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Farage says UK can be ‘friendly’ with EU but does not say how

The Reform UK leader said that ‘industrial collaboration’ with the EU will give the UK ‘less flexibility’ to make a deal with the US.

Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2025

Ex-Tory MP joins Ukraine’s foreign legion to aid fight against Putin

Exclusive: Former deputy chair of the Conservative Party Jack Lopresti has given his first interview to The Independent after volunteering to serve in the Ukrainian military

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2025

Tories fighting to keep donors amid the rise of Reform UK

Reform held a £25,000-a head fundraiser in Mayfair on Tuesday attended by ex-Conservative donors Bassim Haidar and Mohamed Amersi

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2025

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Conservatives fighting to stem loss of high-value donors to Reform UK

Kemi Badenoch expected to appear at party’s London conference, where wealthy donors have been invited to evening drinks

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2025

UK politics: Philp’s ‘patronising’ comment about Britons’ work ethic show Tories ‘out of touch’, TUC says – as it happened

General secretary highlights ‘legacy of 14 years of falling living standards under the Tories’

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2025

Badenoch appears to slap down Patel over migration figures

A spokesperson for the Tory leader said the party would ‘tell the truth about the mistakes we made’ under her leadership.

Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2025

Fact check: Survey shows more firms cutting jobs than at any time since lockdown

The Conservative Party incorrectly claimed that jobs are being slashed faster than at any time since the financial crisis.

Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2025

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Starmer labels Tories ‘coalition of blockers’ as he defends growth plan at PMQs

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch urged the Prime Minister to drop his ‘anti-growth’ Employment Rights Bill.

The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2025

Conservative law to ban phones in schools is ‘gimmick’, Education Secretary says

Bridget Phillipson said a Tory amendment to the schools Bill is unnecessary as she defended removing automatic academisation of failing schools.

Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2025

Former Tory minister in stark racism warning to party on Holocaust Memorial Day

A FORMER Tory minister has warned the Conservative Party it will never get back into power if it panders "to the likes of Nigel Farage".

The National (Scotland) · Jan 27, 2025

Farage and Badenoch will have to agree a pact before election if neither comes out on top, says Tory peer

It comes after a national opinion poll put Nigel Farage’s party out in front for the first time

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2025

Canada’s Liberal leadership race: Who’s running to replace Justin Trudeau?

Former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and ex-Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney are frontrunners, experts say.

Al Jazeera · Jan 24, 2025

The Westminster whistleblower: how my friend Sergei tried to expose the Kremlin plot against Britain

Russian-born UK citizen and Tory party activist Sergei Cristo fought to make MI5 sit up and take notice of the Russian political interference operation now threatening democracy in Britain – and around the world

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2025

Local elections will be ‘quite difficult’ for Tories, says Badenoch

‘These local elections will be quite difficult for us as a party,’ Kemi Badenoch said.

Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2025

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Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2025

Fact check: Kemi Badenoch said she would look at means testing

The Conservative leader was asked about means testing the triple lock on pensions, but did not say she would cut the state pension.

Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2025

Top Badenoch ally defends claim pensions could be subject to more means-testing

Nigel Huddleston suggested means-testing the triple lock was among ‘exactly the things’ the party could look at.

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2025

UK politics live: House of Commons bar shuts over drink spiking allegation, Starmer hits back at Musk

Strangers’ Bar will close from Monday while security and safety arrangements are reviewed, a House of Commons spokesperson said

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2025

Kemi Badenoch in triple lock pensions row after saying Tories would look at means testing

The Tory leader insisted that ‘means-testing is something which we don’t do properly’ after being pressed on her plans for the pensions triple lock

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The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2025

Tories will consider means testing pension triple-lock, Badenoch says

Major policy shift follows speech admitting the Tories made mistakes and offered policies without plans while in power

The National (Scotland) · Jan 16, 2025

Labour 'doubling down' on Tories' mistakes on Brexit, Kemi Badenoch says

THE Tories made mistakes in office – including in their handling of Brexit – and Labour are now “doubling down” on them, Kemi Badenoch has…

Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2025

Tory-Reform merger to beat Labour ruled out by Kemi Badenoch

Reform UK has overtaken the Tories in a series of opinion polls in recent weeks, and is within touching distance of Labour’s lead with the public.

Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2025

Kemi Badenoch hits back at Nigel Farage and claims Rachel Reeves is 'woman problem' for Starmer

The Tory leader also admitted mistakes by the last Conservative governments over Brexit and immigration

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2025

UK politics: Kemi Badenoch describes Rachel Reeves as a ‘woman problem’ for Keir Starmer – as it happened

Opposition leader says PM’s ‘woman problem is not my concern’ when asked jokingly if she would back Starmer if he sacked the chancellor

Evening Standard · Jan 15, 2025

Tories will tell difficult truths, Badenoch to say in bid to regain voter trust

The Conservative leader is also expected to criticise the Labour Party for announcing ‘mad and bad ideas’ which the Tories rejected when in power.

Evening Standard · Jan 15, 2025

PM insists Reeves in post for ‘many years’ amid calls to rule out tax hikes

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch asked Sir Keir Starmer if the country could ‘afford four more years of his terrible judgments’.

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