DARK SECRETS: 5 - The Real Truth

Tories to scrap £100k childcare cap by cutting civil service jobs

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The Independent UK · Oct 4

Return of the nasty party? Badenoch walks tightrope with ‘punch down’ policies

Shadow minister says Tories have ‘outsourced our toxicity to Reform’, but others doubt leader can spark lasting revival

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4

Badenoch hints she is open to inheritance tax changes as Tory conference begins

The Tories made a series of policy announcements in the days approaching the annual party conference, to broaden their platform for government.

Evening Standard · Oct 3

Labour back on top in polls after Burnham’s Brexit pledge

The survey, carried out in the days after the prime minister’s conference speech, suggested Andy Burnham’s announcements on Brexit, social care and pensions were popular among voters

The Independent UK · Oct 3

Who is on the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg? See full list here

The line-up of guests for the BBC's flagship Sunday politics programme has been confirmed

The National (Scotland) · Oct 3

Tories renewed and different since 2024 defeat, says Badenoch before conference

Mrs Badenoch’s party finds itself behind both Labour and Reform UK in the opinion polls as she enters her second year of leading the Tories.

Evening Standard · Oct 3

Tories plan to extend cuts beyond £47bn previously pledged, leak reveals

Exclusive: Shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith told party members last year he had discussed making further savings if they win next election

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3

Badenoch returns to Conservative conference much stronger than a year ago

Approval ratings for Tory leader and her party have crept up as she has asserted her style and authority but big challenges lie ahead

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3

I’m not buying into the ‘Keminaissance’. If the Tories lowered the bar any further, they’d be Reform UK

Rather than ridding the Conservatives of their ‘nasty party’ status, Badenoch has a plan – to cut benefits for young people and demonise the unemployed, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3

Tories pledge to slash overseas aid budget to fund ‘biggest prison increase since Queen Victoria’

The Tories said their plans would see the vast majority of extra spaces created over the course of a single parliament and the full increase would be complete within seven years

The Independent UK · Oct 2