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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
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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
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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
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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
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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"
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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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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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Keeping it local: are home-grown MPs best?
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By Professor Philip Cowley
Keeping it local: are home-grown MPs best?
As recent by-elections have shown, constituency parties – and voters – prize a local candidate. Professor Philip Cowley examines whether a home-grown MP is always best
Leaked Cabinet Office Survey Shows Widespread Civil Service Unhappiness
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Leaked Cabinet Office Survey Shows Widespread Civil Service Unhappiness
Exclusive: A leaked Cabinet Office survey has found a significant fall in wellbeing among its civil servants and widespread unhappiness about how ministers are pushing the return to office working.
Westminster Foundation for Democracy at 30: 'We can’t assume democracy is safe – it’s not'
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By Sienna Rodgers
Westminster Foundation for Democracy at 30: 'We can’t assume democracy is safe – it’s not'
For 30 years, the Westminster Foundation for Democracy has been spreading the word about the importance of democratic structures. Sienna Rodgers hears from three of its current MP board members on how its work has never been more vital
Minister Says Boris Johnson Unaware Of Chris Pincher Accusations Before Appointment, Despite Slew Of New Allegations
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Minister Says Boris Johnson Unaware Of Chris Pincher Accusations Before Appointment, Despite Slew Of New Allegations
A Cabinet minister has insisted that Boris Johnson was unaware of harassment allegations against Chris Pincher before he was appointed deputy chief whip, despite multiple reports suggesting the contrary.
Tory Rebels Step Up Plans To Get Rid Of Boris Johnson In Wake Of Pincher Allegations
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Tory Rebels Step Up Plans To Get Rid Of Boris Johnson In Wake Of Pincher Allegations
Waiting for Boris Johnson as he returns to London from his eight-day overseas trip is a Conservative party that is hardening against him and plotting its next move to get rid of him.
Mrs Crackenthorpe's diary – 4 July 2022 edition
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By Mrs Crackenthorpe
Mrs Crackenthorpe's diary – 4 July 2022 edition
Sumer is icumen in, as once they sang in the round; already we find ourselves tormented by British disappointment at Wimbledon and a Palace that’s far sweatier than it should be. In such foisty conditions, gossip has a tendency to breed at an exponential rate, so it’s fortunate your diarist has had her ear to the ground.
Senior Conservative Women MPs Call For 'Zero Tolerance Policy' After Chris Pincher Allegations
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Senior Conservative Women MPs Call For "Zero Tolerance Policy" After Chris Pincher Allegations
Two senior Tory women MPs have written to the Chief Whip calling for a "zero tolerance" policy when it comes to those accused of sexual misconduct.
Chris Pincher Loses Conservative Whip Following Sexual Assault Allegations
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Chris Pincher Loses Conservative Whip Following Sexual Assault Allegations
Chris Pincher, MP for Tamworth, has had the Conservative whip removed after he quit government on Thursday following allegations of sexual assault.
Bewilderment In Downing Street Over Response To Chris Pincher Allegations
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Bewilderment In Downing Street Over Response To Chris Pincher Allegations
There is frustration among figures inside Downing Street that Conservative MP Chris Pincher hasn't had the whip removed over allegations that he groped two men.
Downing Street Under Pressure To Remove Whip From Chris Pincher
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Downing Street Under Pressure To Remove Whip From Chris Pincher
Boris Johnson is under growing pressure to remove the Conservative whip from Chris Pincher after the MP quit government on Thursday following allegations that he groped two men.
Boris Johnson 'Is Not Long For This World' According To Prime Minister's Biographer
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Boris Johnson "Is Not Long For This World" According To Prime Minister's Biographer
Leading historian and the biographer of a string of recent Prime Ministers Sir Anthony Seldon has predicted a less than prosperous trajectory for Boris Johnson's future in Number 10.

