All news on the topic: Conservative Party

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Heartbreaking Miners' Strike memories from eating squirrels to sinister calls
On the 40th anniversary of the mining strikes, the strikers and those branded 'scabs' are telling their stories at the National Coal Mining Museum and revealing horrifying tales
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Jeremy Hunt's plan to axe cost of living help 'will push kids into poverty'
90 MPs and peers have written to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to urge him to extend the Household Support Fund in next week's Budget as it is due to come to an end next month
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'Jeremy Hunt's Budget next week will be the Tories' final fiasco'
Under Tories, growth has stalled, wages have stagnated, the tax burden is at its highest level for 70 years and the national debt is getting close to a post-Second World War high
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Tory donor accused of perjury, harassment and bribery by Conservative MP
Former Cabinet Minister David Davis used the protections of Parliamentary privilege, which protects MPs from being sued for defamation in most cases, to make the allegations against the multi-millionaire Mohamed Amersi in the Commons
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Inside controversial Rochdale by-election as voters voice their despair
The Rochdale by-election will be among the most contentious in history, with Azhar Ali, George Galloway and Simon Danczuk hoping to become the next MP after Sir Tony Lloyd's death
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Pregnant mum and family forced to share bedroom left desperate to escape flat
Pregnant mum Sarah Al Mussawi says her five-year-old son Alfahid already doesn't have enough space to play and is worried about where her newborn infant will sleep
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Over 50,000 asylum seekers in perma-backlog due to botched Tory legislation
A damning report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) warned Home Office 'chaos' is costing taxpayers millions of pounds with 55,000 in permanent limbo
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Grant Shapps 'using RAF choppers like an Uber' after being picked up 3 times
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps was picked up three times from a field near his home amid accusations of using RAF helicopters as "Britain's most expensive Uber"
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Boris Johnson's top adviser gives brutal assessment of Tory election chances
Lee Cain, who worked as No10 Director of Communications when Boris Johnson was PM, said the Conservatives are in for a 'pretty heavy defeat' as Rishi Sunak struggles
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Michelle Mone’s Grand National ‘gift horse’ set to return to action at Kelso
Monbeg Genius, bought by Mone as a wedding present for husband Doug Barrowman, is due to run at Kelso ahead of possible runs at the Cheltenham Festival and in the Grand National
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Tories set to water down rental reforms after ‘handing control to landlord MPs’
The Government is said to be consulting with concerned Tory MPs in WhatsApp group on watering down a five-year old commitment to abolish no-fault evictions in England
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Smokers could be forking out record price for pack of cigarettes under new plans
The decision to increase the cost of cigarettes, and introduce a new tax on e-cigarettes, comes as Rishi Sunak is trying to deliver a tough stance on smoking ahead of the Budget next week.
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Voters demand Jeremy Hunt increases taxes so there's money for NHS and schools
Ahead of the Budget next week, a poll found that three-quarters of people either want taxes to stay the same or be increased so there is enough money for public services
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Lee Anderson warns Rishi Sunak he's made a mistake by ditching him as a Tory MP
Former Conservative Deputy Chairman Lee Anderson criticised the Prime Minister's decision to strip him of the Tory whip, but he said he had not fallen out with him
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Far-right politicians who rubbed shoulders with Liz Truss identified
Failed ex-PM Liz Truss was pictured attending an event at the CPAC international summit alongside politicians who say democracy and the rule of law is 'b******t'
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Host kicks Tory off show for refusing to say if Lee Anderson was Islamophobic
Frustrated LBC host Nick Ferrari kicked Illegal Migration Minister Michael Tomlinson off his show for refusing to say if Lee Anderson's remarks about Sadiq Khan were Islamophobic
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Lee Anderson says he has Muslim friends as he insists 'I'm not racist'
Lee Anderson told GB News he did not understand what Islamophobia was after he was suspended by the Conservatives for claiming Sadiq Khan was controlled by 'Islamists'
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PM insists Lee Anderson isn't a racist as Tories admit he could be let back in
Labour leader Keir Starmer accused Rishi Sunak of 'lacking the backbone' to call out Islamophobia after the PM insisted his party does not have a problem with Muslims
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Grant Shapps got RAF helicopter to pick him up for meeting on public transport
An RAF helicopter flew from London to a field in Defence Secretary Grant Shapps' Welwyn Hatfield constituency, where it picked him up to take him to Yorkshire for Cabinet
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Unions blast Government for restoring 'discriminatory' employment tribunal fees
48 groups join forces to protest against the fees including the TUC, Citizens Advice, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Fawcett Society, Maternity Action, Women's Budget Group and Liberty
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GMB star Adil Ray slams Tory MP accused of sharing an 'Islamophobic myth'
Former Tory minister Paul Scully claimed in a radio interview that parts of Tower Hamlets in London and Sparkhill in Birmingham were 'no-go areas', sparking an angry backlash
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Lee Anderson says it would be a 'sign of weakness' to apologise over racism row
Ashfield MP Lee Anderson has insisted he won't apologise for claiming London Mayor Sadiq Khan is controlled by 'Islamists" as Tory ministers suggest he could be welcomed back
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Angry Tory MPs claim suspending Lee Anderson is 'final nail in coffin' for party
WhatsApp messages shared between Tory backbenchers show anger about Lee Anderson's suspension in a racism storm with MPs griping that they'd faced a backlash from voters
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Rishi Sunak finally breaks silence on Lee Anderson, saying vile rant was 'wrong'
Lee Anderson was suspended on Saturday following a vile attack on London Mayor Sadiq Khan which has been branded Islamophobic - but the door has been left open for his return
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Tory MPs beg Jeremy Hunt to abandon tax cuts that will only help the rich
More than 100 members of the One Nation group of Tory MPs have called on Jeremy Hunt to abandon cuts to inheritance tax and focus on childcare, stamp duty and first time buyers