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Call it the Kemi Badenoch conundrum: it’s why the Tories are going nowhere fast

In her attempt to be all things to all people, the leader set off without a policy path. Now she has a party that can’t agree which way to go, says Henry Hill, deputy editor of ConservativeHome

The Guardian - UK

Ex-army chief Lord Dannatt lobbied ministers for millions to support commercial deal

Revelation marks second time crossbench peer may have broken Lords rules against lobbying

The Guardian - UK

‘Kemi hates doing media’: Tory anxiety after 100 days of Badenoch leadership

Open panic has yet to set in but MPs voice growing fears over leader’s approach and threat from Reform UK

The Guardian - UK

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Rivalry, ambition and the threat from the Right: Can Kemi Badenoch resuscitate the Tories?

The new Conservative party leader is less than two months into the job, yet reviews are already mixed

Evening Standard

Who is backing Badenoch’s and Jenrick’s Tory leadership campaigns?

The candidates say they have cross-party support, despite being seen as part of the same populist right wing

The Guardian - UK

London buildings still wrapped in Grenfell-style cladding seven years on from the disaster

There are still 42 residential buildings in London with the same type of cladding as Grenfell where ‘remediation’ is incomplete

Evening Standard

Look at streets and open spaces: where are all the children? Blame the war on play

It’s said that youngsters are addicted to tech – but their childhoods are also being shaped by the loss of child-friendly areas, says freelance reporter Harriet Grant

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Kemi Badenoch is member of ‘Evil Plotters’ Tory WhatsApp group

Exclusive: Business secretary who has told party rebels to stop ‘stirring’ and back PM is in group along with Michael Gove

The Guardian - UK

Police 'wrong' to record non-crime hate incident against Tory Rachel Maclean in transphobic row, says minister

She is seeking to appeal against the case by West Mercia police

Evening Standard

A Reported £80 Million Allocated to Regenerate Brownfield Land and Construct Thousands of Homes

In a major push to revitalize neglected urban spaces and create vibrant communities, the UK government has announced the opening of the third and final round of the £180 million Brownfield Land Release Fund 2.

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Comment: 'we need a housing minister to last years, not days'

In the midst of an acute housing crisis, we need consistency and long-term planning from government, not a revolving door in a crucial post

Evening Standard

Question Time audience member rips into Tory MP over Palestine stance

AN audience member ripped into a Tory minister over his stance on the Israel-Hamas conflict on Question Time, calling the Government’s language…

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Councils pursuing four-day week told to stop ‘immediately’ by Sunak government

Michael Gove’s department tells local authority bosses to ‘cease’ four-day working week

The Independent UK

Ministers warn English councils not to adopt four-day working weeks

Central government’s attempt to restrict councils’ ability to try out the practice is ‘a massive overreach’, say council leaders

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Councils pursuing four-day week warned to stop by local government minister

Lee Rowley said councils pursuing a four-day week are ‘on notice’ and should ‘cease immediately’.

The Guardian - UK

Efforts to avoid ‘Grenfell-scale tragedy’ not taken seriously, says ex-mandarin

Exclusive: Building safety minister demanded ‘do nothing’ option be added to policy paper on collapse risks

The Independent UK

Labour calls Sunak’s mid-party conference visit ‘desperate’

A day of public engagements by the Prime Minister fell on the day of shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves’ big speech.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak defends making Red Wall visit during Labour Party conference

The Conservative Party leader was asked by a reporter about his ‘unusual step’ of scheduling a visit during the rival party’s autumn gathering.

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Fresh calls to scrap UK’s ‘tourist tax’ at Tory party conference

Levelling up minister Lee Rowley was put on the spot over the issue of VAT-free shopping

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Cambridgeshire council defies ministers to plough on with four-day week

The minister for local government ordered the shift pattern for refuse collectors and office workers to end

Evening Standard

Lib Dem council ‘defies government order to scrap four-day week’

South Cambridgeshire District Council to ‘push ahead with trial until next year’

Daily Mirror

Government orders END of 'unacceptable' four-day working trial despite positive results

Local government minister Lee Rowley ordered the Liberal Democrat leader of South Cambridgeshire District Council to end the trial over the coming weeks

The Independent UK

Council seeks meeting with ministers after being told to end four-day week trial

Local government minister Lee Rowley wrote to South Cambridgeshire District Council to ask for an immediate end to the trial.

Manchester Evening News

First council in country to try four-day work week told to stop

Ministers have ordered South Cambridgeshire District Council to scrap experiment as it 'doesn't demonstrate value for money' despite study showing it may have saved £330,000

The Guardian - UK

Minister orders halt to Cambridgeshire council’s four-day week trial

Local government minister Lee Rowley says he has concerns about value for money for taxpayers

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