Tag: Tory
Tory chair Richard Holden’s leaflets sent to wrong constituency
Hundreds of campaign leaflets for Conservative Party chairman Richard Holden have been sent to the wrong constituency, the BBC has been told. It is un [...]
Fourth Tory official reportedly investigated for election bets
A fourth Conservative is reportedly being looked into by the Gambling Commission over bets allegedly placed on the date of the general election.The Su [...]
Can we trust polls predicting a Tory ‘wipeout’?
20 minutes agoBy Sir John Curtice, Professor of politics at University of StrathclydeGetty ImagesA trio of recent opinion polls have predicted Labour [...]
Tory candidate says she is cooperating with Gambling Commission
A Conservative candidate alleged to have bet on the timing of the general election has confirmed she is cooperating with the Gambling Commission.Laura [...]
Tory candidate Laura Saunders looked into over election bet
A Conservative candidate being looking into by the Gambling Commission over a bet relating to the timing of the election is married to the party's dir [...]
Second Tory candidate looked into over election betting
ReutersA second Conservative candidate is being looked into by the Gambling Commission over a bet relating to the timing of the general election, the [...]
Tory donor behind Sunak jet denies misleading investors
10 minutes agoBy Iain Watson, Political correspondent • Phil Kemp, Political reporterGetty ImagesA Conservative donor who has had his global assets fr [...]
Tory donor John Caudwell tells the BBC he is voting Labour
A billionaire who gave the Conservatives £500,000 before the last general election has told the BBC he will vote Labour for the first time in his life [...]
Do Tory plans to save £12bn in welfare payments add up?
The Conservatives are promising to make more cuts to National Insurance if they win the election. Part of the plan to pay for it is a significant redu [...]
Labour candidate shocked by ‘divisive’ Tory letter
7 minutes agoBy Ben Wright, Political correspondent • Becky Morton, Political reporterSonia KumarSonia Kumar is an NHS physiotherapistA Labour electio [...]
Examining Labour claims about future cost of Tory borrowing plans
5 hours agoBy Tom Edgington, @edgingtont, Anthony Reuben, BBC VerifyGetty ImagesSenior Labour figures have repeatedly claimed homeowners will pay “£4, [...]
Sunak asked about Tory voters possibly switching to Reform UK
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been asked if the Conservatives may lose votes in the general election to Reform UK, while on a visit to Yorkshire and [...]
Sunak on Tory candidate’s election bet: Very disappointing
The prime minister said three times it would not be right for him to comment on the investigation into his former parliamentary aide, Craig Williams. [...]
Election bet ‘huge error’, Tory candidate admits
A Conservative election candidate was repeatedly asked if he had inside information when he placed a bet on the date of the general election. Craig Wi [...]
Henry Zeffman: Mood in Tory and Labour campaigns could not be more different
Henry Zeffman: Mood in Tory and Labour campaigns could not be more different
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