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Defeated Tory Candidates Invited To Join Campaign Review After Election Drubbing
Defeated Tory Candidates Invited To Join Campaign Review After Election Drubbing
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Conservative candidates who failed to win their seats at the General Election have been invited by the party chairman take part in a major review into where the campaign went wrong.
Sharon Hodgson’s Betty Boothroyd-Inspired Deputy Speaker Bid
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Sharon Hodgson’s Betty Boothroyd-Inspired Deputy Speaker Bid
Labour's Vaughan Gething Resigns As First Minister Of Wales
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Labour's Vaughan Gething Resigns As First Minister Of Wales
Veteran Tory Wants Conservative Leadership Contests To Be More 'Transparent' To Stop 'Fibbing And Skulduggery'
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Veteran Tory Wants Conservative Leadership Contests To Be More "Transparent" To Stop "Fibbing And Skulduggery"
New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is 'Massive Waste' In How Local Councils Are Funded
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New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is "Massive Waste" In How Local Councils Are Funded
Voters Feel More Optimistic After Labour's Election Win
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Voters Feel More Optimistic After Labour's Election Win
New Labour MPs To Face Immediate Pressure Over Two-Child Cap
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New Labour MPs To Face Immediate Pressure Over Two-Child Cap
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Labour ran a slick digital campaign – but no party dominated the air war
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By Ben Guerin
Labour ran a slick digital campaign – but no party dominated the air war
Six weeks older, none the wiser: A voters’-eye-view of the election campaign
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By Ben Shimshon
Six weeks older, none the wiser: A voters’-eye-view of the election campaign
The first 100 days of Starmer’s government
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By Tom Hamilton
The first 100 days of Starmer’s government
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New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is 'Massive Waste' In How Local Councils Are Funded
New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is "Massive Waste" In How Local Councils Are Funded
Communities
Veteran Tory Wants Conservative Leadership Contests To Be More 'Transparent' To Stop 'Fibbing And Skulduggery'
Veteran Tory Wants Conservative Leadership Contests To Be More "Transparent" To Stop "Fibbing And Skulduggery"
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Sharon Hodgson’s Betty Boothroyd-Inspired Deputy Speaker Bid
Sharon Hodgson’s Betty Boothroyd-Inspired Deputy Speaker Bid
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'Gloriously boring': How a ruthlessly efficient Labour machine won the election
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By Sienna Rodgers
'Gloriously boring': How a ruthlessly efficient Labour machine won the election
How did Labour win its staggering majority of 174? Party insiders take Sienna Rodgers behind the scenes of the campaign, from the ‘professionalised’ HQ to the ruthlessly efficient ground operation
Jockeying Begins For Leadership Of Battered Tory Party
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Jockeying Begins For Leadership Of Battered Tory Party
After a damning defeat at the polls yesterday, the long rebuild of the Conservative Party can finally begin.
New PM Keir Starmer Leads Labour To Landslide Victory
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New PM Keir Starmer Leads Labour To Landslide Victory
Keir Starmer has officially become the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, after the Labour Party won the 2024 General Election in a historic landslide.
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Conservatives Could Still Find A Glimmer Of Hope In Looming Double By-Election
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Conservatives Could Still Find A Glimmer Of Hope In Looming Double By-Election
Two more by-elections are the last thing the troubled Tory party could want right now, with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak once again facing a battle to defend two of his party’s previously safe seats following the resignations of Nadine Dorries and Chris Pincher. 
Chris Pincher To Resign Tamworth Seat, Triggering Another By-Election
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Chris Pincher To Resign Tamworth Seat, Triggering Another By-Election
Disgraced MP Chris Pincher has said that he has “made arrangements to resign” after he lost an appeal against an eight-week suspension from the Commons following groping allegations.
RIA welcomes new Shadow Rail Minister Stephen Morgan MP Partner content
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By Railway Industry Association
RIA welcomes new Shadow Rail Minister Stephen Morgan MP
Keir Starmer Has Swerved Labour Row Over 'Soft Left' Reshuffle Demotions
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Keir Starmer Has Swerved Labour Row Over "Soft Left" Reshuffle Demotions
Labour leader Keir Starmer's apparent success in reshuffling his Shadow Cabinet without triggering a major public row between different wings of the parliamentary party is evidence of greater discipline within the Labour ranks, according to MPs.
Rishi Sunak Makes “No Apology” For Addressing School Concrete Safety Concerns Now
Education
Rishi Sunak Makes “No Apology” For Addressing School Concrete Safety Concerns Now
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said at Prime Minister’s Questions that the government would make “no apology” for acting to close more than 150 schools at risk of collapse due to faulty concrete.
Labour's Planning For Government Identified Crumbling Concrete As Possible Early Pitfall
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Labour's Planning For Government Identified Crumbling Concrete As Possible Early Pitfall
The concrete crisis that has engulfed the government since Westminster's return from the summer recess had been identified by the Labour Party as a potential pitfall in the first few months of being in power if it is elected.
Honest politicians are needed more than ever
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By Anand Menon and Andrew Dudfield
Honest politicians are needed more than ever
A cloud hangs over the return from summer recess: trust in politicians is at a 29 year low.
Who's In The Labour Shadow Cabinet After Keir Starmer's Reshuffle
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Who's In The Labour Shadow Cabinet After Keir Starmer's Reshuffle
Labour leader Keir Starmer has reshuffled the shadow cabinet, assembling Labour veterans to get his top team into shape ahead of the next general election, due to be called next year.
