UNCOVERED: 2 - The Untold Story

Rishi Sunak's gaffe-prone start to election campaign: It never rains but it pours

From the wet election announcement to questioning about sinking ships, it’s not been smooth sailing so far for the PM

Evening Standard · May 28, 2024

Tories apologise as leaked email blames MPs for poor start to election campaign

TORY ministers and MPs have failed to “get behind” campaigning and have refused to knock on doors, a leaked memo from the party’s HQ has…

The National (Scotland) · May 27, 2024

Tories scramble to find almost 200 election candidates as Gove leads exodus

Rishi Sunak appeared to catch his own party unprepared for the general election as Conservative HQ tries to find scores of prospective MPs willing to stand

The Independent UK · May 24, 2024

Police to contact Tory MP Mark Menzies over campaign fund misuse allegations

Development follows Labour calling for investigation into Tory MP alleged to have misused funds to pay off ‘bad people’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2024

Tory ‘attack dog’ reheats failed ploy used against Starmer to go for Rayner

MP Richard Holden, who is behind re-opening of inquiry into Labour deputy leader, also sparked Covid-era beer and curry furore involving the leader

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2024

Controversial attack ad on Sadiq Khan made solely by Tory HQ, source says

Spurious video on London mayor’s record on crime allegedly had no input from team of Tory candidate Susan Hall

The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2024

Penny Mordaunt: I'm on even more manoeuvres than you think

Her allies maintain that she isn’t plotting against the PM

Evening Standard · Mar 27, 2024

Labour formally drops £28bn green pledge and blames Tories for ‘crashing the economy’ – as it happened

The announcement ends weeks of speculation about the policy

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2024

Here’s Sunak’s problem in deciding the election date: things are very bad now – and they could get much worse

With the polls against him and the Tories in turmoil, a May date might be the PM’s best gamble – but gambling isn’t his forte, says Henry Hill, deputy editor of ConservativeHome

The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2023

Tory HQ considers scrapping party conference over general election clash

Tory HQ is drawing up plans to cancel the event - the biggest get-together on the party’s calendar.

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2023