Tory conference: Greg Hands mocks Labour leader with ‘Keir Starmer flip flops’ The Conservative Party chairman held up the footwear at the conference in Manchester. The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023
Tories must explain who knew of tax investigation into donor Anthony Bamford, says Labour Party asked if it will return millions of pounds donated by Brexit-backing JCB boss and his family The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2023
HMRC investigating tax affairs of one of Tory party’s largest donors Exclusive: Inquiry into tax affairs of JCB boss Anthony Bamford calls into question whether Tories should accept funds from peer The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2023
Tree collapses on woman in Fulham leaving her with potentially life-changing injuries Local MP Greg Hands said he was ‘shocked’ that a large section of tree had fallen onto pedestrians Evening Standard · Sep 21, 2023
Carol Vorderman on political campaigning: It’s fine if I lose TV jobs The 62-year-old former Countdown star has ben involved in several rows with high-profile Government ministers. The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2023
Carol Vorderman reveals Tory MPs call her ‘Botoxed, pumped up... awful things’ The former Countdown star said she ignores the jibes as a ‘distraction’, but really she ‘should complain’ The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2023
Tory chairman calls for Carol Vorderman to apologise over ‘defamatory’ tweets Vorderman is said to have deleted a number of tweets about Greg Hands and posted a new statement saying there was ‘no impropriety on his part’. The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023
Susan Hall ‘convinced of innate criminality of Black people’, Labour MPs allege in searing letter The candidate’s team said it was a ‘desperate smear and complete mischaracterisation’ Evening Standard · Aug 26, 2023
Tory party urged to investigate Welsh secretary’s ‘racist’ leaflet about Travellers Exclusive: Labour peer and MP intervene after David TC Davies accused of whipping up opposition against minority group The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2023
OPINION - The Standard View: Review suggests some Tories seem to agree – mayoral selection process was a shambles Even some senior Tories appear to agree: the selection process for their mayoral candidate was a shambles. That’s the most credible conclusion to be drawn from the decision to order an internal review into the London party, following criticism from MPs over how the contest was managed. Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2023
Fresh Tory Party turmoil over London mayoral shambles Probe into London Conservatives reignites City Hall selection row Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2023
Tories launch review of local London operation The review comes after Susan Hall was selected as the Conservative candidate to face Sadiq Khan at the next mayoral election. The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023
Sunak’s new oil and gas licences are ‘moral and economic madness’ PM becomes ‘dangerous radical’, in words of UN chief, by backing fossil fuels incompatible with net zero goals The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023
Tory chaos under Johnson and Truss ‘delayed plans to tackle Islamophobia within party’ The Conservative Party has had three leaders and seven chairs in the past two years The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2023
The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023 Desperate Tories warn Sunak they are headed for disaster after ‘appalling’ by-elections: ‘The party’s over’ Conservatives are ‘going to lose a hell of a lot of seats’, admits one MP – despite Rishi Sunak’s claim that a Labour general election victory is ‘not a done deal’
The National (Scotland) · Jul 21, 2023 Tory chair leaves BBC studio in stitches with by-election claim TORY chairman Greg Hands left the BBC’s Chris Mason and political analyst John Curtice in stitches as he claimed his party’s sole victory in…
Evening Standard · Jun 29, 2023 We won’t reopen Tory mayoral race after Daniel Korski withdrawal, vows party chairman Greg Hands Conservatives down to two contenders after former Downing St aide quit following groping allegation
The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2023 Nadine Dorries refuses to resign officially until No 10 explains her lack of peerage Ex-minister responds to Downing Street pressure to stand down with demand for unredacted details of decisionUK politics live – latest news updates
Daily Mirror · Jun 12, 2023 Billionaire peer Earl Cadogan from one of Britain’s richest families dies aged 86 The 8th Earl Cadogan was worth an estimated £5billion and headed up Cadogan Estates, owners of almost 100 acres of Kensington and Chelsea
The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2023 Labour backer to match donations to Just Stop Oil after Tory criticism Dale Vince pledges to match amount given by public over next 48 hours after Tories target his Labour links
The Independent UK · May 31, 2023 Labour donor Dale Vince vows to double money given to Just Stop Oil for 48 hours The tweet comes amid controversy in the party over money received from Mr Vince, who is also a key donor to Just Stop Oil.
The National (Scotland) · May 28, 2023 Tory chair calls on Labour to return Just Stop Oil-linked donations THE chairman of the Conservative Party has written to Labour demanding the party return donations from a funder who has also gifted substantial sums…
Daily Mirror · May 27, 2023 Top Tory's cringe flip-flop stunt branded 'lamest joke since Liz Truss' The £16.99 flip-flops, bearing Keir Starmer's face, are significantly cheaper than the £95 designer sliders favoured by Rishi Sunak
The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2023 Dowden is perfect fit as Sunak’s dependably mediocre deputy Olive’s one purpose is to make his boss look good – just what a PM heading for opposition needs
Evening Standard · May 17, 2023 OPINION - Labour will build on green belt, says Starmer Keir Starmer has built up a reasonably static 15-point lead in the polls without doing or saying anything too radical. This strategy has been vindicated by a strong, albeit not spectacular showing in local elections, where Conservative losses surpassed even Greg Hands’s attempts at expectations management. The Labour leader is,…