Labour demands clarity on Tory plan to strip thousands of right to stay in UK Anna Turley says legally settled people threatened by Katie Lam’s proposals deserve urgent clarification The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2025
Caerphilly result is blow to Labour and Reform – and shows parties who cannot adapt will be crushed Plaid Cymru’s byelection victory signals a seismic shift in Welsh politics that will rattle Westminster The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2025
Conservatives complain to whips about fellow MP’s comments on legally settled people Exclusive: Criticism of Katie Lam comes amid widespread confusion in the party over its policy on indefinite leave to remain The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2025
Robert Jenrick accused of fomenting division by backing burka ban The Tory shadow justice secretary said there was ‘a strong argument’ for a ban on the face coverings. Evening Standard · Oct 21, 2025
The Tories set a tax trap and Rachel Reeves walked straight into it. It may be her defining mistake By taking Jeremy Hunt’s NI cuts and ruling out other rises, Labour tried to out-Tory the Tories. And made a bad situation worse, says former Labour minister Chris Mullin The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2025
AI Deepfake Sparks Political Panic After Falsely Showing Tory MP Defecting Ahead of Election A convincing AI deepfake of Tory MP George Freeman falsely claiming to defect to Reform UK has ignited panic in Westminster, fuelling fears that synthetic media could upend Britain's election integrity. International Business Times UK · Oct 20, 2025
Badenoch sets out her vision to redefine Tory party – but few are listening Rivals lurk in the aisles at sparsely attended conference at which the party leader ignores the threat from Reform The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2025
Badenoch vows to scrap stamp duty for primary homes in bid to free up housing market Economists have welcomed the plans, but questions remain over how the party would pay for it The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025
Stamp duty, tractor tax and doctors’ strikes: Key takeaways from Badenoch’s Tory conference speech The Independent looks at the key policies announced in Kemi Badenoch’s conference speech The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025
Badenoch vows to abolish stamp duty as she closes Tory conference She pledged a ‘golden rule’ on her budget plans, spending only half of any savings made through spending cuts, with the rest to reduce the deficit. The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025
China spy case: Key questions answered after collapse blamed on Government The trial was due to start this month, but charges against a former parliamentary researcher and another man were dropped in September. The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025
Kemi Badenoch vows to abolish stamp duty as she delivers conference speech The embattled Tory leader thanked party members for ‘standing by’ her amid dire poll ratings Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2025
Tories are only party that can meet ‘test of our generation’, says Badenoch The Tory leader is delivering her closing address to the party conference. Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2025
Watch: Chesney Hawkes serenades ex Tory MPs and party staff at Conservative conference — despite suggesting Labour allegiance The singer made an appearance at the Conservative conference despite saying he ‘would be Labour’ earlier this year Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2025
The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025 Politics latest: Kemi Badenoch pledges to abolish stamp duty on all home sales in Tory conference speech Conservative leader promises wide-ranging tax cuts, including ditching Labour’s ‘tractor tax’
Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2025 Tory party misspells 'Britain' on promotional chocolate bar at Conservative Party Conference A typo was spotted on the free promotional snack
Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2025 Watch: Kemi Badenoch sings Sweet Caroline in cringe video as Tory leader dismisses 'flat' Tory conference criticism The Tory leader was captured on video singing in a bar with young conservatives at the Tory party conference
The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2025 Has Kemi Badenoch sounded the death knell for one nation Conservatism? The Tory leader’s shift to the right has left its centrist wing wondering if its tradition still has a future
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2025 The Guardian view on the Tory conference: history’s revenge on Conservatism Editorial: Speeches from the conference floor reveal a party out of ideas. Its leadership team is mistaking slogans for policy and nostalgia for purpose
Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2025 Half of Tory members think Badenoch should not lead party into next election Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick would be the favourite to succeed her if she stepped down in the next few months.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2025 It’s Badenoch’s Tory show, 2025: like Britain seeing an old flame and remembering why we blocked their number The conference offers a flailing leader, Trumpite policies and rivals jockeying for position. It is comical, but also worrying, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2025 Monday briefing: Is Kemi Badenoch leading a Tory party on the brink of extinction? In today’s newsletter: Badenoch has tried to bring a rallying spirit back at conservative conference – but their prospects look far from fun
Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2025 Badenoch’s position on human rights convention ‘very worrying’, Sinn Fein says Mrs Badenoch kicked off the annual Tory conference in Manchester with a pledge to leave the ECHR.
The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2025 The Tory conference is a ghost town – even the protesters haven’t bothered to show up IN FOCUS: Any hopes that the event in Manchester would inject some life into the beleaguered party are long gone, write Millie Cooke and Archie Mitchell
The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2025 Tory conference 2025 live: Badenoch admits Tories have ‘mountain to climb’ to beat Labour and Farage Reform Conservative leader is announcing a series of hardline policies including special task force to deport 750,000 illegal immigrants