All news on the topic: Conservative Party

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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt asked if he's 'ashamed' at UK's high taxes by Tory MP
The Chancellor faced questions from the ex-Cabinet minister Esther McVey and Tory backbencher Philip Davies. Next week he will unveil the Budget to MPs in the Commons.
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'I've been too busy to publish my tax return' Rishi Sunak claims
Speaking as he travelled to Paris for talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, the Tory leader insisted his packed diary was to blame for the delay lift the lid on his vast wealth.
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Rishi Sunak denies betraying the North again as anger over HS2 delay grows
The Prime Minister hit back at anger over the delay to the flagship project following a massive backlash which saw the Tories accused of betraying voters in the North and Midlands
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Labour condemns BBC's 'cowardly' decision to take Gary Lineker off air
The Match of the Day host's comments led to criticism from Tory MPs and Cabinet ministers, including the Home Secretary Suella Braverman and Foreign Secretary James Cleverly.
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Gary Neville gives clear response after Gary Lineker axed from Match of the Day
Gary Lineker has been axed from Match of the Day by the BBC after comments he made on social media criticising the Conservative government with Gary Neville leaping to his defence
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Rishi Sunak vows not to knight his dad in thinly-veiled dig at Boris Johnson
Shamed former premier Mr Johnson plans to give his father a knighthood in his delayed resignation honours list, according to reports, but Rishi Sunak says he has no intention of doing the same
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'Irony of right-wingers wielding red card over Gary Lineker's migration tweet'
Brian Reade analyses the issues surrounding Tory outrage over Gary Lineker's recent tweet about the Government's immigration policy
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Top Tory Lee Anderson mocked by Piers Morgan after bizarre gripe about media
The Conservative deputy chairman shared a screenshot of media coverage on Twitter while complaining about a lack of media coverage - prompting widespread derision
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Foreign Secretary in fresh swipe at Gary Lineker as Tories refuse to let it go
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly became the latest minister to hit out at the Match of the Day presenter, saying he needs to "study history books" after comparing language around the Government's asylum policy to 1930s Germany
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Sunak could face huge spat with Boris Johnson over Daily Mail chief peerage
The shamed former Prime Minister is reportedly sticking to his guns over Daily Mail boss Paul Dacre being on his resignation honours list - the second time he's been nominated for a peerage.
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'HS2 delay another Tory betrayal of Northern voters and mockery of levelling-up'
While Londoners enjoy the new £18billion Elizabeth Line, passengers in the North are lumbered with aged rolling stock, reduced services and shoddy performance
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'Jeremy Hunt’s Budget panto faces unhappy end when it comes off rails like HS2'
Paul Routledge on what we can expect from Jeremy Hunt's first Budget, with him set to put an end to the 'calamity' of soaring energy prices. But will this be enough to appease public opinion?
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Gary Lineker slams 'ridiculously out of proportion' reaction to Nazi comments
Gary Lineker has hit out on social media for his comments being blown "out of proportion" after he compared the the recent proposed Tory immigration policy to Nazi Germany
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Large sections of HS2 to be delayed to save cash, ministers set to announce
The imminent announcement has sparked fury, with one Tory MP saying his constituency has been "blighted" by fields being turned into construction sites
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Boris Johnson 'warned Dominic Raab about his behaviour amid bullying claims'
The former Prime Minister is understood to have spoken to Adam Tolley KC, who is carrying out an investigation into allegations of bullying by Mr Raab, and is claimed to have privately warned him about his behaviour
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Asylum seeker hotel bill 'to hit £25 billion in 5 years due to Tory bungling'
Labour claims that failure to negotiate return agreements with countries like France, and new restrictions under the Illegal Immigration Bill will leave tens of thousands of people holed up in hotels "indefinitely"
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'Confected outrage at Lineker cause he dared to question Tory lack of humanity'
Right-wing MPs demanding ex-footballer's sacking would have more credence if they were also critical of others who have tested the limits of BBC impartiality
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Lineker won't be silenced and makes migrant vow after BBC boss's £800K Boris row
Football legend faces “impartiality” rap just weeks after it emerged BBC chairman Richard Sharp had introduced someone to ex-Prime Minister to guarantee loan
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Gary Lineker says he's doomed over Nazi Germany tweet as he 'dodges BBC calls'
Piers Morgan has now issued a statement regarding pal Gary Lineker's refusal to back down amid his row with BBC bosses, following the Match of the Day presenter likening the current UK government to using similar language Nazi Germany did in the 30s
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Send RAF Typhoon jets to NATO allies to 'unlock' warplanes for Ukraine, say MPs
Armed Forces Minister James Heappey faced calls to deploy a batch of British fighter planes to "backfill" air defence roles in countries which have aircraft bteter suited for Ukrainian forces
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Tory loudmouth Lee Anderson slammed MP second jobs. then got one himself on TV
Conservative Party deputy chairman Lee Anderson has got a show on GB News despite previously suggesting MPs wanting to earn big money should give up their day jobs in Parliament
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Braverman's 'cowardly attack' on civil servants may have broken ministerial code
Union boss representing senior civil servants has written to Rishi Sunak and urged him to order the Home Secretary to withdraw and apologise for the comments to Tory supporters on Tuesday
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'Richest PM in history' Rishi Sunak says he'll publish tax return 'shortly'
Weeks after winning the keys to No10 after Liz Trus's short-lived Government collapsed, the PM said at in November he stood by the vow to lift the lid on his vast wealth
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Billions lost to fraud and error during Covid likely to be lost 'forever'
Cross-party MPs on the Public Accounts Committee claim HMRC's attempts to claw back some £2.3 billion incorrectly paid to employers claiming furlough has been 'woeful'
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Suella Braverman's Illegal Migration Bill at-a-glance as UN voices alarm
The Home Secretary has unveiled controversial legislation aimed at tackling the number of people who arrive in the UK by small boat - but she conceded that there may be some legal wrangling to come