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Rightwing Tories urge Sunak to amend ‘partial and incomplete’ Rwanda bill

European Research Group of backbench MPs say bill should be withdrawn before vote on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2023

Rejoice at this U-turn over rail ticket office closures – whatever the reasons for it

I would love it if Mark Harper’s about-face was a response to public opinion. But there were subtler political forces involved, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2023

Robert Courts elected chairman of Commons Defence Committee

The Conservative former minister said defence is in his ‘political DNA’.

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023

Tory MP Tobias Ellwood deletes video ‘lauding’ Taliban in Afghanistan

The Commons Defence Committee chairman faced criticism from fellow Conservatives over the clip.

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023

Happy holidays, but the Tories know they could soon be on permanent vacation

Today started well. It was countdown to recess, a Barbie and Ken homage and Rish! even showed up … but it didn’t last

The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2023

Tobias Ellwood’s call to reopen talks with Taliban sparks backlash: ‘Were Afghan women spoken to?’

Senior Tories call Tobias Ellwood’s video ‘utterly bizarre’ and say he doesn’t speak for the defence committee

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023

Brexiter MPs accuse government of ‘blatantly rigging’ NI deal vote

Five Tory MPs who planned objections to Windsor framework replaced on committee hearing

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2023

‘Worrying’ number of workers left NHS last year amid ‘record pressure’

Amanda Pritchard, chief executive at NHS England, was among those appearing before the Commons Public Accounts Committee.

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2023

Personal trainer unmasks himself as man behind brutal Secret Tory parody account

Henry Morris said he set up the Secret Tory - which has nearly 200,000 followers - when he was bored in the gym, quipping that the Conservative brand has become "toxic"

Daily Mirror · May 31, 2023

Who better to sing old Brexit tunes than the Tories’ overhyped new act? Step forward, Kemi Badenoch

As the bonfire of EU laws turned into another damp squib, a desperate party was pushing the business secretary as its voice of reason, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2023