Where Are They Now? Heidi Allen
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By Laura Hutchinson, Head of UK Political Intelligence
Where Are They Now? Heidi Allen
Heidi Allen, Conservative, Change UK and Liberal Democrat MP for South Cambridgeshire 2015 – 2019
Summer 2022 edition of Order! Order! magazine published Partner content
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By Association of Former Members of Parliament
Summer 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!
Tory MPs Deny Rumours They Are Planning To Defect To Labour
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Tory MPs Deny Rumours They Are Planning To Defect To Labour
Conservative MPs are coming forward to deny they are going to defect to Labour, as questions surrounding Boris Johnson’s leadership continue in the fallout of last week’s by-elections.
Former Tory Party Chair Says Boris Johnson Is Taking Conservatives For Granted
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Former Tory Party Chair Says Boris Johnson Is Taking Conservatives For Granted
Lord Baker, a former cabinet minister and Conservative Party Chairman, has accused the Prime Minister of neglecting the needs of Conservative voters, and that rural Tories could turn against him in the next general election.
Former Party Chair Lord Baker on 'the Strange Death of Conservative England'
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By Lord Baker of Dorking
Former Party Chair Lord Baker on 'the Strange Death of Conservative England'
Former Conservative Party Chairman and cabinet minister Lord Baker questions whether the party's MPs will remain loyal to Boris Johnson following the disastrous recent by-election results.
Minister Insists Boris Johnson Still Has Loyalty Of Cabinet After Party Chair Resignation
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Minister Insists Boris Johnson Still Has Loyalty Of Cabinet After Party Chair Resignation
Environment secretary George Eustice has said that Boris Johnson still has the support of his Cabinet after party chairman Oliver Dowden resigned in the wake of last week's double by-election defeats.
Cabinet Minister Says It Is A 'Good Thing' Boris Johnson Wants To Win A Third Term As Leader
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Cabinet Minister Says It Is A "Good Thing" Boris Johnson Wants To Win A Third Term As Leader
Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis said Boris Johnson is the "right person" to lead the Conservatives into the next election and that it was a "good thing" he wanted to stay on.
Double By-Election Defeat Suggests No Conservative Seat Is Safe
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Double By-Election Defeat Suggests No Conservative Seat Is Safe
The Conservative Party’s double by-election defeat could spell trouble for the Prime Minister and other senior Tories whose own seats hang in the balance.
Double Defeat And Dowden Resignation Not Enough To Spark New Push To Oust Boris Johnson
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Double Defeat And Dowden Resignation Not Enough To Spark New Push To Oust Boris Johnson
Despite a disastrous double by-election defeat and a Cabinet resignation Boris Johnson seems set to cling on as Tory leader as rebels fail to agree on a mechanism to oust him or his likely replacement.
Boris Johnson Is Wrong To Blame Double By-Election Loss On Midterm Blues, Say Pollsters
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Boris Johnson Is Wrong To Blame Double By-Election Loss On Midterm Blues, Say Pollsters
Several pollsters have dismissed Boris Johnson’s claim that his party’s double by-election loss was a normal part of the electoral cycle, and have suggested that the Prime Minister’s character was a driving force behind the losses.
Boris Johnson Vows To 'Keep Going' After Double By-Election Defeat And Shock Party Chair Resignation
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Boris Johnson Vows To "Keep Going" After Double By-Election Defeat And Shock Party Chair Resignation
Boris Johnson has pledged to “listen” to voters following a bruising double by-election defeat in Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton — but insisted he would “keep going” despite calls for him to resign.
Oliver Dowden Has Resigned As Conservative Party Chairman After Double By-Election Defeat
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Oliver Dowden Has Resigned As Conservative Party Chairman After Double By-Election Defeat
Conservative chairman Oliver Dowden has resigned from the senior position after the party saw major defeats in by-elections in Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton.
Labour Wins Back “Red Wall” Wakefield Seat From Tories In Comfortable By-Election Victory
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Labour Wins Back “Red Wall” Wakefield Seat From Tories In Comfortable By-Election Victory
Labour has regained the West Yorkshire seat of Wakefield — which was won by the Tories in 2019 for the first time since 1932 — in a major by-election victory for the party.
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