7 h. ago Low traffic neighbourhoods are 'a failed experiment' admits local Tory leader after traffic calming scheme so infuriated Florence Pugh's father that he sold his cafe

The first of the controversial LTNs were then first installed in Oxford in May 2022 - with the Oxfordshire County Council facing rabid opposition ever since.

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23 h. ago Badenoch calls for Kneecap to be banned ‘full stop’ amid ‘kill your MP’ row

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch suggested the group should be pulled from the Glastonbury Festival line-up.

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26 h. ago Susan Hall reclaims Tory leadership at City Hall and pledges to renew battle with Sadiq Khan

Surprise as defeated mayoral candidate returns as Tory group leader on the London Assembly

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28 h. ago Asda’s kids café meal deal drops to 60p to kick start retailer’s 60th birthday celebrations

Asda’s popular Kids Eat for £1 café meal deal to drop to just 60p for the month of May in the UK, including Scotland. A family with four children can all get a hot meal for less than £2.50. Over six million £1 kids café meals sold to date – peaking at 40,000 per week during school holidays. The price is to celebrate 60 years of Asda offering great family value.

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44 h. ago LBC caller asks Kemi Badenoch brutal question on live radio as she says 'I'm sorry'

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch was confronted on live radio by a former Tory voter and LBC caller who hit out at the Conservatives' '14 years of betrayal'

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47 h. ago Martin Dowey to temporarily step aside as South Ayrshire Council leader after tape recording row hits top Tory

The Tory leader said he was temporarily stepping aside in order not to become a "distraction."

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48 h. ago McDonald's rejected by 'Britain's Beverly Hills' with locals sharing the same fear

A petition with over 34,000 signatures has stopped a McDonald's opening up in one of Britain's poshest neighbourhoods, as residents cite obesity, traffic and 'poor employer culture'

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3 d. ago Sarah Vine (and dog Muffin) join a resurgent Kemi Badenoch as the Tory leader hits out at reform

SARAH VINE: After weeks of uncertain performances in the Commons, she skewered the Prime Minister on the question of the Supreme Court ruling on women, accusing him of 'moral cowardice'.

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4 d. ago Tory leader Kemi Badenoch gets financial boost as video game tycoon donates £2million to Conservative Party

The money from Jeremy Elliott, who is better known as Jez San, will give a huge boost to Kemi Badenoch's leadership, just days before challenging local elections.

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5 d. ago Kemi Badenoch says no deal with Reform as she brushes off ‘stitch ups’

The Tory leader said her job is ‘not to give the party away’.

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6 d. ago Robert Jenrick engaged in ‘blatant manoeuvring’ against Tory leader, says Powell

Commons Leader Lucy Powell said if Kemi Badenoch ‘was a strong leader’ she would have ‘sacked him (Jenrick) by now’.

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6 d. ago John Swinney urged to 'finally bring to an end era of divisive gender politics'

Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay said the SNP Government should ‘own its mistakes’

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6 d. ago Kemi Badenoch urged to 'rein in' former Tory leader rival Robert Jenrick after he 'calls for a coalition with Farage's Reform'

Mr Jenrick was secretly recorded telling Conservative students that 'one way or another' centre-Right voters had to be united to ensure Keir Starmer does not 'sail through the middle' again.

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7 d. ago Badenoch declines to criticise Jenrick over Reform coalition comments – UK politics live

Spokesperson for Tory leader says she agrees with colleague that ‘we need to bring centre-right voters together’Rosie Duffield, the independent MP who left Labour after the election in part because she felt her gender critical views made her unwelcome in the party (although her resignation letter focused on welfare issues), has claimed that Keir Starmer no longer arguing a trans woman is a woman shows he is a “manager rather than a leader”.Speaking on LBC, Duffield said:It’s just another sign of the prime minister’s lack of leadership skills. I’m bound to say that, he’s a manager rather than a leader. He responds and reacts rather than leads from the front, and this is what we’re seeing again from him.Nigel Farage is peddling a dangerous fantasy by claiming the UK can be self-sufficient in gas.After sixty years of drilling, the truth is the UK has already burned most of its gas. That’s down to geology, not politics, and no amount of hot air from Farage will change that. Continue rea...

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7 d. ago PMQs: Kemi Badenoch accuses Keir Starmer of having 'no balls' after trans women U

Sir Keir Starmer and Tory leader Mrs Badenoch clashed over gender issues at Prime Minister’s Questions

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7 d. ago Kemi Badenoch claims PM ‘doesn’t have the balls’ to express own views

Sir Keir Starmer and Tory leader Mrs Badenoch clashed over gender issues at Prime Minister’s Questions.

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7 d. ago PMQs live: Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch to face off as Tory leader faces calls to sack rival

Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch will face each other in the Commons for the first time in three weeks with the transgender court ruling and Robert Jenrick's antics expected to dominate

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7 d. ago Top minister's savage clapback at Kemi Badenoch's 'fought for women' claim

Equalities Minister Bridget Phillipson has accused Tory leader Kemi Badenoch of being a 'keyboard warrior' who did nothing to improve the lives of women when she was in Government

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8 d. ago Badenoch says local elections will be ‘very difficult’ for Conservatives

Tory leader attempts to manage expectations of party’s performance ahead of council elections on May 1

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8 d. 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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