4 h. ago Kemi Badenoch joins protesters outside China's proposed new 'mega

Plans for the site by the Tower of London were blocked by the last Tory government on security grounds, but they have been put back on the table by Sir Keir Starmer.

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4 h. ago Jenrick’s defection strategy calls him ‘new sheriff in town’ – reports

Kemi Badenoch dismissed Mr Jenrick as shadow justice secretary and suspended him from the Conservative Party on Thursday.

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8 h. ago Politicians criticise Trump’s plan to hit UK with tariffs over Greenland

The US president said the UK will be charged a 10% tariff ‘on any and all goods’ sent to the US from February 1.

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10 h. ago Opponents protest against China's planned UK 'mega embassy' as decision deadline loons

Britain’s main opposition leader has joined a protest against China’s planned new embassy in London

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10 h. ago Kemi Badenoch joins protesters calling for Government to stop China mega

The Government is facing mounting calls to reject Beijing’s plans for the embassy at Royal Mint Court over security concerns.

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10 h. ago Kemi Badenoch dismisses Reform’s May defection deadline for Tories

Nigel Farage and his head of policy Zia Yusuf have indicated May 7 would be a cut-off point for admitting Conservative defectors to their party.

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10 h. ago PETER HITCHENS: Boris should be a Lib Dem, Ed Miliband should be in the Tories and Kemi should be in Reform. British politics need a revolution

Kemi Badenoch should defect to Nigel Farage's Reform. It would be a neat revenge. On what grounds can they refuse her, given the way she has become more Faragist since taking over the job?

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11 h. ago Kemi Badenoch says 'weak' Keir Starmer must stop being 'so terrified' of China and block Xi Jinping's plan for London super

The leader of the Conservatives spoke at a protest at the site of the proposed embassy in central London attended by around 500 people.

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12 h. ago Hundreds join protest against Chinese super embassy in London

Politicians including Kemi Badenoch join protest on Saturday in opposition to controversial plans at Royal Mint Court

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16 h. ago Badenoch claims ‘Britain is not broken’ in rebuke to Jenrick after Reform defection

Jenrick was sacked by the Conservative leader this week hours before he defected to Nigel Farage’s party

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27 h. ago Kemi Badenoch says she's glad to see the back of 'liar' Robert Jenrick after his defection to Reform as Tory leader thanks Nigel Farage for doing her 'spring cleaning'

The Conservative leader claimed her party was stronger and more united after she dramatically sacked her leadership rival, and thanked Nigel Farage for doing her 'spring cleaning'.

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28 h. ago Kemi Badenoch says she's glad to see the back of 'liar' Robert Jenrick after his defection to Reform as Tory leader thanks Nigel Farage for doing her 'spring cleaning'

The Conservative leader claimed her party was stronger and more united after she dramatically sacked her leadership rival, and thanked Nigel Farage for doing her 'spring cleaning'.

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29 h. ago Badenoch insists ‘Britain is not broken’ in rebuke of defector Jenrick

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is attempting to offer a more positive message from the political right than her one-time shadow justice secretary.

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29 h. ago Robert Jenrick compares his Reform defection to leaving a bad marriage as he denies being caught out during plot to leave Tories

The former shadow Justice Secretary was unveiled as the latest MP to join Nigel Farage's party on Thursday after being sacked by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch.

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29 h. ago Streeting allies call for unity amid reports Cabinet colleagues want him sacked

Sir Keir Starmer is facing growing calls within the Cabinet to remove Mr Streeting from his post, according to The Times.

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29 h. ago Kemi Badenoch refuses pact with Reform 'liars' as Jenrick claims defection 'uniting the right'

The Tory leader compared Jenrick’s defection to a priest switching religion, saying ‘It’s just not serious...it means you never cared’

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32 h. ago Will Robert Jenrick’s defection to Reform convince wavering Tories to jump ship?

Nigel Farage’s warning that MPs have until May – the date of the English local elections – has prompted fears of more departures, write Kate Devlin and David Maddox

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33 h. ago Fact check: Government received data on sector impact of revaluations

The Valuation Office Agency’s chief executive said the rateable tax valuation process included ‘data drops’ to the Government.

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37 h. ago Kemi Badenoch says she is '100% confident' there won't be more major defections to Reform as she trades blows with Robert Jenrick over his 'lies'

Kemi Badenoch dismissed the prospect of any more of her shadow cabinet switching sides as she mocked Nigel Farage for 'doing my Spring cleaning'.

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37 h. ago Tory ‘arsonists’ still in charge of party, says Jenrick as he hits back at Badenoch

Former Conservative minister who has joined Reform responds to allegations of lying from his former leaderUK politics live – latest updatesThe “arsonists” who tanked the reputation of the Conservatives are still in charge of the party, Robert Jenrick has said as he and the Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch, trade blows a day after his dramatic defection to Reform UK.Giving his first interview since his announcement on Thursday, the former shadow justice secretary said the Conservatives had not changed since the election, while defending himself against allegations of lying from his former party leader. Continue reading...

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