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Election diary: Nigel Farage snaps his fingers and his devoted sidekick steps aside

Richard Tice hands over the reins of the Reform party after single-handedly fronting, funding and running it until the moment anyone actually cared

The Guardian - UK

Farage’s milkshake and Sunak’s D-Day calamity: Key moments from election campaign trail – week three

An eventful 2024 general election campaign went into its third week, bringing unprecedented poll projections, candidate U-turns and moments to forget for Rishi Sunak

The Independent UK

Tory candidate Ashley Fox accused of lying to MPs to secure job

Fox had said he had no political ambitions when being vetted as chair of Independent Monitoring Authority

The Guardian - UK

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Tories drop election candidate hours before nominations close amid 'complaint'

The Conservatives dropped one of their parliamentary candidates hours before nominations closed on Friday after receiving a complaint about his…

The National (Scotland)

Tory election chaos as more candidates quit in lead up to nominations deadline

At least five people on the Conservative’s candidates list have told The Independent that they refused to stand for unwinnable seats, but Neighbours star Holly Valance won’t stand against the party for Nigel Farage’s Reform

The Independent UK

Holly Valance decides against standing for Reform UK

The actress was reported to be considering being the party’s candidate to take on Tory chairman Richard Holden

Evening Standard

‘D-day was the final straw’: Sunak’s blunders ignite Tory party fury

Long-serving party members and MPs left aghast by unforced errors, poor strategy and a growing sense of resignation

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New blow to Sunak as Tory members demand special meeting to deselect his party chairman as a candidate

Richard Holden, the Tory party chairman tasked with winning Sunak the general election, is facing a revolt in the constituency he was imposed on just 24 hours ago

The Independent UK

There’s no distance these Conservative heroes won’t travel to serve … themselves

Richard Holden shows his mettle with a shock appearance on the Basildon and Billericay ballot, a Tory safe seat

The Guardian - UK

Tory chair chosen to stand in safe seat 300 miles from former constituency

Local members voice anger in Basildon and Billericay, where Richard Holden was put forward as only candidate at last minute

The Guardian - UK

Essex Tories had ‘gun to head’ to accept ‘unwanted’ party chair as their candidate

Details are emerging of how senior Conservative members in Basildon and Billericay were forced to accept party chair Richard Holden as their candidate on Wednesday night

The Independent UK

Frank Hester donated further £5m to Tories in January, figures show

Data also shows party accepted £150,000 from Hester days after comments about Diane Abbott were revealed

The Guardian - UK

Chaos as Tory chairman put on a shortlist of one to ensure he gets a seat

Richard Holden is on a shortlist of one to ensure he gets a seat after multiple constituencies rejected Sunak’s hand-picked party chairman

The Independent UK

Tory chairman’s last minute bid for seat as party scrambles to find up to 141 candidates

Tory chairman Richard Holden is biggest name in a 48-hour scramble for Tory seats as the party tries to fill an estimated 141 vacancies

The Independent UK

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Gina Rinehart retains top spot on rich list as 200 wealthiest Australians see fortunes grow by 11%

Technology figures including Afterpay founders rise up AFR rich list rankings, reflecting ‘changing nature’ of Australian economy

Evening Standard

Conservative chairman denies Tories are struggling to fill London seats ahead of general election

Richard Holden said he “doesn’t know” where he will be standing at the general election

The Independent UK

Tory fury as Sunak allies 'parachuted' into winnable seats

Exclusive: Both the Tories and Labour leaderships stand accused of ‘rigging’ safe seat selections for their friends and allies

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer aims to end questions about his leadership in first major election campaign speech

Labour leader will launch a presidential-style election campaign to address his critics

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The Guardian - UK

Meet the top teams: the key election advisers to Sunak and Starmer

We look at the people who will strategise for the prime minister and opposition leader in the coming weeks

Evening Standard

Mike Freer MP re-opens office after arson attack but says safety is 'constant worry'

The Tory MP for Finchley and Golders Green said he had made changes to his own security following the attack

The Guardian - UK

There are good reasons not to take local results as general election predictions

Current political map cannot be compared with the past, but there are warnings for Conservatives to heed nonetheless

The Guardian - UK

Tories take refuge in fantasy as local election drubbing becomes clear

From party chair Richard Holden to Andrea Leadsom and Rish! himself, their denial verged on the delusional

The Guardian - UK

Key points as local election results show major Tory losses

With almost all council elections declared, Conservatives are on course to lose up to 500 seats

The Guardian - UK

Tory chair refuses to say whether party took further £5m from Frank Hester

Richard Holden says Hester apologised for remarks about Diane Abbott and ‘we should accept that’

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Tory HQ resists calls to refer Menzies allegations to police – as it happened

Internal investigation under way but party has not announced that police have been called in

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