All news on the topic: Conservative Party

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Top Tory attacks 'woke' bankers as he brands UK arms industry 'power for good'
Cabinet Minister Grant Shapps launched a passionate defence of the British arms industry when he addressed a fringe event at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester
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Top Tory legitimises made-up '15-minute cities' conspiracy from conference stage
The entirely invented scare story is based on a relatively uncontroversial urban planning concept which has been the case for British towns and cities for decades anyway - but a group of online cranks claim it's a nefarious plot by the New World Order to trap us in dystopian ghettoes.
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Health Secretary spends £55,000 on virtual tours of 40 new hospitals not built
Steve Barclay is putting on roadshows across the country to give the public the chance to put on headsets and pretend they’re getting treated in the new facilities
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Ex-No10 aide lashes out at Rishi Sunak's housing target decision
Samuel Kasumu, who was a special advisor under Boris Johnson, said that members of the Sunak Government 'lack the intellectual range to fix the big issues of today'
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Hundreds of Tories queue up to hear Liz Truss speech as if 2022 never happened
The former Tory leader, whose free-market, tax slashing policies crashed the economy during her 49-day premiership, gave her only address of the conference, arguing for even more wild tax cuts, deregulation and the persecution of newts
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Rishi Sunak to announce he's scrapping HS2 to Manchester in betrayal of North
The decision to axe the high speed rail line from Birmingham to the North West of England comes as the Tories gather in Manchester for their annual party conference
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Tory defence chief blasts 'unhelpful' Elon Musk for foiling Ukrainian attack
Cabinet Minister Grant Shapps lashed out at the Twitter billionaire after he admitted thwarting a seaborne assault by Kyiv on Russia's Black Sea fleet at anchor in Crimea
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Should mobile phones be banned from our schools? Have your say in our poll
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan will shortly unveil plans to outlaw smartphones during the school day as she believes devices distract children and can be used to bully others
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'If the Tory Party was a person, it would be locked up for its own safety'
Liz Truss has escaped again, they think Boris Johnson was a brilliant PM, and Rishi Sunak swears down he's onto a winner. The Tory Party is so deluded it should be on medication, says Fleet Street Fox
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Jeremy Hunt admits he took flight from London to Manchester for Tory conference
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt hopped on a BA flight from London to Manchester, which usually takes around an hour, rather than a two-hour, 15-minute rail journey
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Tory MP set to be suspended in sleaze row with another by-election on the cards
Blackpool South MP Scott Benton is being investigated by the Commons sleaze watchdog after he was filmed offering to lobby ministers and leak confidential information
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Woman who danced in Tory HQ in lockdown lost for words when confronted by Mirror
The Mirror’s bombshell Partygate tape showed Malin Bogue twirling around at the 'Jingle and Mingle' bash in Conservative HQ as socialising indoors was prohibited
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UK 'must keep sending weapons to Ukraine even if Trump wins back White House'
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps insisted British support for Kyiv must continue, regardless of whether the Republican wins the US presidential race taking place next November
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Jeremy Hunt takes long pause when asked if Tories will keep pensions triple lock
The Chancellor was grilled on whether he plans to maintain the policy, which puts up the state pension each April in line with whichever is highest - inflation, average wage increases or 2.5%
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt threatens families with even tougher benefit sanctions
It comes despite a Government report warning earlier this year that claimants who have faced a sanction get back into work less quickly and earn less when they do
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Liz Truss demands tax cuts a year after she crashed economy with same ideas
The unrepentant ex-Prime Minister will gather her allies for a "growth" rally at Conservative party conference, where she will demand cuts to corporation tax for big businesses
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'Free school meals for every primary pupil is a campaign worth fighting for'
Ending child hunger, guaranteeing a mid-day meal for every primary school pupil in England – to level it up with Wales and Scotland – is a no-brainer as well as only fair.
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'The Manchester Tory conference is a wake for a dying party'
Watching up close a government disintegrating is like buying a ticket to a zombie movie, with the walking dead stumbling around before the electorate finishes them off
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Partygate Tory swerves question about police probe after saying Met lack support
Lord Shaun Bailey launched an extraordinary attack on Sadiq Khan at the Tory Party Conference, but then refused to give an update on his own legal woes after a rulebreaking lockdown bash
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Tory transport boss defends plan to shut hundreds of rail station ticket offices
Cabinet Minister Mark Harper doubled down on moves to shut 974 railway station front counters in a bid to save money, despite the plan triggering a huge backlash
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Ex-Education boss Michael Gove says some state schools are like 'teen crèches'
Michael Gove said state schools should provide a more rigorous education, giving the example of one academy that provides activities like 'putting on a play in ancient Greek'
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Failure to complete HS2 will be betrayal of levelling up promises, voters warn
Polling by the West Midlands Combined Authority, which is run by Tory mayor Andy Street, found 72% feel that London and the South East get more money than the rest of UK
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British fighter jets sent to Poland to protect NATO ally from Russian aggression
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps revealed the deployment of British fighter jets to NATO ally Poland to deter Russian aggression following the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine
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Mum whose friend died after benefits struggle in powerful message to Tories
Helen Lomas, 40, was one of thousands of protesters who rallied against Conservative failures outside the Manchester Central Convention Complex, where top Tories were assembled
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All the most Tory things on sale at Conservative Conference - but no Rishi Sunak
While Rishi Sunak was not represented anywhere in the shop’s stock - party faithful could pick up any number of Thatcher-branded novelties, including tote bags, a Christmas jumper and matching baubles