Conservative Party

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Three women wearing orange lanyards sitting in a row sitting at a table counting votes for a local election. They are inside a large hall.

Millions of people to see their local council elections delayed

Most wanting a delay are Labour-led but two are Tory councils and one is a Lib Dem authority.

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Robert Jenrick at the Conservative Party conference

Henry Zeffman: Jenrick sacking is huge moment for future of British right

It was Kemi Badenoch's belief that Robert Jenrick was about to make the ultimate leap to the right which has plunged the Conservative Party into turmoil.

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Seven people stood in a room in Westminster. Four women are on the left and there's three males on the right. They are dressed smartly

MPs call for more council funding from government

MPs meet with the government to ask for better funding models for local councils.

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Dr Chandra Kanneganti wears a pale blue suit with a stripy blue and red tie. He is smiling, and posing next to the canal in Stoke-on-Trent, with a narrow boat in the background, along with waterside properties.

Councillors desert Tories and defect to Reform UK

Chandra Kannenganti wants "honest, practical politics" and Heather Blurton says Tories let UK down.

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Tories say Zahawi peerage request turned down before defection to Reform UK

Zahawi is the latest former Conservative MP to join Nigel Farage's party, as a Tory source claims he had approached Kemi Badenoch seeking a nomination for the Lords.

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Nigel Farage speaks at a press conference alongside Nadhim Zahawi.

Former Conservatives joining Reform is not without risk for Farage

Former Tory Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi is the latest - and most senior - figure to defect to Reform UK.

3 days ago

Women with a dog sat on a green bench that says Glastonbury. She has grey hair and is wearing a green dress. There's a flower bed in the background.

Councillor suspended over white supremacist dating site

Councillor Lillith Osborn appeared in a leaked database from a white supremacist dating website.

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4 days ago

Two hands are seen holding a mint green smartphone.

Tories would ban under-16s from social media

Kemi Badenoch has promised to follow the example of Australia, which became the first country to introduce the policy last month.

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Kemi Badenoch speaking on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Tories will channel anger at Labour, vows Badenoch

The Conservative leader says her party has started to offer more than "reflexive" opposition to the government.

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