London mayoral hopeful James Cleverly refuses to back Kemi Badenoch's full support for Heathrow third runway A major rift has emerged among senior Tories over expanding the west London airport Evening Standard · Oct 5
Kemi Badenoch triggers race to pick Tory candidate for 'best shot since Boris' London mayor election Exclusive: Conservative hopefuls for Mayor of London will have until September 30 to put their name forward to be the party’s candidate Evening Standard · Sep 16
London mayoral contenders limber up for a race that is Sadiq Khan’s to lose Tories and Reform hope to unseat the incumbent by tempting some Labour voters to shift to the right The Guardian - UK · Sep 6
Britain's first black police commissioner launches bid to be Tory candidate for London mayor Festus Akinbusoye is expected to make policing and public safety central to his campaign for London mayor Evening Standard · Sep 1
City Hall bosses are being 'rewarded for failure' over fare dodging, London Tory claims The total cost of fare evasion to Transport for London is estimated to be £190 million every year Evening Standard · Aug 6
Tory London mayor candidate must have no link to previous Conservative government, poll suggests The poll is bad news for former Home Secretary James Cleverly, who has been tipped as one of the Tory big beasts considering a run for City Hall Evening Standard · Aug 3
Voices: ‘Sober reflection, not pure cold rage’: Readers slam Farage for ‘culture war’ response to Henry Nowak murder YOUR VIEWS: Our community has accused the Reform UK leader of fuelling a culture war from tragedy, while accepting the case reveals serious failures in police judgement The Independent UK · Jun 3
Police Federation criticises plans for mandatory ‘licence to practise’ for officers Crime minister says reforms will improve standards, but Federation says unsafe workloads must be tackled first The Guardian - UK · Jan 24
Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth by-elections: Rishi Sunak faces double test amid candidate controversy Tory candidate in Tamworth condemned over sweary ‘can you feed your kids?’ food bank post Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2023
‘People are looking for change’: Labour eyes byelection clean sweep as Tories go to ground Spectres of Nadine Dorries and Chris Pincher haunt Conservatives in Mid Beds and Tamworth, as Labour claims momentum going its way The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2023
‘Lib Dems will raze this place to the ground’: Mid Beds byelection duel could gift seat to Tories A split-vote Conservative victory is seen as ‘a serious threat’ as Labour and Lib Dems battle for Nadine Dorries’s former seat The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2023
Rishi Sunak says Nadine Dorries is not properly representing her constituents Prime minister criticises Tory MP who said she was quitting but is yet to formally tender her resignation The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2023
Nadine Dorries ‘completely given up’ on job as MP long before announcing exit Labour and Lib Dems both say they can win Tory seat, where constituents angry at being left in limbo The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2023
‘Labour doesn’t seem to understand how it’s happening’: meet the new Black Tories The Conservatives are keen to boast about the diversity of their top team – but the party has never been seen as a natural home for Black voters. Can a small group of Black Tories change that? The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2022 Values of UK Black communities ‘more aligned with Tories than Labour’ Britain’s only Black police commissioner urges Conservatives to engage with African-Caribbean communities