4 h. ago Badenoch bounce! Kemi sees poll ratings surge as she is rewarded for bold Tory conference vow on stamp duty

Kemi Badenoch electrified the gathering in Manchester last week as she promised to use revenue from slashing spending and benefits to do away with stamp duty.

Events

6 h. ago Parents who film their children crying for clicks should take a good look at themselves | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Toddlers have big feelings. But sharing their tantrums and pain on social media is not a ‘teachable moment’. It’s cruelThere’s a song that’s been in my head all week, and no, it’s not from Taylor Swift’s new album. It’s by a far more sophisticated songwriter than Swift: Ms Rachel. The song is called Big Feelings and it goes: “Big feelings are OK / I’m here to stay with your big feelings.”Thanks to the trend for gentle parenting, the concept of “big feelings” has become big money online, and for the most part I welcome that (Big Feelings isn’t the only song that reflects this cultural shift; the animation Small Potatoes on CBeebies has a song that goes “Feelings / I’ve got so many feelings”, which my husband likes to sing to me when I’m premenstrual). As a parent, strong emotions are hard to escape: you’re feeling them, the small child in your home is feeling them and, in one of the biggest departures for us as a species, so are myriad other children on your social media feed.Rhianno...

Society

16 h. ago Kemi Badenoch calls on Rachel Reeves to follow her lead and abolish stamp duty

Mrs Badenoch's announcement, which received a standing ovation in Manchester, has given her an eight-point bounce in her approval ratings.

Politics

16 h. ago KEMI BADENOCH: If Labour want to steal my plan to axe the hated stamp duty, they're more than welcome. Over, to you Rachel!

When I announced last week that the next Conservative government will abolish stamp duty on homes, people immediately understood why. You get it, says Kemi Badenoch.

Events

30 h. ago BRIAN READE: 'For their arrogance and shameless lying, Tories deserve to be in history's dustbin'

The Conservative Party Conference was almost pornographic with its passion for Margaret Thatcher, says Brian Reade, but clinging to the memory of a dead leader while in total denial of its disastrous recent past, speaks volumes

Politics

43 h. ago Keep Kemi Badenoch to stop us looking like Chelsea FC, say Tory donors

Conservative money brokers stress the importance of stability at the top of the party

Politics

49 h. ago Kemi Badenoch's masterstroke? ANDREW PIERCE on how the Tories could make a BIG comeback

Kemi Badenoch's barnstorming speech at party conference may have just turned the tide for the Conservative Party.

Politics

63 h. ago Most Britons back Kemi Badenoch's £9billion plan to abolish the much

The Conservative leader electrified her party conference this week by unveiling a dramatic £9billion plan to abolish the hated tax.

Economics

2 d. ago Labour 'considers bringing back mansion tax' in Reeves's Budget that could mean ordinary homeowners paying thousands of pounds every year

Kemi Badenoch put property taxes firmly on the agenda with the bold stamp duty pledge in her conference speech yesterday.

Economics

3 d. ago Stamp Duty explained and how it differs in Scotland as Tories pledge to scrap 'bad tax'

Stamp duty has come into focus again this week after the Tories announced they would abolish the "bad tax"

Politics

3 d. ago Tories announce new ‘radical’ welfare reforms and changes to eligibility for Motability Scheme

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has announced plans for ‘radial’ welfare reform.

Politics

3 d. ago I couldn't have bought my first home without discounted stamp duty: This anti

The stamp duty break which ended this year gave us a vital leg-up - without it, our tax bill would have tripled and we'd still not be on the ladder.

Politics

3 d. ago Top minister compares Kemi Badenoch's 'desperate' stamp duty pledge to Liz Truss

Pat McFadden, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, accused the Tories of making unfunded tax changes and failing to learn from Liz Truss's disastrous mini-budget

Politics

3 d. ago Yes it was BOLD and uplifting, but on so many things Kemi's merely catching up with Farage: STEPHEN GLOVER

Kemi Badenoch's speech yesterday was one of the most uplifting I have heard from a Tory leader in many years. I suspect most true Conservatives will feel the same.

Politics

3 d. ago Meet Britain's tallest Tory who towered over Kemi Badenoch... a 22

Standing at 7ft 2in, James McAlpine towered over the 5ft 4in Tory leader as she thanked him for being 'our tallest member' at the conference in Manchester today.

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3 d. ago Kemi Badenoch emphatically sees off Tory leadership rivals with stunning 'big bazooka' promise to abolish stamp duty and 'save Britain' from Starmer's doom loop

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch electrified her party's annual conference in Manchester by announcing plans for an audacious £9 billion tax cut funded by a crackdown on welfare and waste.

Politics

3 d. ago Kemi Badenoch has put her stamp on the Tory leadership with big tax reveal – but will it be enough to save her?

After the Tories looked dead and buried in Manchester and Jenrick looked ready to take over as leader, Kemi Badenoch produced a speech which has breathed life into her party and leadership, says David Maddox

Politics

3 d. ago The Tories have vowed to abolish stamp duty – what is it and what will Labour and Reform do?

Kemi Badenoch pledges to make wide cuts as part of her ‘blueprint for Britain’

Politics

3 d. ago 3 major areas Kemi Badenoch says she'll fix which Tories broke in first place

Kemi Badenoch used her Tory conference speech to claim the Conservatives are the ones who can fix the key issues facing Britain. She'll be furious to find out who's really to blame

Politics

3 d. ago With her stamp duty pledge, Kemi Badenoch has rediscovered the Tories’ political mojo

Editorial: In the Manchester conference hall, the Conservative leader showed herself at her combative best – but one good speech with a headline-grabbing policy won’t be enough on its own to close the gap with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK

Politics