tax cut pledges by Tory leadership hopefuls ‘risk stoking inflation and inequality’

Economists and Conservative opponents say proposals would blow hole in public finances

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2022

Collapsing public support suggests Brexit is anything but done

Most people think Brexit has gone badly, a UK survey finds, and Johnson has left behind a mess of problems for a new PM

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2022

Boris Johnson says UK defence spending set to rise to 2.5% of GDP by end of decade – as it happened

Prime minister tells Nato conference UK will spend 2.5% of GDP on defence by 2030

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2022

Wednesday briefing: The prime minister won the vote. Could rebels win the war?

In today’s newsletter: Theresa May’s former chief of staff Gavin Barwell explains what will be happening in No 10 and how the PM could still lose his job

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2022

How Boris Johnson’s Conservatives lost their grip on London

Labour turfed out the Tories in former strongholds, while the Tories failed to make hoped-for inroads

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2022

‘Catastrophic’: what Tories are saying about their local election losses

Backbenchers and councillors call on Boris Johnson to ‘take a good, strong look in the mirror’

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