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Labour Warns Renters Could Be Hit By Higher Fuel Bills With Green Home Plans

Labour Warns Renters Could Be Hit By Higher Fuel Bills With Green Home Plans

20 Oct Communities

A focus on homeowners in the government's new heat pump plan could mean that renters could "bear the brunt" of green housing policies, Labour has warned.

House of Commons Pays Tribute To “Gentleman” James Brokenshire Following His Death From Lung Cancer

20 Oct Political parties

House of Commons Pays Tribute To “Gentleman” James Brokenshire Following His Death From Lung Cancer

Keir Starmer Challenges Boris Johnson To Sanction Social Media Platforms Over Extremist Content

20 Oct Political parties

Keir Starmer Challenges Boris Johnson To Sanction Social Media Platforms Over Extremist Content

Kwasi Kwarteng Rules Out Future Lockdowns Despite Covid Case Surge

20 Oct Coronavirus

Kwasi Kwarteng Rules Out Future Lockdowns Despite Covid Case Surge

Minister Warns Soldiers Driving Ambulances Isn't A Long Term Solution To Health Service Backlog

20 Oct Coronavirus

Minister Warns Soldiers Driving Ambulances Isn't A Long Term Solution To Health Service Backlog

Boris Johnson Confirms Southend Will Become A City In Tribute To Sir David Amess

18 Oct Political parties

Boris Johnson Confirms Southend Will Become A City In Tribute To Sir David Amess

Dominic Raab Supports Removing Online Anonymity To Tackle 'Out Of Control' Abuse Of MPs

18 Oct Home affairs

Dominic Raab Supports Removing Online Anonymity To Tackle "Out Of Control" Abuse Of MPs

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'A man who always had a kind word' - Tory party chairman Oliver Dowden pays tribute to Sir David Amess

20 Oct Communities

"A man who always had a kind word" - Tory party chairman Oliver Dowden pays tribute to Sir David Amess

Interview: Baroness Evans Hopes For Period Of Calm After Brexit And Covid

11 Oct Political parties

Interview: Baroness Evans Hopes For Period Of Calm After Brexit And Covid

The tax burden that threatens to stop Britain’s beating heart

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11 Oct Communities

The tax burden that threatens to stop Britain’s beating heart

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Has The Conservative Party Got A Woman Problem?

08 Oct Political parties

Has The Conservative Party Got A Woman Problem?

Much was made of the 50-50 gender split in Boris Johnson’s top team following the recent cabinet reshuffle, with Liz Truss’s promotion to Foreign Secretary alongside Priti Patel as Home Secretary meaning that two of the four most significant roles in government are now held by women.

Conservative Party Conference Was The Boris Johnson Show – But Can His Act Survive The Winter?

06 Oct Political parties

Conservative Party Conference Was The Boris Johnson Show – But Can His Act Survive The Winter?

Deprived of flagship policy announcements and relegated to a makeshift 600-seat auditorium at the back of the exhibition hall, ministers at this week’s Conservative Party Conference in Manchester at times felt like little more than a warm up act for Boris Johnson.

My Dream Manifesto: Tory MPs on what they'd like to see from the party

06 Oct Political parties

My Dream Manifesto: Tory MPs on what they'd like to see from the party

In 2019 it was “getting Brexit done” – but what about the next manifesto? Four Conservative parliamentarians set out what they would like to see from the party at the next general election

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Priti Patel Suggests MPs Could Be Given Police Protection At Constituency Meetings Following David Amess Death

17 Oct Home affairs

Priti Patel Suggests MPs Could Be Given Police Protection At Constituency Meetings Following David Amess Death

Priti Patel has suggested a range of new measures could be brought in to "close any gaps" around MPs' security following the fatal stabbing of Conservative MP Sir David Amess.

Conservative MP David Amess Has Died Following Stabbing At Constituency Surgery

15 Oct Political parties

Conservative MP David Amess Has Died Following Stabbing At Constituency Surgery

Police have confirmed Conservative MP David Amess has died after he was stabbed at a constituency surgery.

Fewer Than A Fifth Of People Say They Fully Understand What Levelling Up Means

15 Oct Communities

Fewer Than A Fifth Of People Say They Fully Understand What Levelling Up Means

Exclusive: The government still has a long way to go in its efforts to inform the public of what levelling up actually means, according to new polling that shows only 14% of Britons have completely grasped the concept.

Unions Threaten Labour With Legal Action If They Axe London Weighting

14 Oct Coronavirus

Unions Threaten Labour With Legal Action If They Axe London Weighting

Trade unions have threatened legal action against Labour if it starts removing the London weighting from staff members who haven't agreed to the change.

Former Labour MP Claudia Webbe Has Been Found Guilty Of Harassment

13 Oct Political parties

Former Labour MP Claudia Webbe Has Been Found Guilty Of Harassment

Leicester East MP Claudia Webbe — who was suspended from the Labour Party in September — has been found guilty of harassment at Westminster Magistrates Court.

Tories Have Poured Cold Water On Early Election Rumours After Labour Ramped Up The Prospect

11 Oct Political parties

Tories Have Poured Cold Water On Early Election Rumours After Labour Ramped Up The Prospect

Talk of an early general election arose repeatedly at this year's party conferences, but Conservative MPs and activists have dismissed the prospect, after Labour seemed to be gearing up to go to the polls sooner rather than later.

Minister Says Boris Johnson “Needs A Break” As He Defends Spain Holiday

11 Oct Political parties

Minister Says Boris Johnson “Needs A Break” As He Defends Spain Holiday

A minister has defended Boris Johnson's decision to go on holiday to Marbella as his government deals with several crises, insisting that it's important for "the whole country" that the Prime Minister has a break.

