Tag: Tory
Laura Kuenssberg: Tory party splits and spats put Sunak under serious pressure
The PM's unique selling point - ending the chaos of the Truss and Johnson years - is taking a battering.
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Tory MPs under pressure to back Sunak Rwanda plan
Rishi Sunak's emergency legislation has attracted criticism from both sides of his party.
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Tory deputy chair Rachel Maclean accused of transphobic remarks
Rachel Maclean shared a post describing a transgender parliamentary candidate as "a man who wears a wig".
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Chris Mason: Rwanda bill a reminder of Brexit Tory divisions
This weekend different groupings of MPs in the party are scrutinising the government's planned new law on Rwanda.
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Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda law at mercy of Tory factions
Rebellious Tory MPs from different wings of the party could sink the prime minister's asylum policy.
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Racist abuse will not stop me standing in Bedford – Tory candidate
Pinder Chauhan says she has been sent an image of a pig's head and more since becoming a councillor.
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Ministers lose infected blood vote after Tory MPs revolt
MPs were voting on a plan to set up a compensation scheme for infected blood scandal victims.
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Infected blood: Tory rebellion expected on payouts amendment
Up to 30,000 people were given contaminated blood in the 1970s and 1980s. Thousands have died.
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Starmer credits Thatcher in pitch to Tory voters
The Labour leader says Conservative PM set loose "our natural entrepreneurialism".
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Laura Kuenssberg: Tory party's fate could depend on new Health Secretary Victoria Atkins
How the new Health Secretary, Victoria Atkins, fares in the winter months is vital for her party's prospects.
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Tory MPs urge minister for tough line on immigration levels
Conservative deputy chairman Lee Anderson has called for a cap on immigration into the UK saying his constituents "have had enough of this". Tory back [...]
Reform UK denies claim it offered Tory Lee Anderson money to defect
He told the BBC's Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg programme: "I'm very happy to confirm that I've had numerous discussions with a number of Tory MPs, min [...]
Rishi Sunak defends asylum plans as Tory MPs vent anger
The PM rejects calls to drop the Rwanda scheme, which is branded a failed "gimmick" by Labour.
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Tory MP rape allegations 'very serious', Rishi Sunak says
PM urges anyone with evidence to go to the police but defends Conservative Party complaint procedures as "robust".
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Lee Anderson: Tory MP apologises to doctor over strike tweet
Mr Anderson, who is also a presenter on the GB News channel, said that he understood Dr Dolphin had donated the pay for his covered shift to the BMA s [...]