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Scottish Tories 'expect more MSP defections before 2026 elections', insider says

The Scottish Conservatives are preparing for more high-profile defections and resignations before the 2026 Holyrood elections, reports say.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 26, 2025

Justice chaos under the Tories: Sunak risked prison 'meltdown' by blocking early release of inmates

Justice officials were ignored and accused of ‘crying wolf’ as the criminal justice system reached breaking point, damning review finds

Evening Standard · Aug 4, 2025

New polling shows Reform is winning over Britain’s Christians

Reform is winning over Britain’s Christian support

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2025

Scottish council leader quits Tories after 45 years with hint to join Reform UK

THE leader of Aberdeenshire Council has quit the Tories after 45 years in a dramatic speech claiming she was “betrayed by friends” in a plan to…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 26, 2025

Labour support plunges in London as it 'sheds votes' to Reform, Tories, Lib Dems and Greens, new poll shows

Sir Keir Starmer’s party is on 32% - an 11 point drop since the general election last July, according to the new poll

Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2025

Tories accused in General Election betting scandal set to face trial over 'easy money' allegations

Craig Williams, who was the MP for Montgomeryshire, is among a group accused of cheating at gambling just before Rishi Sunak called the 2024 election

Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2025

Mel Stride promises the Tories won’t repeat the mistakes of Liz Truss – except they already have

It’s a mistake to think that, when it comes to the UK economy, the Conservatives have always been seen by British voters as a safer pair of hands than Labour. But, notwithstanding the damaging austerity imposed on the country by David Cameron’s chancellor, George Osborne, it was, by and large,…

The Conversation · Jun 5, 2025

Why the feverish talk of ousting Badenoch already? Tory MPs know the future looks dire

Fairly or unfairly, blame for the Tories’ backwards slide is landing squarely on its current leader, says Henry Hill, deputy editor of ConservativeHome

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2025

Kemi Badenoch insists Tories should not be written off at Welsh conference

The Tory leader suggested her party faces a long, hard battle to return to power and prominence as she spoke at the Welsh Conservative Conference.

Evening Standard · May 16, 2025

Tories only realised Brexit impact on small boats ‘just before’ leaving EU, admits senior MP

Chris Philp says in leaked audio that Tories ‘ran some checks’ just prior to Brexit and realised ‘around half’ of small boat arrivals could have been returned under EU law

The Independent UK · May 14, 2025