Tories accept £350,000 donation from vape firm despite crackdown on e-cigarettes for children Rishi Sunak had promised ‘crackdown’ on vaping products targeted at children The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023
Labour enjoys boost to election war chest as Tories recover from 2022 turmoil Labour has raised almost £12 million already this year, while the Conservatives have received £22 million in donations. The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023
The Conservatives have seized on cars as a political wedge – it's a bet on public turning against climate action “Talking about freedom, sat in Margaret Thatcher’s old Rover” read the UK prime minister’s tweet in July 2023. Earlier that day in an interview with The Telegraph newspaper, Rishi Sunak had declared that the Conservative Party he leads are “on the side of motorists”, and he spent the days after… The Conversation · Sep 5, 2023
The Tories watering down protections for polluted rivers? I smell a rat One thing the Conservatives have achieved: the comprehensive choking to death of our waterways The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2023
Labour sees funding increase despite 25k member loss while Tories lose millions LABOUR have seen an increase in funding despite a 25k member loss while the Conservatives lost £2.4 million in donations, according to the 2022… The National (Scotland) · Aug 24, 2023
Income of Labour and Lib Dems up as Tory funds fall, accounts show Newly released figures seem to show ebbing financial support for Conservatives The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2023
Tories will still leave households worse off despite potential inflation slowdown, says Labour Labour accuses PM of overseeing a £350 increase in monthly bills for the average household The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023
OPINION - Investigation into Tories’ London election strategy: The Leader podcast There is fresh turmoil among London’s Conservatives as the party launches a probe into its electoral operations in the capital. Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2023
Fresh Tory Party turmoil over London mayoral shambles Probe into London Conservatives reignites City Hall selection row Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2023
Green policies compared: what the Conservatives, Labour and Lib Dems have pledged on climate What the three largest parties have committed, one year out from a general election Evening Standard · Aug 1, 2023
Byelection losses are terrible for the Conservatives – but there are glimmers of hope It says much of the Conservatives’ current plight that a win of just 495 votes is being hailed with relief inside the party. The Conversation · Jul 21, 2023
Angela Rayner and Oliver Dowden clash over Conservatives’ economic record Rising bills, soaring mortgages and plummeting real wages are ‘pushing more families to the brink’, Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner warned. The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2023
Illegal migration bill mauled in Lords as peers vote to insert protections for children, LGBT people and pregnant women– as it happened Lords inflicts three defeats on government in favour of amendments to bill The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2023
What will Boris Johnson do now? In 2019, Boris Johnson secured the Conservatives’ biggest majority for 40 years and appeared set for a decade in power. The Week · Jun 13, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2023 ‘Life moves on’: Gove attempts to consign Boris Johnson to Conservatives’ past Minister stresses Johnson’s ‘significant contributions’ as Tories seek to move on from ex-PM’s resignation
The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2023 Why access to Tory party members is big incentive for owning Daily Telegraph Newspaper retains considerable influence among those who will shape the direction of Conservatives
The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2023 Labour urges Tories to hand back £5m donation from Mohamed Mansour Anneliese Dodds questions why it took so long for one of the Conservative senior treasurer’s firms to sever its Russia links
The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2023 Scottish ministers poised to back down in recycling row with Westminster SNP government preparing to accept UK ministers’ demand to exclude glass from deposit return scheme
The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2023 Nearly two-thirds of millennials think Tories deserve to lose election, poll says Rishi Sunak told that research from Onward thinktank suggests party is facing ‘existential’ threat
The Independent UK · May 27, 2023 Half a billion working days lost to sickness since last election – Labour The party said its analysis of official figures shows the economic cost of the Conservatives’ ‘failure’ to support people with ill health.
The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2023 Rishi Sunak says he aims to bring immigration below level he ‘inherited’ PM says he wants number to fall below where it was when he took power, which was about 500,000 a year
The Independent UK · May 18, 2023 Labour presses Commons leader on ‘Conservative conspiracy Comic Con’ appearances The shadow Commons leader highlighted speeches by Cabinet ministers Michael Gove and Suella Braverman at the National Conservatism event this week.
Liverpool Echo · May 12, 2023 Former Sefton conservative councillor 'delighted' to join borough's Liberal Democrats Cllr Sinclair D'Alburquerque said the Conservatives were "not compatible" with his views
The Week · May 9, 2023 Rise of the Nimby party: the Tory house-building dilemma Critics have hit out at Rishi Sunak’s decision to abandon house-building targets, citing it as a significant factor in his party’s poor showing in last week’s local elections.
The Independent UK · May 9, 2023 Pharmacists to give prescription medicine without GP sign-off Rishi Sunak hopes the plans will reduce the pressure of doctors’ surgeries.