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Tory MPs Pressured To Declare Leadership Bids By Next Week
Tory MPs Pressured To Declare Leadership Bids By Next Week
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Conservative MPs are likely to have to declare their bids to become party leader by the end of next week and fight the contest over Parliament's summer recess.
Defeated Tory Candidates Invited To Join Campaign Review After Election Drubbing
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Defeated Tory Candidates Invited To Join Campaign Review After Election Drubbing
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
Communities
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
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The Lib Dems will offer opposition where the Tory-Reform coalition can’t
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By Vince Cable
The Lib Dems will offer opposition where the Tory-Reform coalition can’t
Labour ran a slick digital campaign – but no party dominated the air war
Political parties
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
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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"
Political parties
Sharon Hodgson’s Betty Boothroyd-Inspired Deputy Speaker Bid
Sharon Hodgson’s Betty Boothroyd-Inspired Deputy Speaker Bid
Political parties
Tory MPs Pressured To Declare Leadership Bids By Next Week
Tory MPs Pressured To Declare Leadership Bids By Next Week
Political parties
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'Gloriously boring': How a ruthlessly efficient Labour machine won the election
Political parties
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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Thousands of Homes for Ukraine Hosts Urge Rishi Sunak To Increase Refugee Support
Home affairs
Thousands of Homes for Ukraine Hosts Urge Rishi Sunak To Increase Refugee Support
Over 4,500 hosts in the government's flagship Homes for Ukraine scheme have signed a joint letter calling on the government to provide "practical solutions" to help refugees settle in the UK as fears grow over the risk of homelessness.
What’s in a constituency name?
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By Professor Philip Cowley
What’s in a constituency name?
Constituency names proposed for the next election would be the longest and most cumbersome since Britain first began with single-member one-person one-vote constituencies in 1950. Philip Cowley explores why
Home Office Accused Of Creating 'Preventable' Health Risk After Asylum Centre Diphtheria Outbreak
Home affairs
Home Office Accused Of Creating "Preventable" Health Risk After Asylum Centre Diphtheria Outbreak
Public health leaders have said the decision to disperse asylum seekers from Manston after outbreaks of disease has put fresh pressure on local health services.
Owen Paterson Notes 'Irony' Of ECHR Appeal, Army Could Support NHS, On-shore Wind U-Turn Hinted
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Owen Paterson Notes "Irony" Of ECHR Appeal, Army Could Support NHS, On-shore Wind U-Turn Hinted
Former Conservative MP Owen Paterson has acknowledged the "irony" of his decision to launch a European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) appeal into a House of Commons probe that found he broke its rules on paid lobbying, despite being a vocal opponent of the European institution.
Cabinet Minister Says Pay Rises Matching Inflation Or Higher 'Unaffordable' For Public Sector
Health
Cabinet Minister Says Pay Rises Matching Inflation Or Higher "Unaffordable" For Public Sector
Pay rises that match or are higher than inflation are “unaffordable” for the public sector, Transport Secretary Mark Harper has said, as multiple sectors have announced strike action before Christmas.
Experts Say Sunak Is Struggling To Appoint An Ethics Adviser Because Boris Johnson “Poisoned The Well”
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Experts Say Sunak Is Struggling To Appoint An Ethics Adviser Because Boris Johnson “Poisoned The Well”
When Rishi Sunak entered Downing Street as Britain’s third Prime Minister in as many months back in October he promised a government of “integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level”.
The Chris Bryant interview: 'It is a bizarre irony that I am chair of the Committee on Standards'
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By Tali Fraser
The Chris Bryant interview: "It is a bizarre irony that I am chair of the Committee on Standards"
Chris Bryant has been through a few political scrapes, so recognises the irony that he is now chair of the Standards Committee. He tells Tali Fraser about the recent furore in the division lobbies, trying to hold his tongue and surviving cancer. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer.
Conservative MPs Dehenna Davison and Gary Streeter To Stand Down At Next Election
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Conservative MPs Dehenna Davison and Gary Streeter To Stand Down At Next Election
Conservative MP Dehenna Davison has announced that she will stand down at the next election, the second Tory to make such an announcement today.
Nurses Announce Strike Days, Backbenchers Rebel Over Energy Policy, Apology For MP Christmas Party Guidelines
Health
Nurses Announce Strike Days, Backbenchers Rebel Over Energy Policy, Apology For MP Christmas Party Guidelines
Nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have announced that they will strike for two days before Christmas, the latest profession to commit to industrial action over the winter. 
Scots will pay the price for the SNP’s tedious crusade for independence
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By Craig Hoy MSP
Scots will pay the price for the SNP’s tedious crusade for independence
Strip away the measured, diplomatic legalese he deployed and the message from Lord Reed was unequivocal: there is no legal basis for the Scottish government to hold an independence referendum off their own back.
