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Truss ‘carries quite a lot of blame’ for Tory record, Badenoch claims

Current Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said she was ‘very focused on what the Conservatives are doing now’.

Evening Standard · Aug 5, 2025

Badenoch says Truss ‘carries quite a lot blame’ for Tory record of as war of words continues

Current Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said she was ‘very focused on what the Conservatives are doing now’

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2025

Farming burden has ‘crossed the threshold’, Badenoch warns

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch tried her hand at harvesting wheat during her visit to a farm in Essex.

Evening Standard · Aug 5, 2025

Police put dispersal order in place ahead of planned protest outside hotel

The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, has already been the scene of several demonstrations.

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025

Essex politicians call for meeting with Home Secretary over asylum-seeker hotel

Essex Police said 14 people have been charged in connection with protests at the site and there have been 23 arrests.

Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2025

Number of asylum seekers at ex-RAF base in Essex to rise by more than 50%

Home Office to move 445 more people to MDP Wethersfield site, scene of previous anti-migrant protests

The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2025

Lorry deaths people smuggler gets extra jail time for not paying compensation

Ronan Hughes was jailed for 20 years in 2021 for the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese nationals found in a vehicle in Essex in October 2019.

Evening Standard · Jul 29, 2025

Two more men appear in court after protest outside asylum-seeker hotel in Epping

Essex Police said the tally of people charged in connection with protests at The Bell Hotel in Epping now stands at 14.

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2025

Merseyside officers called in to help police Epping asylum hotel protests amid fears of widespread riots

Officers who dealt with last summer’s Southport riots were called in as protesters clashed in Essex

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2025

‘Every human being deserves dignity’: asylum seeker in Essex hotel calls for understanding

Man housed at hotel targeted in protests writes letter urging people not to resort to harmful stereotypes

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2025