Tag: Tories
Labour raises £350k more than Tories in first campaign week
The Labour Party raised £351,990 more in donations than the Conservatives in the first week of the general election campaign, according to the Elector [...]
Starmer criticises Tories’ ‘Corbyn-style manifesto’
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has criticised the Conservatives' "Corbyn-style manifesto", saying "anything you want can go in, [but] none of it is co [...]
Tories pledge to boost home ownership in election manifesto
17 minutes agoBy Paul Seddon, Political reporterGetty ImagesRishi Sunak has promised the Conservative election manifesto will contain "transformationa [...]
Tories pledge another National Insurance cut ahead of manifesto launch
The story of Rishi Sunak as prime minister goes like this:There was an initial blast of activity to stabilise the
economy, followed by countless attem [...]
Tories pledge further 2p NI cut ahead of manifesto launch
22 minutes agoBy Sam Francis, Political Reporter • Francesca Gillett, BBC NewsPARishi Sunak will be in the East Midlands laterThe Conservatives are la [...]
Tories will keep cutting taxes, Rishi Sunak promises
Just nowBy Becky Morton, Political reporterBBCThe Conservative manifesto will include tax cuts, Rishi Sunak has told the BBC in an interview to be bro [...]
Tories insist Ross played no part in dropping candidate Duguid
13 hours agoBy Jonathan Geddes, BBC Scotland News • Georgia Roberts, BBC Scotland Westminster CorrespondentPAThe Scottish Conservatives have insisted [...]
Tories pledge £700m to end ‘sick note culture’
The Conservatives have pledged almost £730m to expand NHS mental health treatment in England as part of moves to cut rising welfare costs if they win [...]
Tories given £5m more by Frank Hester before Diane Abbott row
The Conservative Party accepted a £5m donation from the company of Frank Hester in January, before he became embroiled in a row over alleged racist co [...]
How Tories and Labour are reacting to tax claims
The BBC's Henry Zeffman gives us the inside track on the fallout from the claim that's got everyone talking: Rishi Sunak has said, under Labour, taxes [...]
Nigel Farage’s decision to run means turbulence for the Tories
Just nowIone Wells,BBC News, politics correspondentGetty ImagesAt the Conservative Party conference in Manchester last year, I saw a long queue, snaki [...]
Tories pledge to tackle ‘confusion’ over legal definition of sex
The Conservatives have promised to amend the Equality Act to ensure the protected characteristic of sex is defined as "biological sex".Prime Minister [...]
Tories pledge new GP surgeries in community care boost
The Conservatives have promised to build 100 new GP surgeries in England and boost the number of available appointments by allowing more treatments in [...]
Fly-tippers to get points on driving licence, Tories promise
The Conservatives have unveiled plans to dock points from fly-tippers' driving licenses and evict disruptive tenants from social housing.Repeat fly-ti [...]
Labour and Tories rule out VAT rise after election
Labour and the Conservatives have both ruled out raising value added tax (VAT) if they win the general election.Writing in the Telegraph, Chancellor J [...]