All news on the topic: Conservative Party

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Rishi Sunak wastes taxpayer cash on helicopter trip that would be £50 on train
The Prime Minister used a chopper to get to Lincolnshire this morning when it would have taken just an hour if he had caught the 7:27am train from London Kings Cross to Grantham
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Mouth cancer warning as deaths surge after Brits struggle to see NHS dentists
The British Dental Association said that nine in 10 people survive oral cancer when it is caught early but this drops to a 50% when people are diagnosed late
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Tory deputy chair slaps down Suella Braverman over her homeless comments
The Home Secretary faces a growing backlash over her cruel plan to fine charities if they give tents to homeless people, but Rishi Sunak is refusing to sack her
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Anger as figures show one in four kids could be regularly missing school by 2025
Labour will highlight the stark figure during a debate on the King's Speech warning there could be a 'lost generation of school children' without major action from Government
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'Government falling apart as King's Speech full of holes and diluted promises'
The King's Speech was full of holes with Charles surely deserving a better address at the first state opening of Parliament and it was an indication of Rishi Sunak's Government falling apart
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Rishi Sunak accused of dragging Britain down with lacklustre King’s Speech
Keir Starmer said the country wanted the PM to 'stop messing around' as he accused him of setting out a 'recipe for Britain’s decline' on a day described as a 'new low'
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Premier League and The FA dealt warning as Government make intentions known
The English football authorities are "firmly in added time" to strike a new deal on financial distribution, the chair of a key parliamentary committee warned on Thursday
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Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer forced to share awkward exchange
The exchange of pleasantries between the PM and Labour leader came ahead of the monarch's address to Parliament setting out the Government's agenda ahead of the next general election
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8 King's Speech nasty details and bits missing with no new help for your bills
Rishi Sunak has drawn up a list of 20 planned new laws, but the blueprint announced in the King's Speech doesn't include promised bans on trophy hunting and conversion therapy
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King's Speech in full - how 20 laws affect you from vaping rules to Netflix
King Charles today read out the Government's plans as Rishi Sunak desperately tries to cling to power, with a cigarette sale ban and a shake-up of renting rules among measures announced
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Ex-Tory chair says party should take 'long, hard look at itself' over rape claim
Baroness Sayeeda Warsi accused her party of having long 'failed' to respond to and support victims following claims that rape allegations against an MP were covered up
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First King's Speech for 72 years - here's how historic State Opening works
King Charles III will travel from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster tomorrow to formally open the last session of Parliament before next year's general election. Here we look at the pomp and circumstance of the ceremony
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Late Queen 'directly interfered' by stepping in to 'stop cuts at bagpipe school'
Former chancellor George Osbourne claims the late Queen Elizabeth 'directly interfered' in British politics to stop cuts to a Highland bagpipe school connected to the British Army
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Smoking ban, phone theft crackdown and football rules - what is in King's Speech
Plans to force criminals to attend sentencing hearings and changes to leasehold rules will be announced as the King reads out the laws Rishi Sunak wants to pass before the election
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Michelle Mone finally admits role in £200m PPE deal uncovered by the Mirror
Tory peer Baroness Mone has finally admitted to her role in a £200m government PPE deal alongside her billionaire husband Doug Barrowman after the Mirror exposed their involvement with firm PPE Medpro
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'Dear Suella Braverman: Being heartless is a lifestyle choice'
The Home Secretary says homelessness is optional. Fleet Street Fox says the real lifestyle choice is whether you choose to be heartless or not
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8 ridiculous claims in Nadine Dorries' book on the downfall of Boris Johnson
The former Culture Secretary has penned tens of thousands of words about how her hero Prime Minister was ousted from No10 - and some of them are very weird indeed
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Tory Lee Anderson donates to doctors' strike fund and makes grovelling apology
The Conservative Party vice-chairman issued an apology to Dr Tom Dolphin after sharing a news story about the medic last month - and has now paid £1,870 to the British Medical Association's strike fund
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Rishi Sunak says MP rape allegations 'very serious' as party accused of cover up
Former Conservative Party chairman Sir Jake Berry wrote to the police over fears the party was covering up a rape allegation against a sitting MP, according to Nadine Dorries' book
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Tories admit their North Sea oil plan won't bring down families' energy bills
The King's Speech will include plans to issue more North Sea oil and gas licences, but Labour has said it would be better to focus investment on nuclear and renewable power
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Millions warned they could face cut in holiday pay under law change
The TUC claimed up to 3.5million people are at risk of being left worse off if ministers 'meddle' with rules on holiday pay in a way that punishes those who do overtime
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MPs knock off up to five hours early as Tories face 'Zombie Government' claim
Ahead of the King’s Speech, Labour warned the Conservatives have given up on tackling the country’s problems as it emerged 134 hours of parliamentary time went unused
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'The harrowing story from hero surgeon in Gaza reinforces calls for ceasefire'
The NHS consultant is lucky that he got out, it’s agonising that many blameless, trapped Palestinians aren’t as fortunate, forced to stay with nowhere to go.
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'The King's Speech won't save Rishi Sunak's Tory government'
Culture wars demonising refugees or trans women won’t trump an exacerbated cost of living crisis and neglected public services.
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Tory DPM Oliver Dowden insists he did not cover up rape claim against MP
Former party chairman Sir Jake Berry reportedly wrote to officers with concerns soon after leaving his role at Conservative Campaign Headquarters after Liz Truss quit