Two Just Stop Oil protesters have denied damaging glass protecting the Rokeby Venus painting in London’s National Gallery. Harrison Donnelly, 20, of Sillitoe Way, Nottingham, and Hanan Ameur, 22, of…
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From partygate to wallpapergate, Boris Johnson has never been far from controversy. The former prime minister stepped down from Number 10 in July 2022, saying: “No one in politics is remotely indispensable”. Speaking outside Downing…
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‘Deliberate Snub to Euroskeptics’: Anger From Right-Wing Tory MPs Over Sunak Reshuffle
The prime minister may have hoped a reshuffle would reset his government and re-energise his party. After a King’s Speech privately dubbed by some Conservative MPs as “lacking in vision” and bitter briefings between Rishi…
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Conservatives Pitch Mccarthy Alternatives as Ouster Talk Heats Up
by Trevor Lambby Trevor LambConservative hardliners are privately strategizing who could replace Kevin McCarthy if there is an ouster effort against the speaker. But they’re hitting a familiar dead end: They can’t land on…
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Scottish Conservatives Aim to Double Tally of MPs at General Election
by Tom Pittmanby Tom PittmanThe Scottish Conservatives are hoping to double their Westminster seats at next year’s general election – as the party pushes a message that the SNP Government has left communities behind. Douglas Ross’s…
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London Conservative Candidate Says ‘I’ll Be First Female Labour Mayor’ in Gaffe
by Rudolph Royby Rudolph RoySusan Hall promised to be the first “female Labour mayor” of London in a slip of the tongue at the Conservative Party Conference. The Tory candidate gave an upbeat speech…
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B.C. Conservative Leader Under Fire for Likening Teaching of Sexuality, Gender to Residential Schools
The leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia is under fire for a social media post that critics say appeared to compare teaching students about sexual orientation and gender identity…
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Conservatives Aren’t Just Boycotting Bud Light. They’re Trying to Build a Parallel Economy
by Pete Barnettby Pete BarnettThe controversy started, like so many things nowadays, with an internet rumor. “Dear Women, Tampax pays this man $10,000’s to MOCK YOU,” tweeted a right-wing influencer in April. “Don’t buy Tampax.” The…
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Conservative Conference: Sunak Wants a ‘Rishi Show’ Boost but the Battle to Succeed Him is Already Underway
On Thursday night, Westminster’s journalists gathered in the book-lined dining room of the former Liberal Club on Whitehall for the annual Press Gallery Dinner, a tradition stretching back to the…
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New Conservatives Group Demands Migration Curbs and School ‘Gender Ideology’ Ban
A group of Conservatives elected in 2019 will set out their own manifesto ideas, including banning “gender ideology” from being taught in schools and slashing taxes. They are two points from the…