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Let’s be clear: this Conservative party is dead. Those who killed it should own up so we can move on

The local elections wipeout proves that out-Reforming Reform cannot and does not work. Both Tories – and Labour – need to rethink hard and fast, says writer and former Conservative MP Justine Greening

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2025

Swinney says there is a ‘very real possibility’ Farage could be UK’s next PM

Scotland’s First Minister said he is ‘fearful of what lies ahead’ as he condemned the ‘alien values that Nigel Farage is peddling’.

Evening Standard · May 4, 2025

Badenoch says more children, not immigration, will help with ageing population

Conservative leader’s remarks to BBC suggest she may develop policies that encourage women to have more children

The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2025

Tories lose 15 councils amid Reform’s local elections surge

Reform was the main beneficiary of the Conservative collapse, winning more than 600 seats and taking control of 10 local authorities.

Evening Standard · May 2, 2025

Who is Sarah Pochin? Reform UK's first female MP

The former Tory councillor only joined Reform UK in March 2025, having been a Conservative in the past and has a strong belief in British identity

Evening Standard · May 2, 2025

English elections so far – Reform lead with nearly 500 councillors

REFORM UK have nearly 500 councillors after the English local elections saw them annihilate the Tories and emerge as a serious threat to Labour.

The National (Scotland) · May 2, 2025

Badenoch apologises as Tories suffer heavy local election defeat

The Tory leader conceded the public was ‘still not yet ready to trust us’ after losing hundreds of councillors in a Reform UK surge.

Evening Standard · May 2, 2025

Tories hail ‘significant’ mayoral election win after widespread losses

Party leader Kemi Badenoch previously warned the local elections would be tough for the Conservatives.

Evening Standard · May 2, 2025

Voices: How the Brexit vote is still realigning British politics

COMMENT: Nigel Farage’s ‘turquoise tidal wave’ has redrawn the electoral map, sweeping away the traditional Tory-Labour duopoly – and it couldn’t have happened without the 2016 EU referendum, says Sean O’Grady

The Independent UK · May 2, 2025

Ex-Tory MP was wrong not to declare £4.5m loans from major donor, watchdog finds

Andrew Bridgen was ‘wrong’ not to declare £4.5m of interest-free loans but cannot be punished as a former MP, the Commons sleaze watchdog concluded

The Independent UK · May 1, 2025