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Shadow chancellor Mel Stride says Labour hiding behind an ‘alibi’ over NI rise

Newly-appointed Mr Stride claimed the Labour Party has breached its manifesto as a result of the increase to national insurance for employers.

Evening Standard

Who has been appointed to Kemi Badenoch’s shadow cabinet?

Mel Stride and Priti Patel take top jobs while defeated leadership rival Robert Jenrick also joins the new team

The Guardian - UK

Badenoch plucks Patel, Jenrick and Stride from the Tories’ tiny gene pool of talent

James Cleverly has the right idea – sit tight until the new leader of the opposition crashes and burns of her own accord

The Guardian - UK

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Jenrick accepts job in Badenoch's first shadow cabinet with key roles for Patel and Stride

The new Tory leader has also chosen Dame Priti Patel as her shadow foreign secretary and Mel Stride as her shadow chancellor.

Evening Standard

Jenrick accepts role of shadow justice secretary in rival Badenoch’s top team

The new Tory leader has also chosen Dame Priti Patel as her shadow foreign secretary and Mel Stride as her shadow chancellor.

The Independent UK

Kemi Badenoch appoints Mel Stride, Priti Patel and Robert Jenrick to shadow cabinet

MPs who stood against new leader made shadow chancellor, foreign secretary and justice secretary respectively

The Guardian - UK

Dame Priti Patel and Mel Stride given top jobs in new Tory frontbench team

Dame Priti and Mr Stride were both early rivals of Kemi Badenoch during the Tory leadership contest.

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Tories should change their name, says Conservatives’ election guru Lynton Crosby

Veteran election strategist Sir Lynton Crosby said ‘Tory’ had become a dirty word

The Independent UK

New Conservative Party leader to be crowned

Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick will be crowned as the new Conservative Party leader on Saturday.

The Independent UK

New Conservative Party leader to be crowned as Jenrick and Badenoch await outcome

Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick will be crowned as the new Conservative Party leader on Saturday.

Evening Standard

Badenoch or Jenrick? Final day of voting for Tory members choosing next party leader

Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick are the remaining candidates to succeed Rishi Sunak

Evening Standard

Voting ends for Tory members choosing next party leader

Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick are the remaining candidates to succeed Rishi Sunak.

The Independent UK

Calls for unity as Conservative leadership election draws to a close

Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick have entered the final few days of campaigning.

The Independent UK

Conservatives call on Government to ‘think again’ on winter fuel payment

Tories gathered in Westminster on Tuesday, ahead of handing in a petition to the Treasury, a day before Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers her Budget.

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The Guardian - UK

What the Dickens is Robert Jenrick trying to tell us?

The Tory leadership contender’s assertion that the last book he read was A Tale of Two Cities is open to several interpretations

The Independent UK

Reeves warned national insurance hike would be ‘straightforward breach’ of manifesto

Speculation is mounting that the chancellor is considering raising employer contributions

The Independent UK

Labour accused of ‘absurd’ plan to break manifesto pledge over national insurance hike

The shadow work and pensions secretary also said the Government’s claim his party left a £22 billion black hole in public finances is ‘fictitious’

The Guardian - UK

Budget could include rise in employers’ national insurance, minister suggests

Jonathan Reynolds says Labour pledge not to increase NICs applies to employees and does not rule out other changes

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The Independent UK

James Cleverly wins backing of former rival in Tory leadership race

Former leadership candidate Mel Stride has come out in support of James Cleverly to take over from Rishi Sunak

The Guardian - UK

Call this a party conference? It’s more like a weird Tory festival of mass delusion

Delegates are confused about the past and mired in false hope about their future, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Evening Standard

Tory leadership hopeful James Cleverly jumps on Lime bike to race to TV interviews in London traffic

Mr Cleverly was one of four contenders to get through on Tuesday to the third round of the contest to succeed Rishi Sunak as Tory leader

The Guardian - UK

Starmer finds grateful TUC audience – and paltry Commons dissent on winter fuel allowance

PM becomes first to address union conference in 15 years before Mel Stride struggles to rouse revolt in benefit cut vote

The Guardian - UK

Mel Stride knocked out of Tory leadership contest

Ex-work and pensions secretary becomes second casualty of contest, leaving four MPs vying to succeed Rishi Sunak

The Guardian - UK

Critics of winter fuel payment cut to fight on after government wins vote

Opponents plan to push ministers to look at extra help for most vulnerable people in England and Wales

The Independent UK

4 candidates remain in the race to lead the UK's Conservative Party

British lawmaker Mel Stride became the second candidate to be kicked out of the Conservative Party leadership contest

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