Keir Starmer Overhauls Labour Shadow Cabinet With An Influx Of Experienced Allies
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Keir Starmer Overhauls Labour Shadow Cabinet With An Influx Of Experienced Allies
Labour leader Keir Starmer has carried out a major reshuffle of his shadow cabinet, appointing a number of veterans of the last Labour government in an apparent attempt to strengthen the experience in his top team ahead of the next general election.
By-Election Looms After Chris Pincher Loses Commons Suspension Appeal
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By-Election Looms After Chris Pincher Loses Commons Suspension Appeal
Independent MP Chris Pincher has lost his appeal against an eight-week suspension from Parliament, paving the way for a by-election in his Tamworth seat.
New Lib Dem MP Predicts Jacob Rees-Mogg Will Be 'Booted Out' By Voters
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New Lib Dem MP Predicts Jacob Rees-Mogg Will Be "Booted Out" By Voters
The new Liberal Democrat MP for Somerton and Frome has said she believes neighbouring Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg will be “booted out” by her party at the next general election, along with “large swathes” of other Tories.
Rishi Sunak Ready To Remind MPs He's In Charge With Tough Autumn Ahead
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Rishi Sunak Ready To Remind MPs He's In Charge With Tough Autumn Ahead
Rishi Sunak will bring a bolder new approach to his leadership when Parliament returns from recess next week, in a fresh attempt to repair the party's fortunes in order to avoid catastrophic defeat at the next general election.
Grant Shapps Has Replaced Ben Wallace As Defence Secretary
Defence
Grant Shapps Has Replaced Ben Wallace As Defence Secretary
Grant Shapps has been confirmed as the the new defence secretary, replacing Ben Wallace.
Ben Wallace Has Resigned As Defence Secretary
Defence
Ben Wallace Has Resigned As Defence Secretary
Ben Wallace has confirmed his resignation as the secretary of state for defence.
Anti-Tory Vote Split Could Hurt Labour And Lib Dems In Mid Bedfordshire By-election
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Anti-Tory Vote Split Could Hurt Labour And Lib Dems In Mid Bedfordshire By-election
The Conservatives could find that a split of the anti-Tory vote in the upcoming Mid Bedfordshire by-election leads to a victory for Rishi Sunak's beleaguered party, with both Labour and the Liberal Democrats planning to fight hard for Nadine Dorries' former seat.
Summer Of 'Drift' Casts Doubt Over A DUP Return To Stormont
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Summer Of "Drift" Casts Doubt Over A DUP Return To Stormont
Westminster is gearing up for the return of parliament in just over a week, but the same cannot be said for the government in Northern Ireland, where the Democratic Unionist Party's ongoing protest is causing growing frustration in Downing Street.
Former Corbyn Strategist Says It's 'Magical Thinking' To Expect Keir Starmer To Be Radical In No.10
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Former Corbyn Strategist Says It's "Magical Thinking" To Expect Keir Starmer To Be Radical In No.10
Jeremy Corbyn's former chief strategist James Schneider has said he believes it is “the most silly type of magical thinking” to expect Labour leader Keir Starmer to become more radical if he enters Downing Street, as some have suggested he could.
Party Accounts Show Labour Out-Earning Tories
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Party Accounts Show Labour Out-Earning Tories
The Labour Party has continued to raise more money than the Conservative Party, according to the most recent political party accounts released by independent watchdog the Electoral Commission.
Luciana Berger Says “Democracy Is Diminished” When MPs Are Made To Feel Unsafe
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Luciana Berger Says “Democracy Is Diminished” When MPs Are Made To Feel Unsafe
The former Labour MP Luciana Berger has said “our democracy is diminished” when people in politics are made to feel unsafe due to the online abuse that she and others have suffered.
Keir Starmer Leans Towards Rejecting PM's New Departments In His Next Labour Reshuffle
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Keir Starmer Leans Towards Rejecting PM's New Departments In His Next Labour Reshuffle
Keir Starmer is not expected to mirror Rishi Sunak's re-organised government when he eventually reshuffles the shadow cabinet, PoliticsHome understands.
Tory Moderates Are Gearing Up For A Major Comeback
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Tory Moderates Are Gearing Up For A Major Comeback
Conservative MPs in the moderate 'One Nation' group have agreed to up their game and re-assert their influence, as concern grows at the centre of the party that Rishi Sunak's lurch toward right-wing rhetoric and policy positions could do more harm than good at the ballot box.

Chris Bryant Wants To Resurrect Two Hundred Year Old Rule To Oust Nadine Dorries
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Chris Bryant Wants To Resurrect Two Hundred Year Old Rule To Oust Nadine Dorries
Chair of the Commons standards committee Chris Bryant has threatened to try to resurrect an arcane parliamentary rule to force Nadine Dorries out of parliament after the MP failed to formally resign, despite announcing her intention to do so in June.

Regional Tories Are Snubbing Parachuted MP Candidates In Favour Of 'Local Champions'
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Regional Tories Are Snubbing Parachuted MP Candidates In Favour Of "Local Champions"
The number of Conservative candidates who are from their area and have had experience in local Government has risen over the last few election cycles, with Tory associations appearing to prefer “local champions” to well-established names.
Tory MP Insists Leaving ECHR Has 'No Majority' Support In The Conservative Party
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Tory MP Insists Leaving ECHR Has "No Majority" Support In The Conservative Party
A Tory MP who leads the UK delegation to the Council of Europe has said there is "no majority" of support in the Conservative Party for pulling out of the European Convention Of Human Rights (ECHR) after immigration minister Robert Jenrick did not rule out such a move in order to achieve the UK's goals to end illegal Channel crossings.
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