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OPINION - The Conservatives have vacated the centre ground

British elections are won on the centre ground. Whoever occupies that territory generally sweeps to power. This being the case, why doesn’t everyone do it?

Evening Standard

Hunt sets out plan to shrink civil service as Tory pressure to cut taxes mounts

Jeremy Hunt said improving public sector productivity could allow him to cut taxes.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak’s Commons majority in peril as 60 Tories join Liz Truss group

Growth Group now same size as government’s majority, as it urges PM to cut taxes and resume fracking

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Rutherglen & Hamilton West by-election: Key statistics

The seat has changed hands at the last three general elections.

The Independent UK

Mark Harper launches crackdown on ‘sinister’ 15-minute cities

The Cabinet minister announced the Government will review its powers to prevent ‘overzealous use of traffic management measures’.

The Independent UK

'Packed house' as Liz Truss fans line up to see 'Great British Growth Rally' speech

FORMER prime minister Liz Truss was met by sweeping queues at the Tory party conference as she called for ministers to “make Britain grow again”…

The National (Scotland)

Liz Truss signs autographs as she’s met by sweeping queues at Tory conference

The former prime minister rallied the still supportive Tory membership at the fringes of the party conference in Manchester

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Councils’ use of DVLA records flagged in ‘misuse of 15-minute cities’ crackdown

Transport Secretary Mark Harper made his comments from the main stage of the Tory party conference in Manchester.

The Independent UK

Labour council bosses blocked bid to prevent mass closure of leisure centres

LABOUR council chiefs reportedly blocked a bid to prevent the mass closure of sports and leisure centres in North Lanarkshire.

The National (Scotland)

OPINION - The Standard View: Conservative leadership beauty parade makes it to Manchester

Political party conferences mean different things to different people. For leaders, they represent an opportunity to grab the attention of voters. For parties themselves, they are a critical revenue-raising exercise. And for members, they offer the chance to drink warm wine in airless rooms.

Evening Standard

Criminals may be freed early to ease overcrowding as prison crisis laid bare

Dire warning from the chief of UK prison governors who tells The Independent the ‘nuclear button could be pressed very soon’

The Independent UK

No champagne at Tory conference, but Michael Gove parties on

Rishi Sunak attacked Keir Starmer at a 1922 Committee event to open conference

Evening Standard

Party conference season is here – but decades of polling evidence suggests these events barely move the dial

From late September to early October, the UK’s political parties gather for their autumn conferences. The Conservatives, Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Scottish National Party will be among the parties bringing their members and MPs together at some expense in a season that lasts about three weeks.

The Conversation

Jeremy Hunt admits he flew to Manchester Tory conference from London

The Chancellor said he took a BA flight because his train was cancelled amid industrial action.

Evening Standard

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Rutherglen and Hamilton West: Everything you need to know about the constituency

RUTHERGLEN and Hamilton West has been centre stage in UK politics ever since Margaret Ferrier MP publicly apologised for breaching Covid regulations…

Evening Standard

I’ll chart a path to lower taxes – I just can’t say when, Jeremy Hunt tells Tories

The Chancellor has ruled out tax cuts this year but is keeping alive hopes of a pre-election giveaway

Evening Standard

London MP Rosena Allin-Khan halts surgeries after attack on her adviser and ‘racist slurs’

Tooting MP Rosena Allin-Khan has temporarily called off face-to-face meetings with constituents after Wandsworth councillor Kate Forbes was attacked

The Independent UK

Kate Forbes: I did not want Fergus Ewing to stand alone after SNP suspension

Fergus Ewing was suspended from the SNP group at Holyrood after voting against the Scottish Government.

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Kay Burley labels Scotland 'a region' ... and Douglas Ross keeps quiet

DOUGLAS Ross has been criticised for remaining silent when a news presenter described Scotland as a “region” at the Conservative party…

The Independent UK

Tories can make gains in Scotland at next election, says Ross

A recent poll put the Tory vote in Scotland at 16%.

The Independent UK

Hunt rules out big tax cuts despite Tory calls for pre-election giveaway

The Chancellor said cuts this year would ‘compromise’ the battle against inflation.

The Guardian - UK

Tory MPs should ‘get behind’ Sunak, says Andrew Mitchell

International development minister warns colleagues jostling for position not to be ‘self-indulgent’

The Guardian - UK

In one vulgar swoop, Suella Braverman has humiliated every single migrant in the UK

The home secretary’s assertion that multiculturalism has ‘failed’ crosses the line, says the Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Independent UK

Hunt to raise living wage to £11 an hour and crackdown on benefit ‘shirkers’

National living wage to increase to £11 an hour, Hunt to promise at Tory conference

AAP

'Chicken' Luxon walks from COVID-hit NZ leaders debate

New Zealand's election contest has devolved into a blame game over which parties are acting responsibly on a hostile and increasingly toxic campaign trail.

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