Tag: Tory
How Tory leadership talent contest went down in the hall
PA MediaThe four contenders vying to be the next Tory leader were given 20 minutes each on the main conference stage in Birmingham to make their case. [...]
Kemi Badenoch maternity pay comments spark Tory row
BBCA row over comments by leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch suggesting maternity pay had "gone too far" has dominated the first day of the Conservati [...]
Crunch five days in Tory leadership race, writes BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg
BBC"They all know it is the moment of truth."By Wednesday afternoon the Conservatives should be a lot closer to knowing who their next leader will be [...]
New Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay promises to ‘change’ party
Russell Findlay becomes Scottish Conservative leaderNewly-elected Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay has said his party will change in order [...]
Tory peer ‘regrets’ anti-immigration rhetoric ahead of riots
BBCLord Timothy Kirkhope was immigration minister for two years until 1997 before his role as an MEP representing Yorkshire and the HumberA former imm [...]
Mel Stride out as four left in Tory leadership contest
EPAThe Conservative leadership contest has been whittled down to four candidates after former cabinet minister Mel Stride was knocked out in a vote of [...]
Tory MP Esther McVey criticised for ‘repugnant’ smoking ban post
EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockConservative MP Esther McVey has been branded "repugnant" for using a poem about the Holocaust to criticise the government's p [...]
Don’t expect Starmer’s Tory attacks to fade away
The 2024 general election concluded just 54 days ago. The next general election is probably more than 1,700 days away. And yet the campaign is already [...]
The Tory leadership hopeful backed by an MSP who doesn’t exist
PA MediaTom Tugendhat is one of six candidates vying to replace Rishi Sunak as UK Tory party leaderIt seems the UK Conservative party leadership candi [...]
Three remain in Tory leadership contest after Greene and Kerr drop out
Three candidates remain in the Scottish Conservative leadership contest, after two more MSPs dropped out.Jamie Greene and Liam Kerr have ended their c [...]
Douglas Ross hits out at ‘calculating’ Tory colleagues
Getty ImagesDouglas Ross will be replaced as party leader next month Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has criticised his "calculating" party [...]
Scottish Tory leadership candidates question fairness of vote
Getty Images Russell Findlay and Murdo Fraser are among the leadership contendersFour candidates in the race to replace Douglas Ross as leader of the [...]
Tory MSP accidentally posted WhatsApps on ally’s ‘awful’ campaign
A Scottish Conservative MSP has apologised after calling his ally's leadership campaign "awful". Stephen Kerr has publicly backed party veteran Murdo [...]
Tory peer criticises Welsh leader’s abolish Senedd poll
PA MediaWelsh Conservative's Senedd leader Andrew RT DaviesThe Welsh Conservative's Senedd leader has been warned against going down a "blind alley" o [...]
Tory politician Laura Anne Jones used racist slur in WhatsApp chat
Senedd CymruLaura Anne Jones says she "deeply" regrets using the wordA Welsh Conservative politician used a racist slur about Chinese people in a What [...]