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Tory Party conference – live: Sunak set to finally confirm he will scrap HS2 rail link to Manchester

He will also use his speech to attack the last 30 years of “broken politics”

The Independent UK

OPINION - Tory party conference: All eyes on the Conservatives | The Leader Podcast

The Conservative Party conference is officially underway. The Chancellor has announced an increase to the National Living Wage and tougher sanctions for people on benefits who do not take steps to find work.

Evening Standard

Badenoch criticises opponents of inclusivity plans

The minister for women and equalities told the Conservative Party conference that ‘Labour didn’t like’ the Government’s Inclusive Britain Report.

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Boats seen crossing Channel as arrivals ‘pass 25,000’ people so far this year

Several boats were seen travelling to shores in Kent on Monday.

The Independent UK

Blanket ban of mobile phones in schools across England ‘unenforceable’

It is currently up to individual headteachers to decide their own policies on devices and whether they should be banned.

The Independent UK

Pierre Poilievre is a career politician: Is that good or bad?

The Conservative Party is currently riding high in the polls with a 15-point lead over the Liberals. Political commentators credit this polling success to the popular appeal of Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre.

The Conversation

Tory conference: Greg Hands mocks Labour leader with ‘Keir Starmer flip flops’

The Conservative Party chairman held up the footwear at the conference in Manchester.

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Watch live: Conservative Party conference 2023 gets underway in Manchester

Watch live as the Conservative Party conference 2023 gets underway in Manchester on Sunday 1 October.

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'You're not welcome!': Rishi Sunak heckled as he enters Conservative Party conference

RISHI Sunak was welcomed to the Conservative Party conference by a heckler with a megaphone.

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak needs to rally his flagging Conservatives. He hopes a dash of populism will do the trick

Britain's governing Conservative Party is gathering for its annual conference

The Independent UK

What the papers say – October 1

Sunday’s front pages feature a range of political stories as the Conservative Party conference gets underway.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak promises to use Tory conference to set out long-term vision for UK

The Prime Minister is set to face questions over the future of HS2 and further calls to set out tax cuts while in Manchester.

The Independent UK

SNP trying to undermine devolution settlement, warns Alister Jack

The Scottish Secretary will speak at the Conservative Party conference on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Conservative activists mock Rishi Sunak and predict election defeat in leaked messages

The messages predicted election defeat followed by internal fighting

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Sunak may have breached ministerial code with Party conference photo – Labour

The Conservative Party conference agenda features a photo taken by a ‘taxpayer-funded Downing Street civil servant’.

The Conversation

Sunak should be wary of backtracking on net zero – what history tells us about flip-flopping on the environment

Rishi Sunak has delivered a speech in which he announced delays to key net zero targets, including postponing the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars until 2035. It is a remarkable event given that the UK Conservative party has at least paid lipservice to environmental concerns…

Evening Standard

OPINION - Where the Ed Miliband comparison ends for Sir Keir Starmer

Starmer’s Labour faces a very different Conservative Party to the one Miliband faced in 2015

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Canada’s Trudeau rebuffs idea of stepping down in face of slumping support

Canadian prime minister says he has ‘work to do’ amid recent polls showing rising public disapproval of his leadership.

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Tories took ‘swift action’ after MI5 warning about would-be MPs

The Conservative Party dropped two people from its list of potential candidates after MI5 highlighted links to China.

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All candidates for New York City Council District 43 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

All three candidates running in the Nov. 7, 2023, general election for New York City Council District 43 — Vito LaBella (R, Conservative Party), YingYing Tan (R), and Susan Zhuang (D) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to…

The Independent UK

MI5 warned Tories that MP candidates could be Chinese spies – report

The Conservative Party blocked two MP hopefuls from its candidates list due to the espionage concerns.

The Independent UK

Nadine Dorries’ book on the downfall of Boris Johnson delayed until November

The Plot: The Political Assassination Of Boris Johnson had been due to be published ahead of the Conservative Party conference in October.

The Independent UK

Pressure mounts on Nadine Dorries to go as second council calls on her to quit

The Tory former cabinet minister announced her intention to quit in June after she failed to receive a peerage in Boris Johnson’s resignation honours.

The Independent UK

Small boat migrant arrivals top 25,000 since start of Sunak premiership

Labour accused the Prime Minister of failing to get a grip on the migrant crisis in the English Channel.

The Independent UK

James Buckley, Conservative senator and brother of late writer William F. Buckley, dies at 100

Former federal appeals court judge and New York Senator James Buckley has died at age 100

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