The Conservative Party could retain Mid Bedfordshire if the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties split the anti-Tory vote, polling guru Sir John Curtice has warned. It comes after Nadine Dorries’…
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Coutinho and Climate Change. On One Side of Her, the Conservative Environment Network. On the Other, the Net Zero Scrutiny Group.
by Trevor Lambby Trevor LambTo one side of Claire Coutinho, there is the Conservative Environment Network, which claims the support of 133 Tory backbenchers – more than a third of the Commons party and half…
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‘The Modern Conservative Party Holds the ‘Will of the People’ in Contempt’
by Tom Pittmanby Tom PittmanShakespeare’s famous ‘truth to power’ truism in the opening act of Pericles, Prince of Tyre could be turned on its head for our current crop of Conservative politicians as: ‘You…
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Conservative UK Lawmaker Formally Quits With Scathing Attack on PM Sunak
by Rudolph Royby Rudolph RoyLONDON, Aug 27 (Reuters) – UK member of parliament Nadine Dorries has delivered a scathing attack on her Conservative Party’s leader Rishi Sunak in her formal resignation letter, accusing the…
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Mayor Andy Street ‘disappointed’ at Conservatives’ Chronicle Trademark Infringement
Political campaign material was sent to homes in the style of newspapers, with the titles Wolverhampton Chronicle, Sandwell Chronicle and Dudley Chronicle. Those names are trademarked by the Midland News Association (MNA),…
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Without the Brexit Glue, Support For the Conservative Party Is Coming Unstuck
The performance of the Conservative Party in 2019 was notable not just for the number of seats won (up 48 from 2017), but where these where gained. In knocking down…
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Activists and Rights Groups in the UK Slam Police Action on Pro-Palestine Protests
by Kyle Bridgesby Kyle BridgesThe Palestine Action solidarity group is in the middle of a week-long demonstration and sit-in campaign in front of a subsidiary of the Israeli arms company Elbit Systems, UAV tactical…