The Tories meet in Manchester plagued by their delusions, desperation and divisions Number 10’s desire to stage a display of unity and confidence is threatened with sabotage from the fringe The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023
Tory Party conference – live: Gove says he apologised to Johnson ‘a long time ago’ for leadership knifing Mr Gove said the former prime minister had ‘massive gifts’ but ‘made some mistakes’ The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023
Rishi Sunak needs to rally his flagging Conservatives. He hopes a dash of populism will do the trick Britain's governing Conservative Party is gathering for its annual conference The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023
It’s half a century since Peter Sutcliffe stalked the streets. Are women any safer? As a TV series about the Yorkshire Ripper’s victims starts, women still suffer violence and domestic abuse The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023
£9bn Thames tunnel faces axe amid fears over Tory infrastructure plans Rishi Sunak failure to commit to HS2’s northern leg has raised concerns about the future of several large-scale transport projects The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023
We really could still rejoin the EU. But Tory Britain isn’t up to it The Conservatives could be out of office for two terms. Labour has the chance to govern with seriousness and restore trust The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023
Poll spells trouble for Rishi Sunak as voters who ‘lent’ votes look to take them back Party loses 40% of 2019 voters in south and Midlands according to exclusive Opinium poll for the Observer The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023
Britain is still blighted by the class system One thousand years after William the Conqueror introduced the feudal system, we still define ourselves in terms of social divisions The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023
Team Sunak: can they recast the PM as an agent of change? Meet the prime minister’s inner circle, charged with bringing about a reversal of fortune The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023
‘No one knows what we stand for’: Tory MPs in despair ahead of Sunak’s crucial conference With the party riven by factions and differences on policy, the prime minister has a job on his hands trying to find a coherent way forward The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023
Rishi Sunak promises to use Tory conference to set out long-term vision for UK The Prime Minister is set to face questions over the future of HS2 and further calls to set out tax cuts while in Manchester. The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023
Tory turmoil as third of voters desert party and factions launch rival manifestoes Exclusive poll for Observer reveals Conservatives have lost support in their southern England heartlands and the Red Wall The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2023
Sunak unveils list of 55 ‘overlooked’ towns receiving £20m each for 10-year plan The Prime Minister said the UK’s towns had been ‘taken for granted’ by politicians in the past as he announced £1 billion of investment. The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023
The Observer view on HS2: a failure of nerve by Rishi Sunak would be disastrous The prime minister’s apparent wavering on the high-speed rail link could have knock-on effects for Britain for decades The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2023
Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2023 Theresa May the latest former PM to urge Sunak not to trim HS2 as Tory Party Conference set to begin The row over HS2 could derail this year's Tory Party Conference
The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023 Tories heading for landslide election defeat, says Britain’s top pollster Exclusive: Sunak could be presiding over ‘wake’ at conference, warns Prof John Curtice – with voters furious over NHS failures, cost of living, migrants and Liz Truss
Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2023 Conservative activists mock Rishi Sunak and predict election defeat in leaked messages The messages predicted election defeat followed by internal fighting
The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2023 Red wall Tory MPs call for cabinet minister for north of England Northern Research Group manifesto calls for tax devolution, a rail line from Liverpool to Hull and 500,000 new homes
The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023 Tory MPs demand Cabinet minister position for the North and 500,000 new homes The Northern Research Group said the North of England will act as ‘kingmakers’ at the next election.
The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023 Nervous Tories implore PM to ‘ignore populist insanity’ and keep slim election hopes alive This weekend’s Tory Party conference will see the starting gun fired on the race for power at next year’s general election. But Mr Sunak faces an almighty battle, write Kate Devlin and Adam Forrest
The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023 Theresa May piles pressure on Sunak not to scrap HS2 She joins calls by fellow ex-PMs Boris Johnson and David Cameron over fears scrapping line into Euston will disrupt trains from her constituency
The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2023 ‘Cost of living, tax, potholes. It makes me angry’: Tamworth voters turn on Tories ahead of byelection The dithering over HS2 has added to anger in the Midlands town and Sunak’s party will be hard pressed to hold on to Chris Pincher’s former seat
The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023 Theresa May becomes latest ex-premier to urge Rishi Sunak not to trim HS2 The former Conservative leader said more capacity was required on trains to the North West and that HS2 should terminate at Euston.
The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023 ‘Blanket’ 20mph speed limits make roads less safe, says Transport Secretary The Conservative Government said it would strengthen guidance to prevent 20mph speed limits ‘in areas where it is not appropriate’.
The National (Scotland) · Sep 30, 2023 Rishi Sunak claims 15-minute cities wage 'war against motorists' RISHI Sunak has claimed that 20mph zones are part of a “war on motorists”.