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Familiar faces on the right met in Bournemouth to pour scorn on the government. And they can certainly make the PM’s life harder

Disgruntled right-wing Conservatives, frustrated at the direction the party is taking, descended on Bournemouth for the first conference of the Boris Johnson-backing Conservative Democratic Organisation

Rates will be cut to 6.3% from September, having already been cut to 7.3% from 12% in June.

The UK goverment’s Department for Education has some new ministers in charge following the political turmoil surrounding Boris Johnson’s resignation. After resigning only two days into the job of education secretary, Michelle Donelan has been replaced by James Cleverly, MP for Braintree.

Jo Grady from University and College Union says government is ‘continuing to whip up a phony culture war’

A SCOTTISH Tory councillor has renounced his party affiliation to sit as an independent over concerns about “poor behaviour” within the party…

Councillor Neil McLennan has stepped aside from the Conservatives over poor behaviour in the party and will sit as an independent.

Brendan Clarke-Smith also said he didn’t believe families could not afford to buy food

Teachers’ leaders say her response to a crowd will make it more difficult to ‘maintain common decency in schools’.