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Sunak under pressure from Tory splits and spats
I know Christmas is coming soon, and you probably don't want to think about politics right now. You might have to. The ruling party...
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UK: No police action over Shaun Bailey Tory event during Covid lockdown
Scotland Yard is not prosecuting former London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey or anyone else who attended a gathering at Conservative Party headquarters during a...
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UK ‘spending more of its aid budget at home than abroad’ in developing countries
A large proportion of the pot - some £3bn - is being spent on housing refugees, mainly from Ukraine, according to the Centre for...
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Conor Burns, a minister for the Tories, was fired with “immediate effect” following a severe misconduct allegation
Conor Burns has been fired as trade minister and had the whip suspended after an allegation of serious misconduct.
Liz Truss has sacked trade minister...
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David Davis: Thatcher would never have tried to cut benefits amid cost of living crisis
Margaret Thatcher would never have tried to cut benefits amid the cost of living crisis, Conservative former minister David Davis has said.Speaking to BBC...
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Former minister Heather Wheeler says Tory MPs need to ‘calm down a bit’
Heather Wheeler, Conservative MP for South Derbyshire and a former junior minister, was asked about the mood among Tory MPs.She told Sky News: "Well,...
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Tory conference: A number of unexpected things have already occured
Liz Truss and her ministers arrived as anticipated in a combative, flinty tone, ready to stick with their mini-maxi budget.In her no-surrender speech on...
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Tax cuts pledge: Liz Truss acknowledges disruption
After the mini-budget, Prime Minister Liz Truss acknowledged there had been "disruption" in the UK economy.She declared in a letter to The Sun that...