Conservative Chairman Warned Not To Neglect Tackling Islamophobia In the Party

08 Oct Communities

Conservative Chairman Warned Not To Neglect Tackling Islamophobia In the Party

New Conservative chairman Oliver Dowden is under pressure to step up action on tackling Islamophobia in the party by a prominent Muslim MP who has accused them of “dragging their feet” on the issue.

Conservative MP James Brokenshire Has Died Following Lung Cancer Diagnosis

08 Oct Political parties

Conservative MP James Brokenshire Has Died Following Lung Cancer Diagnosis

James Brokenshire — who recently stepped down from his role as Home Office minister to receive treatment for lung cancer — has died at the age of 53.

Conservative MPs Might Actually Know What Levelling Up Is After Conference

07 Oct Political parties

Conservative MPs Might Actually Know What Levelling Up Is After Conference

Conservative MPs and members say they have emerged from party conference with a clearer and more nuanced understanding of the substance behind the government’s levelling up slogan.

Whatever happened to the Coalition government?

07 Oct Political parties

Whatever happened to the Coalition government?

To some it was a forced marriage doomed to fail. To others it was a chance to get different ideas around the table. Sebastian Whale talks to coalition-era politicians about life in – and the legacy of – the Conservative-Lib Dem years

Boris Johnson's Theatrical, Policy-Light Conference Speech Has Delighted His Party

06 Oct Political parties

Boris Johnson's Theatrical, Policy-Light Conference Speech Has Delighted His Party

Boris Johnson's gag-filled speech at Conservative Party Conference has delighted party members but contained just one policy announcement, and failed to address the selection of crises currently at play in the UK.

We need to deliver real substance on ‘levelling up’ or it will become a meaningless sound bite

05 Oct Education

We need to deliver real substance on ‘levelling up’ or it will become a meaningless sound bite

In the midst of party conference season, the country is facing issues over the cost of living, with rising food and gas prices as a result of a shortage of HGV drivers, and increasing global demand, which is having a huge impact on families across Britain.

Where next for the Prime Minister?

05 Oct Coronavirus

Where next for the Prime Minister?

Boris Johnson’s agenda was eclipsed by Covid. But with Britain beginning to emerge from the pandemic, the clock is ticking for the government to deliver the changes it promised in 2019. Mark Wallace, chief executive of ConservativeHome, provides his analysis of the challenges facing the Prime Minister.

Where Are They Now? Former MP Douglas Carswell on Parliament's 'Corruption'

05 Oct Political parties

Where Are They Now? Former MP Douglas Carswell on Parliament's "Corruption"

Douglas Carswell: Conservative (2005-14) and Ukip (2014-17) MP for Clacton

Who Are The Tory Tribes?

05 Oct Political parties

Who Are The Tory Tribes?

The Wets and Drys. The Maastricht Rebels. The Notting Hill Set. The Conservative Party has long done a first class job of factionalism. Whereas Labour splits seem carved in stone, based on decades-old feuds and theoretical arguments, Tory gangs form and break up with great pace, something accelerated in recent years by both the changing demographic of its voters and ease of setting up a WhatsApp group. Robert Hutton reports.

Pastimes: Saqib Bhatti on being a new father

05 Oct Political parties

Pastimes: Saqib Bhatti on being a new father

Saqib Bhatti has purple crescents under his eyes. For the past 14 weeks, the Conservative MP for Meriden in the West Midlands has slept for only four or five hours a night.

Maiden Voyages - Tory Conference Edition

05 Oct Political parties

Maiden Voyages - Tory Conference Edition

It began with a turquoise feather duster.

Ben Houchen: “Teesside does not need a politician or prime minister that looks and sounds like them”

04 Oct Communities

Ben Houchen: “Teesside does not need a politician or prime minister that looks and sounds like them”

When Ben Houchen won the Tees Valley metro mayoralty for the Conservatives in 2017, it was the shock of the night. Four years later, he is the darling of the Tory party. He speaks to Georgina Bailey about levelling up, his future plans and whether he’s friends with the PM.

Lord Frost Insists 'Tough' Approach To Northern Ireland Is Not For 'Electoral Reasons'

04 Oct Brexit

Lord Frost Insists "Tough" Approach To Northern Ireland Is Not For "Electoral Reasons"

Lord Frost has denied the government are "playing to the gallery" after he threatened to ditch the Northern Ireland protocol.

Tory Faithful Gush Over Rishi Sunak's Ode To 'Fiscal Responsibility'

04 Oct Economy

Tory Faithful Gush Over Rishi Sunak's Ode To "Fiscal Responsibility"

“What's not to like about Rishi Sunak? He's great,” one Conservative activist enthusiastically said as they left the Chancellor’s first in-person speech at party conference.

If levelling up is the vision, net-zero and scientific innovation are the tools

04 Oct Communities

If levelling up is the vision, net-zero and scientific innovation are the tools

There needs to be a ruthless focus on delivery. The Prime Minister’s success in the red wall was built on his bonhomie and good intentions, but he will suffer if voters fail to feel improvements by the time they next go to the polls.

Jeremy Hunt: rise in national insurance to fund the NHS and social care was the easy bit – now comes the graft

04 Oct Coronavirus

Jeremy Hunt: rise in national insurance to fund the NHS and social care was the easy bit – now comes the graft

My job as Health Select Committee chair is to hold the government to account, and I haven’t shied away from doing that during the pandemic. But that means also giving credit where it’s due.

Lords Diary - Baroness Bertin

04 Oct Political parties

Lords Diary - Baroness Bertin

Mondays are the new Fridays in our household.

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Unlocking the Senior Civil Service

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Women into Leadership Manchester

Manchester & Online

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