Dominic Raab Bullying Investigation Expanded To Include Third Complaint
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Dominic Raab Bullying Investigation Expanded To Include Third Complaint
The investigation into alleged bullying by Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has been expanded to include a third formal complaint.
Keir Starmer Lays Into Tory Economics at PMQs, Christmas Rail Strikes, Another Tory MP To Quit
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Keir Starmer Lays Into Tory Economics at PMQs, Christmas Rail Strikes, Another Tory MP To Quit
Keir Starmer has accused the government of "crashing" the economy after new OECD figures showed the UK was headed for a significant period in recession.
Winter 2022 edition of Order! Order! magazine published Partner content
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By Association of Former Members of Parliament
Winter 2022 edition of Order! Order! magazine published
The Association of Former Members of Parliament has published the latest edition of its official journal Order! Order!
Labour 'Ready' To Work with Business, Rishi Sunak Uses Private GP, Tory MP To Stand Down
Economy
Labour "Ready" To Work with Business, Rishi Sunak Uses Private GP, Tory MP To Stand Down
Labour leader Keir Starmer has told business leaders that his party is “ready” to work with them in his address at the CBI conference in Birmingham.
Former Work And Pensions Secretary Chloe Smith To Quit As Tory MP At Next Election
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Former Work And Pensions Secretary Chloe Smith To Quit As Tory MP At Next Election
MP for Norwich North and former cabinet minister Chloe Smith has announced she will stand down at the next election as she feels it is “the right time to step back, for me and my young family”.
Where Are They Now? Helen Goodman
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By Seun Matiluko
Where Are They Now? Helen Goodman
Helen Goodman is amused by the fact that during her 14 years in Parliament she never snagged a House profile but has now finally got one three years after she left.
Tory MPs Are Dreading The Next Election, Even If Jeremy Hunt Has Calmed Markets
Economy
Tory MPs Are Dreading The Next Election, Even If Jeremy Hunt Has Calmed Markets
Jeremy Hunt's long-awaited Autumn Statement managed to avert market panic and so far, a Tory rebellion, but Conservative MPs are still worried for their chances at the next General Election. In fact, they fear Hunt's gloomy grappling with the country's finances may have made their prospects even worse.
UK And EU Doubt A Northern Ireland Protocol Deal Is Imminent, Despite Improved Mood
Brexit
UK And EU Doubt A Northern Ireland Protocol Deal Is Imminent, Despite Improved Mood
UK and European Union sources have sought to play down the prospect of an imminent deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol despite relations between the two sides having improved significantly.
All The Major Announcements In Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement
Economy
All The Major Announcements In Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt promised "stability, growth and public services" in a major Autumn Statement laying out the government's spending plans, including increases to tax and cutbacks on public spending.
Maiden Voyages: Rishi Sunak and his predecessors
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By Patrick Kidd
Maiden Voyages: Rishi Sunak and his predecessors
Politicians used to wait decades before they became prime minister. James Callaghan, Harold Macmillan, and Anthony Eden were all in the House more than 30 years until it was their turn; Winston Churchill was kept from his destiny for almost 40.
Dominic Raab Created A “Culture Of Fear” By “Belittling” Civil Servants, Sources Say
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Dominic Raab Created A “Culture Of Fear” By “Belittling” Civil Servants, Sources Say
Justice Secretary Dominic Raab has been accused of creating a “culture of fear” during his initial stint at the top of the Ministry of Justice, according to an ex-civil servant, as the Cabinet Minister faces a string of allegations about aggressive behaviour towards staff.
The Conservative Party is still in denial over growing Islamophobia
Home affairs
By Baroness Warsi
The Conservative Party is still in denial over growing Islamophobia
In 2011 when I stated Islamophobia had passed the dinner table test, I was calling out the elephant in the room; a concern that this new and pernicious form of racism was manifesting in the most respectable of settings: in newsrooms, think tanks, the corridors of power and at middle-class dinner tables.
Rishi Sunak Welcomes Strong Trade Relations with Saudi Arabia
Economy
Rishi Sunak Welcomes Strong Trade Relations with Saudi Arabia
The Prime Minister met the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia at the G20 Summit today to discuss UK-Saudi cooperation on security and economic stability. 
Jeremy Hunt Says 'We're All Going To Be Paying A Bit More Tax' Ahead Of Budget
Economy
Jeremy Hunt Says "We're All Going To Be Paying A Bit More Tax" Ahead Of Budget
The Chancellor has warned there are going to be "very difficult decisions" in next week's fiscal statement but insisted the UK was "resilient".
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