88 m. ago DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Why the death of the Tory Party has been greatly exaggerated

The Tories are languishing in the polls behind Labour and Reform. No wonder some have read it the last rites. And yet, under Kemi Badenoch there are signs the party is flickering back to life.

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10 h. ago Lewis Hamilton admits he's close to demanding Ferrari change as F1 woes continue

Lewis Hamilton endured another difficult race at the Spanish Grand Prix last weekend despite a better qualifying effort, as his difficulties since joining Ferrari continue

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30 h. ago Even Kemi Badenoch’s closest allies admit she needs to get better

When the best thing the most senior member of a party leader’s team can say about them is that ‘she will get better over time’, then the Tories know they have a problem, writes David Maddox

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36 h. ago Badenoch ‘will get better’, says Stride as Tories’ polling woes continue

The shadow chancellor insisted the party has the right person in the top job.

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39 h. ago Tories will ‘never again’ put economy at risk like Liz Truss did, Mel Stride says

Shadow chancellor accepts Truss’s mini-budget badly damaged party in clearest repudiation yet of ex-PMUK politics live – latest updatesThe Conservatives will “never again” put the economy at risk with unfunded tax cuts like those in Liz Truss’s mini-budget, the shadow chancellor has said, in the party’s clearest repudiation yet of the former prime minister.In a speech on the economy, Mel Stride went beyond any comments made by the Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch, to accept that Truss’s September 2022 fiscal plans, which involved about £45bn in unfunded tax cuts and quickly unravelled, badly dented the party’s reputation. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Nick Kyrgios issues heartfelt apology as he reveals he WON'T be at Wimbledon

2022 Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios has not played at the tournament since 2022 and has confirmed that he will also not be appearing at the latest iteration as his injury woes continue

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1 week ago Crypto investor in New York charged in kidnapping and torture plot

John Woeltz, 37, being held without bail after allegedly beating, shocking and dangling man from five-story homeA cryptocurrency investor was arraigned in Manhattan criminal court on Saturday morning and charged with kidnapping an Italian man and then beating and torturing him for several weeks, allegedly to extract cryptocurrency passwords.The 37-year-old crypto investor, John Woeltz, was arrested on Friday after allegedly torturing the man in a swanky home in the upscale Manhattan neighborhood of Soho. The victim reportedly escaped the five-story home on Friday and sought help from the police, who later arrested Woeltz. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Kemi Badenoch facing ‘inevitable’ leadership challenge as Tories battle dire poll ratings

It comes after The Independent revealed that Tory MPs are plotting to remove Mrs Badenoch

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2 w. ago Reform hits 30% landmark as more than half of Tory voters switch to Farage

The latest Techne UK tracker poll results for The Independent

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2 w. ago Eamonn Holmes, 65, and Katie Alexander, 43, go Instagram OFFICIAL! GB News star's younger lover publicly posts pictures of them for the first time amid his continued health woes

Katie, who works as a marriage counsellor, posted a reel on Instagram of a recent day out with GB News star Eamonn, who announced his split from wife Ruth Langsford a year ago.

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2 w. ago Reform UK strengthens polling lead as Conservatives drop to fourth place

It is the Tories’ lowest-ever ranking in YouGov’s voting intention poll.

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2 w. ago Tories face wipeout as they drop to fourth place in major poll

A poll by YouGov has left Kemi Badenoch’s party on just 16 per cent with the Lib Dems passing them on 17 per cent

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2 w. ago Panic stations for Kemi Badenoch as Tories slump to FOURTH in poll

YouGov research found the Conservatives on just 16 per cent support, down two points over the past week.

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2 w. ago Tories face wipeout as they drop to fourth place in major poll for the first time

A poll by YouGov has left Kemi Badenoch’s party on just 16 per cent with the Lib Dems passing them on 17 per cent

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2 w. ago Brit 'misery' threat causes damning blow for Spain and Greece

Brit tourism woes look set to continue for Spain and Greece despite hefty tourist taxes, new accommodation rules and continuing protests where angry residents plead for Brits to 'go home'

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3 w. ago Accuser details Diddy’s ‘violent sexual assault’ in new civil suit — and paints an unflattering image of his manhood

Latest civil case against hip hop mogul adds to legal woes as federal criminal trial continues in Manhattan

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3 w. ago Shock London poll: Nigel Farage’s Reform overtakes Tories in London as Labour slumps

Shock London poll: Nigel Farage’s Reform overtakes Tories in London as Labour slumps  London Evening Standard

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3 w. ago Nigel Farage’s Reform UK overtakes Tories in London as Labour slumps, shock poll finds

Exclusive survey: Lib Dems and Greens surge in London in backlash against the Government

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3 w. ago Tories warn Nigel Farage's plans for £140bn of 'giveaways' are 'not serious' and would bankrupt Britain as panic mounts over Reform poll surge

Shadow chancellor Mel Stride has moved to turn a spotlight on Mr Farage's policies as he emerges as genuine contender for Downing Street.

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