5 h. ago Kemi Badenoch says she can 'absolutely' turn round Tory fortunes as she arrives at party conference after announcing plan to quit European Convention on Human Rights

The Tory leader was greeted by a crowd of activists outside the Midland Hotel on Saturday afternoon - and insists her Party are the only one with a 'credible plan' on the economy and immigration.

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5 h. ago Badenoch insists she can turn Tory fortunes around on eve of conference

Kemi Badenoch claimed the Conservatives were ‘the only party with a credible plan to deliver both a stronger economy and stronger borders’.

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7 h. ago Mel Stride issues warning to Tory leadership plotters on eve of conference

Shadow chancellor Sir Mel Stride has spoken to The Independent ahead of the Tory conference in Manchester

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10 h. ago Top London Tory defects to Reform and 'charismatic' Nigel Farage in blow to Kemi Badenoch on eve of party conference

London Assembly member Keith Prince says Reform ‘has a vision’ - while the Conservative party ‘is not the party I joined 49 years ago’

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7 d. ago Rachel Reeves says Andy Burnham 'doing a great job' as she's quizzed on leadership rumours

Speculation about Andy Burnham continues of eve of Labour Party conference

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8 d. ago Andy Burnham leadership speculation frustrating for MPs, claims Labour chair on eve of party conference

Party infighting and speculation over the future of prime minister Keir Starmer is expected to dominate event in Liverpool

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8 d. ago Rachel Reeves suggests Andy Burnham would 'crash the economy' and doom Labour to 'irrelevance' as party's leadership war rages on eve of crucial conference

The Chancellor appeared to take a swipe at the Greater Manchester mayor following his headline-grabbing intervention earlier in the week.

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8 d. ago Labour leadership war rages as Cabinet minister praises 'fantastic' Andy Burnham amid challenge to Keir Starmer... and poll shows Manchester mayor is party's best option

On the eve of Labour 's annual conference in Liverpool, Andy Burnham has stirred up a civil war within the party's ranks following his bold pitch for the leadership.

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9 d. ago Blow for Keir Starmer as another trusted senior aide quits Downing Street

Stephanie Driver, who was head of Starmer's communications team, has announced her exit on the eve of the UK Labour conference in Liverpool.

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9 d. ago Labour at war as Andy Burnham openly challenges Keir Starmer

The elected Manchester mayor was told in no uncertain terms to stay up north and do his job after he used eve-of-conference interviews to lash out at the Prime Minister.

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1 week ago Top Burnham ally launches scathing attack on Starmer on eve of Labour conference

Exclusive: Sacha Lord compared Labour under Keir Starmer to a fish ‘rotting from the head’

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3 w. ago Workers rights must be protected from ‘cynical’ Tory attacks, union warns

Publishing new analysis on the eve of their annual conference in Brighton, the TUC revealed 4 million people are in insecure work, or one in eight of the workforce

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4 w. ago Nadine Dorries defects to Reform UK on eve of party conference

In an interview with the Daily Mail, the ex-Conservative culture secretary said ‘the Tory Party is dead’.

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last month Nadine Dorries defects to Reform declaring: 'The Tory Party is dead'

Former culture secretary becomes highest-profile Conservative defector to Nigel Farage’s party on eve of its national conference

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