3 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.

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10 h. ago I saw desperation at the Tory conference – but all traditional parties may be in this position soon | Andy Beckett

The feeling of crisis in Manchester also afflicts Labour and the Lib Dems. It leaves voters facing a dangerously unstable political orderMuch of democratic politics is about getting people’s attention. That’s a particular problem for struggling, less-than-compelling leaders. The further your party falls in the polls, the larger the temptation to launch dramatic, supposedly transformational policies. It’s like speaking more and more loudly to someone who has stopped listening.Thus this week’s Conservative conference in Manchester, with the party at historic lows in the polls, featured a frenzy of policy announcements, on once-successful Tory themes such as tax cuts, law and order, welfare and immigration, that were often made to half-empty rooms. Expanses of blue carpet had been installed in the huge, barn-like convention centre – as if to reassure delegates that the party still had an identity – yet much of the time they were eerily deserted. The Conservatives, famed and feared for ...

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17 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.

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28 h. 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.

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44 h. 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

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46 h. ago Readers' letters: Storm shows electricity infrastructure not fit for purpose

Building more overhead transmission lines will put lives in the Highlands at risk, a reader argues

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46 h. ago Absolutely massive world leaders to rival the 7'2" Never Ending Tory – and some bonus tiny ones

Wannabe Prime Minister James McAlpine has made waves at the Conservative party conference with his 7’2” frame. Now we look at some other political giants

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48 h. ago Stamp duty ‘not necessarily the biggest barrier’ to buying a home

Experts were reacting to Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch’s announcement about abolishing stamp duty on people’s primary homes.

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50 h. ago Kemi Badenoch pledges to scrap Stamp Duty as Tories desperately battle for attention

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch used her party conference speech to brazenly claim that the Tories were the only ones to undo the damage they inflicted in power

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51 h. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Do you back abolishing stamp duty, as the Conservatives are proposing?

Kemi Badenoch announced today in her leaders' speech to party conference that a Conservative government would abolish stamp duty, . saying: 'Stamp duty is a bad tax'.

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51 h. ago 'Never wrestle with a pig': Kemi Badenoch launches farmyard attack on Nigel Farage as she warns Tories must fight clever against Reform

The Conservative leader said her party had to offer a better alternative to Reform and Labour rather than simply attacking them on their turf.

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51 h. ago KEVIN MAGUIRE: If Kemi Badenoch is the answer the Tories are asking the wrong question

Kemi Badenoch's first Conservative Party conference speech shows she "has the authority of a stressed supply teacher and credibility of a shady used car dealer", writes Kevin Maguire

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51 h. ago The end of stamp duty? Here's what scrapping the property tax would mean for London home buyers

The news that the Conservative Party has promised to abolish stamp duty tax will be welcomed by many London buyers

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51 h. ago Kemi Badenoch sets out £23bn cuts to Britain's welfare bill as she vows tougher rules on Motability vehicles and benefits for UK citizens only

In her keynote speech to the Conservative conference in Manchester, Mrs Badenoch said her party would restrict access to handouts.

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51 h. ago Kemi Badenoch speech: Conservatives leader vows to scrap VAT on private school fees, axe stamp duty and LBTT

The Conservative Party leader also pledged to scrap stamp duty on homes in England and Wales - with the Scottish Tories calling for the devolved equivalent to be abolished

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52 h. ago Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch vows to abolish stamp duty in conference speech

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest developments from the Conservative Party conference in Manchester as Kemi Badenoch deliver her leaders speech on how to boost the UK economy.

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52 h. ago Kemi Badenoch vows to abolish stamp duty as she delivers conference speech

The embattled Tory leader thanked party members for ‘standing by’ her amid dire poll ratings

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52 h. ago Tories are only party that can meet ‘test of our generation’, says Badenoch

The Tory leader is delivering her closing address to the party conference.

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53 h. ago Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch to announce 'totemic' tax cut in conference speech

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest developments from the Conservative Party conference in Manchester as Kemi Badenoch deliver her leaders speech on how to boost the UK economy.

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53 h. ago Watch: Chesney Hawkes serenades ex Tory MPs and party staff at Conservative conference — despite suggesting Labour allegiance

The singer made an appearance at the Conservative conference despite saying he ‘would be Labour’ earlier this year

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