All news on the topic: Conservative Party

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Nadhim Zahawi confirms payment of nearly £5m due to tax error
Former Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has told the BBC he paid nearly £5m to authorities to settle his tax affairs.
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Labour strategizes additional Tory defections as recent recruit Natalie Elphicke criticizes Sunak’s leadership failures
Keir Starmer’s team has already started speaking with other MPs who could make the jump to Labour after former Tory MP Natalie Elphicke switched sides during Prime Minister’s Questions
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Another Conservative MP defects to Labour, criticizing Rishi’s ’unfulfilled promises’
Tory MP Natalie Elphicke has become the latest Conservative to defect to Labour, hitting out at the ‘broken promises of Rishi Sunak’s tired and chaotic government’.
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Prominent Conservative property expert slapped with £4.5 million tax bill for construction dubbed ’Ten Floors of Whores’
HMRC has ruled that Dr Christopher Moran’s company failed to charge VAT to short term occupiers of a London apartment block, which have at times included sex workers
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Could there really be a hung parliament at the next UK general election?
After PM’s bold reading of disastrous Tory local election results, we assess the variables in play at national level
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Stunning Labour triumphs in London and West Midlands leave Sunak reeling
Keir Starmer says the prime minister has no option but to call a general election
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Conservatives crushed by ’worst local election result’ in years
Spread of Tory losses leads former minister to say there’s ‘no such thing as a safe seat any more’
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Landslide victory: Labour’s Claire Ward becomes first mayor of East Midlands
Former MP beats Conservatives’ Ben Bradley in region encompassing several former ‘red wall’ seats
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Labour claims early wins and steals Blackpool by-election in showdown with Tories
Labour has claimed some early victories in the local elections after winning back seats from the Tories across the country.
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Polls open in England’s local elections, Tories anticipate significant losses
Party predicted to lose about half of the 1,000 seats it is defending in contest that could shape Rishi Sunak’s future
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Tory rebels devise 100-day ’policy blitz’ in event of party’s local election setback
Worried MPs have concocted five-point plan of quick measures aimed at showing that the party cares about public’s priorities
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Tory employees are managing a network of anti-Ulez Facebook groups that are heavily laden with racism and abuse
Investigation finds groups hosting Islamophobic attacks on London mayor Sadiq Khan, white supremacist slogans and antisemitic conspiracy theories
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Conservative MP Dan Poulter has defected to Labour, citing his belief that the Tories have become a "nationalist party of the right
The mental health doctor, who was elected as a Tory MP in 2010, said the Conservatives had become a “nationalist party of the right”, and no longer prioritised the NHS
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Uni recruits will need MI5 clearance in bid to weed out Chinese spies & stop hostile states stealing sensitive research
It follows a government review that uncovered hostile states trying to access serious research in higher education
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Barbados has halted its £3 million plan to purchase a former slavery plantation owned by a Tory MP in the midst of widespread backlash
Following widespread backlash, Bajan prime minister Mia Mottley has announced that the acquisition will be paused in light of public anger with the move and a public consultation will take place
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There’s widespread anger over what’s seen as a "grubby" Tory betrayal as a diluted rental reform Bill manages to pass
Ministers were accused of a ’colossal act of cowardice’ in a backlash over the Renters Reform Bill after Michael Gove backtracked on a promised ban of no-fault evictions
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Over 100 Members of Parliament earn more than £10,000 annually through property rental income
As the much delayed Renters’ Reform Bill heads back to the Commons on Wednesday, Sky News looks at how many politicians make additional income from renting out homes, offices and even farms.
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Rishi’s plans for Rwanda achieve success after months of political negotiations
Rishi Sunak’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda has finally passed through parliament after a crunch vote in the Commons.
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A Tory researcher has been charged with spying for China
A parliamentary aide for the Conservative Party accused of spying for China has been charged with espionage offences.
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Rishi Sunak to hold surprise Downing Street press conference this morning
Rishi Sunak to address the nation from Downing Street before MPs and peers are expected to finally pass the Government’s Rwanda Bill later today following delays
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Tory MP Mark Menzies announces he will step down amidst allegations of using campaign funds to pay ‘bad people’
Mark Menzies has announced he has quit the Tories and will stand down at the next general election after being suspended over allegations about use of campaign funds
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Sunak declines the offer of a youth mobility scheme between the EU and UK
Labour also turns down European Commission’s proposal, which would have allowed young Britons to live, study and work in EU
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Authorities investigate allegations suggesting MP Mark Menzies utilized campaign finances to compensate dubious entities
Lancashire Police has confirmed that it has received a letter detailing concerns about MP Mark Menzies following allegations he asked local Tory members for cash
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Tory suspended over 3am call demanding money saying he was locked up by ‘bad people’
A Tory MP has been suspended from the party while officials investigate claims he misused thousands of pounds of campaign funds.