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Tory mayoral candidate Susan Hall urges Jeremy Hunt to scrap 'tourist tax' for London

The Standard has been campaigning for the reintroduction of VAT-free shopping for tourists

Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2023

By-election looms as Tory MP faces lengthy ban from Commons

TORY MP Scott Benton is facing a 35-day ban from the House of Commons.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 14, 2023

Tory minister takes brutal swipe at David Cameron over China

Tom Tugendhat appears to mock foreign secretary for hailing ‘golden era’ in relations with Beijing

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2023

Keir Starmer promises ‘red wall’ voters the basics of government done better

Labour leader to attack Tory ‘psychodrama’ and ‘self-importance’ in speech marking four years since last election

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2023

A Boris Johnson comeback is unlikely any time soon – but never say never

Former PM seems content with his new life, but diehard section of Tory party still sees him as their saviour

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2023

Rishi Sunak faces crunch week as Tory factions prepare to debate Rwanda bill

PM’s allies spend weekend pleading with groups on left and right of party in effort to prevent rebellion on flagship legislation

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2023

Jenrick ‘not interested’ in Tory leadership bid after resigning as minister

The former immigration minister also said he would not support the Government’s Rwanda Bill

Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2023

Tories facing general election wipeout with just 130 seats, says polling guru

Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives are looking at the ‘worst outcome in the party’s history’, says UK’s top polling guru

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2023

Blow for Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda legislation from Tory right legal assessment

Rishi Sunak has been dealt the fresh blow of a legal assessment for the Tory right concluding his Rwanda legislation is not fit for purpose.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 10, 2023

Stop ‘mad’ plotting against Sunak and back Rwanda plan, Tory rebels warned

Right-wingers prepare to plunge the PM into crisis by voting against his bill early next year – as rebel former minister Robert Jenrick insists it ‘doesn’t do the job’

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2023