Tory MPs didn’t expect a July general election – and now they are rightly furious Sunak’s party has plunged into a short campaign without a plan, says Henry Hill, the deputy editor of ConservativeHome The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2024
Third of voters believe Starmer was wrong to let Elphicke into Labour party In latest Opinium poll, only 16% say accepting rightwing Tory MP’s defection was the right move – against 33% who see it as a mistake The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2024
Peer and former Boris Johnson adviser to be banned from Parliament's bars A TORY peer is set to be banned from the House of Lords bars for a year after he was found to have bullied and harassed two people while drunk ... The National (Scotland) · May 17, 2024
London Tory councillor kicked out of party for ‘revolting’ rape remark readmitted to Conservatives Bromley councillor Shaun Slator was expelled from the Conservatives last year for his comments about an alleged rape victim Evening Standard · May 13, 2024
UK politics: government to appeal against ruling that blocks Rwanda deportations in Northern Ireland – as it happened Rishi Sunak says Belfast judgment will not affect his plans and the Good Friday agreement should not be used to obstruct Westminster policy The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2024
Labour defends Natalie Elphicke after claims of lobbying over husband’s trial Frontbencher says new Labour MP dismissed allegations from Tory former justice secretary that she lobbied him as ‘nonsense’ The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2024
Conservative defector to Labour ‘was bitter at not getting ministerial job’ Tory sources allege that Dover MP Natalie Elphicke crossed the floor because she was not given a post running housing policy The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2024
Labour gains in leave areas may cut swing needed for overall majority Analysis reveals voters switching from the Tories in pro-Brexit seats could make a Starmer election victory easier to achieve The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2024
The Guardian view on MPs crossing the floor: a triumph of political theatre over substance Editorial: Natalie Elphicke is not a comfortable fit for Labour, but her defection is eloquent in expressing the decline of Rishi Sunak’s Tories The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2024
Grant Shapps says it will ‘take some time’ to conclude who was to blame for cyber-attack on armed forces payroll – as it happened Defence secretary makes statement after 270,000 payroll records belonging to members of Britain’s armed forces been exposed to hackers The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2024
Could there really be a hung parliament at the next UK general election? After PM’s bold reading of disastrous Tory local election results, we assess the variables in play at national level The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2024
After the local election rout, will the panicked Tory herd now stampede over Rishi Sunak? Devastating defeats give Tory MPs more reasons to fear what will befall them when the country delivers its verdict The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2024
Tories find reasons to be cheerful despite election bloodbath On track to lose 500 council seats, Conservatives point to Labour’s failure to win control of Harlow council – by one seat The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2024
Tory MP says he was deported from Djibouti due to criticisms of China Tim Loughton had sanctions imposed on him in 2021 by Beijing, which has close ties to east African country The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2024
Evening Standard · Apr 22, 2024 Susan Hall unveils mayoral election manifesto with Tory candidate promising to scrap Ulez and tackle crime Conservative candidate also promising more family homes, free school lunches and fares freeze ‘as long as economic conditions allow’
The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2024 Outgoing Tory MPs take lucrative second jobs and ‘swan off on jollies’ Sixty four Tories and four independent MPs who lost party whip plan to stand down from the Commons amid dire polling for Conservatives
The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2024 Tory activist ‘appalled’ by party’s response to Mark Menzies claims Katie Fieldhouse says Conservative party failed to act after she reported incident in early January
The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2024 Losing the whip: who are the 18 UK MPs sitting as independents? There are now more independents suspended by their parties than Lib Dems in the House of Commons
Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2024 London mayoral race: Tory candidate Susan Hall forced to defend criticism of free school meals at TV hustings Sadiq Khan said claims that he will introduce pay-per-mile road pricing are ‘untrue’
The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2024 MPs vote to give smoking ban bill second reading – as it happened Rishi Sunak’s authority suffers blow as several Conservatives vote against bill, which clears first Commons hurdle with 383 votes to 67
The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2024 Sunak rejects calls to remove whip from Tory MP over Lee Anderson support Nick Fletcher criticised for calling Tory defector and Reform party’s only MP ‘Ashfield’s greatest champion’
The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2024 There are Tory splits over Gaza, but the party is only really going in one direction – towards Israel The criticism of David Cameron among Tory MPs shows how far the party has moved from its long-held Arabist tradition, writes the Spectator’s political editor, Katy Balls
The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2024 Legal assessment of Israel’s actions in Gaza risks being subsumed in Tory row Conservative supporters of Israel want David Cameron to dial back criticism and accept defeat of Hamas is in UK’s interest
Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2024 Tory rightwingers risk destroying party for 'more than a generation' with infighting, warns ex-minister Sir Alan Duncan sounded the alarm over fate of Conservatives after latest poll suggested they could get less than 100 MPs at the general election
The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2024 The Guardian view on the failure of Tory levelling up: Labour must learn the lessons Editorial: An audit of the government’s flagship policy makes dismal reading. But further devolution alone is not the answer