The Latest Breaking News from Victoria Atkins

Puberty blockers ban motivated by ex-minister’s personal view, UK court told

High court told emergency order banning drugs for young people with gender dysphoria not backed by evidence

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2024

Suella Braverman’s Tory leadership bid ‘dead before it starts’ as key ally expected to back rival

The former home secretary’s expected campaign to take over from Rishi Sunak has been dealt an early blow as Danny Kruger is set to support Robert Jenrick if he runs

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2024

Suella Braverman losing support as potential party leader, Tories say

Robert Jenrick, Priti Patel and Kemi Badenoch, who have all ruled out deal with Reform, seen as more viable candidates

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2024

Across the market towns of Britain the battle for the soul of the right is fierce

The race in rural Louth and Horncastle, a previously unassailable Tory seat, encapsulates Reform’s real threat

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2024

Oliver Dowden reportedly reveals preferred choice for next Tory leader – UK general election as it happened

Deputy PM says Victoria Atkins is ‘star’ and is one of only people he could see leading Tory party

The Guardian - AU · Jul 2, 2024

Who could replace Rishi Sunak as Tory leader if he loses the election?

Likely contenders for party’s sixth leader in eight years could depend partly on who survives a big defeat

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2024

Health Secretary says Tories would make gender identity a reserved issue

THE UK Health Secretary has said the Conservative Party would seek to weaken the devolution settlement by making gender recognition a reserved…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 25, 2024

Trans intervention nothing to do with ‘culture wars’ or leadership ambition, says health secretary

Health secretary Victoria Atkins used the trans debate to open a new front with Labour in the election

The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2024

Labour lays into Tory NHS record with hard-hitting social media blitz

Labour claims waiting lists could hit 10 million if the Tories remain in power

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2024

OPINION - Tom Newton Dunn: The race for Tory leader has begun already — and it's a 16-way brawl

“The problem with my dear fellow Tory MPs is they all think they’re Winston Churchill,” a weary Cabinet minister told me this week. “Every single one of them.” Like many in the Conservative Party now, the minister has given up hope over the general election result.

Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2024