6 h. ago Badenoch says Tories braced for ‘very difficult’ set of local election results

Tory leader accused of ‘throwing in the towel’ ahead of next Thursday’s vote

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7 h. ago Lib Dems 'handed £100,000 war chest' to combat Reform UK at local elections

Polling experts reckon Sir Ed Davey 's party might be the big winners in the local council contests across England on 1 May.

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7 h. ago Badenoch admits local elections will be ‘very difficult’ for Conservatives

The Tory leader told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that July’s general election was a ‘historic defeat’ for the party.

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7 h. ago Kemi Badenoch accused of 'throwing in towel' after odd remark on Tory infighting

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has been accused of throwing in the towel ahead of the local elections after admitting it would take a while to convince the public the party has a 'credible offer'

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30 h. ago Starmer pays tribute to ‘pope for the poor’ who ‘never lost hope’

The Prime Minister said Pope Francis had shown ‘courageous’ leadership ‘in a complex and challenging time’.

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31 h. ago Politicians pay tribute to ‘devoted’ and ‘compassionate’ Pope

MPs from across the political spectrum also paid tribute to Francis, with several noting his compassion for the poor and refugees.

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32 h. ago JK Rowling praises Kemi Badenoch as the 'only political leader offering solidarity to women' with Keir Starmer STILL silent on Supreme Court ruling

JK Rowling said it was 'astounding' that Kemi Badenoch was the only UK political leader offering vocal backing to women 'defending their rights'.

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54 h. ago Parents should stop being ‘child’s friend’ over phones – children’s commissioner

Nearly a quarter of children spend more than four hours a day on an internet-enabled device, a survey suggested earlier this month.

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69 h. ago Brianna Ghey’s school says pupils ‘less stressed’ after mobile phone ban

Special pouches used to lock students’ phones during the day were introduced at Birchwood Community High School in September.

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3 d. ago There’s only one way to fight the climate greenlash: appeal to the naysayers’ self

If green policy is going to survive the culture wars, it needs a new pitch – cleaner air, cheaper bills and healthier citiesFor a decade, green activists in Britain have been congratulating themselves on their luck. Unlike in many countries in Europe, where motorists, farmers and rightwing groups have been driving anti-climate action, the UK has long enjoyed a comfortable political consensus on the subject. But conditions for a greenlash are assembling.Most Britons still say they support climate efforts, but the price of decarbonising may at last be about to hit our wallets. Meanwhile, the Conservative party has come a long way since it sported a little green oak tree as its logo. Last month, Kemi Badenoch declared a full culture war against net zero, which she said couldn’t be achieved “without a serious drop in our living standards or by bankrupting us”.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a letter of up to 250 words to be consid...

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3 d. ago Badenoch says a family member died after struggles with ‘excessive internet use’

The Conservative leader told the Daily Mail: ‘My views about the dangers of social media are not just about children.’

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3 d. ago 'I had a young cousin who went down an online 'rabbit hole' and killed himself. I've seen what excessive internet use can do... it's heart

In her most personal interview yet, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch tells The Daily Mail about the loss of her younger cousin, 'who went down an online "rabbit hole" and killed himself'.

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5 d. ago Kemi Badenoch tells David Tennant 'I was right!': Defiant Tory leader takes swipe at Dr Who star after Supreme Court ruling on definition of a 'woman'

The Tory leader returned to her past row with the former Dr Who star in the wake of the judgment by the UK's highest court.

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5 d. ago British Transport Police confirms search policy change in light of gender ruling

It came as the head of the equalities watchdog branded the court judgment ‘enormously consequential’.

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5 d. ago Kemi Badenoch dismisses suggestions Robert Jenrick threatens her Tory leadership

The Tory leader insisted she has a ‘great team’ when asked about reports Mr Jenrick added some 600 people to a WhatsApp group.

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6 d. ago DAN HODGES: The REAL reason Kemi Badenoch has jumped on the bandwagon of woman jailed over racist tweets

Just how far is Kemi Badenoch planning to go to stop Nigel Farage ? Based on her support for Lucy Connolly, the answer is: as far as she has to.

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6 d. ago Celebrations as campaigners welcome court ruling on definition of a woman

The ruling means transgender women with a gender recognition certificate (GRC) can be excluded from single-sex spaces if ‘proportionate’.

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6 d. ago Trans women with gender certificate can be barred from single

The UK’s highest court has ruled in favour of campaigners For Women Scotland.

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6 d. ago Campaigners say Supreme Court ruling on biological sex ‘a watershed for women’

Former MP Joanna Cherry said there must be ‘a sea-change’ across the public sector to recognise the law has been clarified.

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6 d. ago Angela Rayner under fresh fire over plans to hand more powers to unions after she failed to stand up to striking barons in Birmingham

After workers voted to prolong the crippling strikes, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch told the Mail it was clear 'unions now run our country'.

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