Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News on UK Politics

Freebies battle breaks out among Tory leadership contenders

The four candidates vying to become Tory leader have been showering party members with an increasingly bizarre selection of branded gifts

Evening Standard

Rosie Duffield says Starmer's Labour ‘so much worse’ than Corbyn

The MP for Canterbury quit the party on Saturday

Evening Standard

Jonathan Gullis blames 'woke' teachers as he struggles to find new job

FORMER Tory MP Jonathan Gullis has claimed he is being discriminated against by the “rapid woke agenda” as he has failed to re-enter the…

The National (Scotland)

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

OPINION - The Standard View: Tory candidates make their case, some more successfully than others

If politics is show business for ugly people, then it is difficult to know what to make of this Conservative leadership beauty parade. The four remaining candidates are taking to the conference stage in Birmingham this week to proffer their case to members. Yet at this point in the contest,…

Evening Standard

James O'Brien tears into Tory hypocrisy amid ongoing leadership contest

LBC host James O’Brien has taken aim at the Conservative Party over their leadership contest ...

The National (Scotland)

Unemployed ex-Tory MP blames ‘woke agenda’ for being unable to find job

Jonathan Gullis said he had applied for dozens of teaching jobs since losing his Stoke-on-Trent North seat

The Independent UK

Tory leadership rivals round on Kemi Badenoch in 'excessive' maternity pay row

KEMI Badenoch has been rounded on by her Tory leadership rivals after suggesting that maternity pay was “excessive”.

The National (Scotland)

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

John Curtice gives verdict on Keir Starmer's performance so far

JOHN Curtice has said Keir Starmer’s “political antennae are weak” and he is “not very good at setting a narrative”.

The National (Scotland)

Tugendhat and Cleverly 'win' Tory conference Day One as Badenoch and Jenrick have 'difficult' starts

Former Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch sparked a row over maternity pay and ex-immigration minister Robert Jenrick faced questions over donations

Evening Standard

Robert Jenrick says Star of David should be displayed at every point of entry to the UK

Tory leadership frontrunner addressed Conservative Friends of Israel event in hoodie emblazoned with words ‘Hamas Are Terrorists’

The Independent UK

Cleverly says it was a mistake for Sunak to say he would ‘stop the boats’ because that was ‘unachievable target’ – as it happened

Former home secretary says the phrase ‘stop the boats’ was ‘an error’ and it was too complicated a problem to distil into a soundbite

The Guardian - UK

New Blow For UK's Starmer As Growth Data Disappoints

Britain's economy grew less than initially estimated in the second quarter, revised official data revealed Monday, dealing another early blow to new Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Labour government.

International Business Times

Nadhim Zahawi’s lawyers ‘breached code to stifle HMRC revelations’

Former chancellor’s solicitor accused of breaching code of conduct by threatening legal action against tax campaigner

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage beats all four Tory leadership contenders in having what it takes to be 'good PM' - new poll

The Reform UK leader ‘looms large’ over the Conservative leadership contest, says Keiran Pedley, Director of Politics at Ipsos

Evening Standard

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

More Mr Nice Guy: can affable but gaffe-prone James Cleverly lead the Tories?

Some in the party think it’s time for a unifier, but others wonder whether he has the toughness and vision for the job

Evening Standard

Tory chief met MI6 man in Bangkok amid fears of foreign plot to sway election which saw Liz Truss made PM

The revelations came as the Tories at their annual rally in Birmingham are in the process of choosing a leader to succeed Rishi Sunak

The Guardian - UK

Moderation out and madness to the fore in the Tories’ Birmingham echo chamber

With the leadership contenders vying to out-crazy each other, it was Boris – well it would be, wouldn’t it – who outdid them all

The Guardian - UK

Kemi Badenoch faces backlash as Tory rivals seize on maternity pay comments

Leadership contender’s team in damage control mode after she is criticised for saying burden on business is ‘excessive’

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The National (Scotland)

'Not surprising': Tory shadow minister backs Labour's 'damaging' NHS plans

THE SNP have hit out at Labour after a senior Tory shadow minister backed Wes Streeting’s NHS policies ...

The Independent UK

James Cleverly favourite Tory leadership candidate among British public, new poll shows

Polling comes on the first day of Conservative Party’s annual conference, which will see leadership candidates fight for support of members

The Independent UK

Kemi Badenoch sparks Tory leadership row after ‘excessive’ maternity pay remarks

Tory leadership contender has caused consternation at the party conference after claiming the government was doing ‘too much’ on statutory maternity pay, before backtracking

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer tightens rules on gifts and donations after Rosie Duffield’s ‘avarice’ accusation

Senior cabinet minister announces ‘end of Tory loophole’ after maverick MP Rosie Duffield quit Labour and accused the PM of presiding over ‘sleaze, nepotism and apparent avarice’

The Guardian - UK

Jenrick and Tugendhat call for Tories to cut leadership contest short

Contest ends on 2 November, meaning Rishi Sunak would respond to the budget then step down three days later

The Guardian - UK

Maternity pay is ‘excessive’, says Tory leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch

Shadow communities secretary calls for ‘more personal responsibility’ and to let businesses make more decisions

Evening Standard

Tory leadership race: James Cleverly can 'speak to all Londoners,' says ex-London minister Paul Scully

Lewisham-born Cleverly was a member of the Greater London Assembly

1 … 308 309 310 311

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Conservative Party

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.