Reform councillor issues blistering attack on Farage’s party as he defects to Tories James Buchan says he wanted to be able to look his family in the eye and say, ‘that’s not who I am’ The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2025
Reform councillor switches to Tories after becoming ‘uncomfortable’ with party James Buchan accused the party of having ‘a pretty unfortunate way of treating people’. Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2025
Tories deny they have thrown out plans to toughen up indefinite leave to remain Plans to retrospectively remove the settled status are no longer Tory policy, a spokesman suggested on Wednesday. Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2025
Theresa May slaps down Robert Jenrick for turning judges into ‘villains’ The former prime minister also warned the Tories must stop chasing the Reform party The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2025
Yes, Keir Starmer is Britain’s most unpopular PM ever. That could liberate him Forget the public vitriol and use the next four years to get things done – first and foremost, whatever it takes to stop Reform, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2025
Tory energy chief declines to say when Net Zero pledge might be met The Tories have scrapped their pledge to met Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050. Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2025
Reform’s newest MP Danny Kruger: ‘On a personal level I deeply regret rejecting the Tory party’ INTERVIEW: Danny Kruger became Nigel Farage’s biggest scalp after the shadow minister defected to Reform. Alex Ross visited the East Wiltshire MP at his office to find out why he left the Tories – and what the future holds for Reform The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2025
Tories and Reform battle to be heirs to Thatcher’s legacy on her centenary Gala dinner to remember Conservatives’ most successful leader puts spotlight on who will carry forward her ideas The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2025
With her stamp duty pledge, Kemi Badenoch has rediscovered the Tories’ political mojo THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: In the Manchester conference hall, the Conservative leader showed herself at her combative best – but one good speech with a headline-grabbing policy won’t be enough on its own to close the gap with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025
Tories pledge UK version of ICE to detain and deport illegal immigrants The Removals Force will be expected to ‘integrate closely’ with the police. Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2025
Tories accuse Labour of ‘abandoning veterans’ over Northern Ireland legacy The UK and Irish governments published their new framework to deal with the legacy of the Troubles on Friday. The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2025
Blow for Russell Findlay as Scottish Tories suffer frontbench resignation EMBATTLED Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay has suffered a frontbench resignation. The National (Scotland) · Sep 8, 2025
Farage aims for hardline vibes with his mass deportation plan Reform UK leader cuts loose with far-right anti-immigration rhetoric, but still finds little pushback from Labour or Tories The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2025
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
Evening Standard · Aug 4, 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
The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2025 New polling shows Reform is winning over Britain’s Christians Reform is winning over Britain’s Christian support
Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025 James Cleverly takes immediate swipe at Sadiq Khan on London housing crisis on return to Tory frontbench But the new shadow housing secretary described Angela Rayner as ‘formidable’
Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2025 Badenoch and Cleverly attack Labour housing record after Tory reshuffle The shadow housing secretary promised that ‘under Kemi’s leadership, I am ready to lead the fight’ over new homes in the capital.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2025 Suella, Jacob, even Liz? Inside Reform’s unofficial plan to bag a Tory big beast Officially, the party says there is no mission to court Conservative defectors, but insiders suggest otherwise, and warn against the dangers of doing so
Evening Standard · Jul 11, 2025 Ex-MP accused of cheating at gambling on General Election date faces two-and-a half year wait for trial Ex-MP Craig Williams is set for a January 2028 trial over accusations he cheated at gambling on 2024 election
The National (Scotland) · Jun 26, 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…
Evening Standard · Jun 24, 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 13, 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
The Conversation · Jun 5, 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 Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 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