Cost of maintenance for ‘crumbling’ hospitals in England passes £1bn This is a near £30 million increase from 2020/21 Wales Online · Feb 6, 2023
Maintenance bill for ‘crumbling’ NHS hospitals shoots past £1bn Labour questions future of pledge to build 40 new hospitals as set out in 2019 Tory manifesto The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023
Cost of maintenance for ‘crumbling’ hospitals passes £1bn The figure was up from £987 million the previous year. The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023
Rishi Sunak must fight hard to stop a Labour win looking inevitable Yesterday the Prime Minister and his Cabinet gathered at Chequers for a spot of truth-telling by Isaac Levido, their elections guru. There was to be no “sugarcoating” during Levido’s election strategy briefing, we were told. The presence at the large shiny mahogany table of the Conservatives’ embattled chairman Nadhim Zahawi… Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2023
Boris Johnson allies plotting against Sunak risk a 1997-style Tory defeat, former Brexit secretary warns Former Tory minister David Davis says ordinary voters will not support the Conservatives if Boris Johnson and his acolytes ‘actively undermine’ the prime minister in the run up to the next election The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023
Ulez expansion: Tories accuse Sadiq Khan of false statements over extending pollution charge zone A spokesperson for the mayor says he did not make any decisions until he received the final report from TfL Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2023
Conservatives accuse Sadiq Khan of ‘serious misconduct’ over Ulez expansion The Conservatives released documents which they claim prove Mr Khan and his deputy Seb Dance made ‘untrue and dishonest’ comments. The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023
Independents now outnumber Lib Dems after Andrew Bridgen loses Tory whip There are now 15 independent MPs in Parliament, all of whom have been suspended from their former parties. The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023
Boris Johnson claims the Tories can recover at the ballot box Former PM says Conservatives are the one party that believes in Brexit and attacks 'Sir crasheroonie snoozefest' Keir Starmer Wales Online · Jan 10, 2023
Former Tory minister quits party and heaps praise on Keir Starmer A FORMER Tory minister who served under Theresa May’s premiership has quit the Conservatives and slammed the party for being overcome by… The National (Scotland) · Jan 9, 2023
Keir Starmer's Labour prepared emergency manifesto during months of Tory chaos The provisional blueprint for Government was drawn up as the Conservatives descended into open warfare and ousted two Prime Ministers - Boris Johnson and Liz Truss - from Downing Street Daily Mirror · Dec 27, 2022
Senedd Member Heledd Fychan accuses Cardiff of putting at risk city's cultural 'jewels' Cardiff council's budget consultation includes a proposal to turn the Museum of Cardiff into a mobile attraction Wales Online · Dec 23, 2022
Thurrock becomes latest council to declare effective bankruptcy Disastrous investments in risky commercial projects have left Tory-run authority with a £500m deficit The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2022
‘We didn’t vote for this’: anger over Brexit failures is haunting the Tories All along the red wall, those who gave the Conservatives their election victory in 2019 feel betrayed, with some turning to the Reform UK party to deliver on policies such as immigration The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2022 Tories ‘at risk from rightwing insurgency’ warns donor Lord Cruddas Peer says Conservatives no longer party of centre right and are threatened by Reform UK, Brexit party successor, if Nigel Farage takes leadership
The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022 Tories urged to take down ‘appalling’ video of Sadiq Khan in ‘gun sights’ Labour MPs ‘shocked’ by imagery in Tottenham Conservatives campaign ad
Daily Mirror · Dec 7, 2022 Matt Hancock says he won't stand for the Tories at next election after I'm A Celeb stint The ex-Health Secretary has written to PM Rishi Sunak and said it is not 'necessary' for the Conservative Party to restore the whip to him after a stint on I'm a Celebrity
The National (Scotland) · Dec 5, 2022 Scottish Conservatives pay tribute after death of Tory councillor in Aberdeen TRIBUTES are being paid by the Scottish Conservatives after the death of a Tory councillor.
Wales Online · Dec 5, 2022 Conservatives warned that polls ‘do not point to re-election’ The warning comes as polling from Ipsos suggests more than 60% of people believe the country is heading in the wrong direction
The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022 Polls ‘do not point to re-election’ for Conservatives Rishi Sunak’s personal popularity has not yet brought an improvement in his party’s ratings, according to Ipsos.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2022 Health and wealth divides in UK worsening despite ‘levelling up’ drive, report finds Exclusive: economic inactivity due to sickness at highest level since records began, with north, Wales and Northern Ireland disproportionately affected
The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2022 Conservatives urged to suspend MP facing rape allegations Tory colleagues have reported accusations against backbencher to the police and the party
Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2022 Labour wins Chester by-election (but about that swing...) The Labour Party has won the City of Chester by-election with 61.2% of the vote to the Conservatives’ 22.4%. That is a big victory and represents the Tories’ lowest share of the vote in the constituency since 1832. For context, this is a seat David Cameron’s party won in 2010.
Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2022 The Conservative Party are polling at their lowest in fifteen years The Conservatives’ popularity has crashed to its lowest point in 15 years as it battles a major lack of trust over its management of the economy, a new poll reveals.
The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2022 Half of Britons think Suella Braverman doing bad job as home secretary Poll finds only one fifth of Tory voters think Suella Braverman is doing a good job