2 h. ago Badenoch warned plans to ditch ECHR is ‘death wish’ for Tory party

Conservative leader has taken her party to the hard right with the announcement they would leave the European Convention on Human Rights and deport 150,000 illegal immigrants a year

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2 h. ago It is Thatcher – not Badenoch – who looms largest over the Tory party conference

The merchandise stall is selling mugs, Christmas baubles and bottles of whisky bearing their former leader’s face as the party celebrates what would have been her 100th birthday, write Millie Cooke and Archie Mitchell

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4 h. ago Badenoch warned plans to ditch ECHR show ‘death wish’ for Tory party

The Tory leader has taken her party to the hard right with the announcement that they would leave the European Convention of Human Rights and deport 150,000 illegal immigrants a year

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5 h. ago It is Thatcher – not Badenoch – that looms largest over the Tory party conference

The merchandise stall is selling mugs, Christmas baubles and bottles of whiskey with former leader’s face as the Conservatives celebrate what would have been her hundredth birthday, write Millie Cooke and Archie Mitchell

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6 h. ago Tory conference 2025 live: Badenoch admits Tories have ‘mountain to climb’ to beat Labour and Farage Reform

Conservative leader is announcing a series of hardline policies including special task force to deport 750,000 illegal immigrants

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6 h. ago Tory conference 2025 live: Under pressure Badenoch takes stage for first conference speech as leader

Conservative leader set to announce series of hardline policies including special task force to deport 750,000 illegal immigrants

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6 h. ago Donor who funded Kemi Badenoch's leadership campaign defects to Reform

Mark Gallagher is now backing Reform UK in blow to Tory leader at the start of her party conference

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7 h. ago Tory conference 2025 live: Badenoch donor defects to Farage’s Reform ahead of her conference speech

Conservative leader set to announce series of hardline policies on first day of party conference including special task force to deport 750,000 illegal immigrants

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8 h. ago ‘Difficult times’ for Tories, says Russell Findlay, as he focuses on economy

The Scottish Tory Party leader spoke at the Scottish fringe at the UK Conservative conference where he said the party would focus on the economy,

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9 h. ago UK politics live: Badenoch claims deportation plan is credible – but can’t say where 150,000 migrants a year will go

Tory leader calls question ‘irrelevant’ as she is set to announce series of hardline policies on first day of Conservative Party conference

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12 h. ago UK politics live: Badenoch to launch Tory conference with migrant ‘removals force’ pledge inspired by Trump’s ICE

Conservative leader expected to announce series of hardline policies on first day of party conference

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12 h. ago UK politics live: Police to get powers to restrict repeat protests – as Badenoch set for Tory Conference speech

Conservative leader expected to announce series of hardline policies including special task force to deport 750,000 illegal immigrants

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28 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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48 h. ago Kemi Badenoch vows to set UK free of European Convention on Human Rights 'straitjacket' in bid to regain control of Britain's borders

In what she admits is a 'big change' in party policy, the Tory leader says the move is necessary to regain control of Britain's borders and make Parliament sovereign once more.

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67 h. ago Kemi Badenoch ‘staying the course’ to fix Tory party despite ‘tough times’

The Conservative leader said blows traded between Sir Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage were ‘not serious behaviour’.

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69 h. ago Tory grandees turn on Kemi Badenoch after party leader vowed to scrap climate legislation

Kemi Badenoch faced criticism from her predecessor Baroness May and two former Conservative ministers for her proposal to put cheap energy above environmental targets.

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1 week ago Resisting Faragism offers the Lib Dems a rare clarity of purpose | Rafael Behr

Ed Davey’s rallying cry in defence of moderate, liberal Britain might give some coherence to a party with a reputation for opportunismIn the polarised climate of British politics, irritation with Liberal Democrats is one of the few things that Labour and Tory MPs have in common. Parliament’s two biggest parties see each other as arch enemies – status that affords some mutual respect. The Lib Dems are treated more like pests, ideological shapeshifters, wheedling their way into voters’ affections, burrowing into local politics. If allowed to nest in a constituency, they are notoriously hard to shift.Kemi Badenoch has a severe infestation in her back yard. Of the 72 seats currently held by Ed Davey’s party, 60 were taken from Conservatives. The former seats of three Tory prime ministers – David Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson – are now represented by Lib Dem MPs. That pattern was repeated in this year’s local elections, when the Lib Dems gained 163 seats almost entirely at the T...

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2 w. ago I respect Kemi but the Tory Party is over. Conservatism is not: Reform's newest MP Danny Kruger reveals all

With Reform UK having its fair share of unusually fractious conspiracists, the defection of sober, God-fearing Tory MP Danny Kruger (pictured) could not be more opportune for Nigel Farage.

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2 w. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Is the Conservative Party 'over' as Reform claim?

Reform are building momentum with a former Tory health minister joining the party, one day after a sitting Tory MP crossed the floor to the rival party. But do you agree that the Tories are now 'over'?

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2 w. ago Nigel Farage under fire for 'vile homophobia' after straight couples claim

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was challenged over comments about marriage from MP Danny Kruger, who was unveiled as the latest Tory to defect to his party yesterday

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