10 h. ago A British Ice and more stop and search: Badenoch’s Tories set out new policies

Shadow ministers have announced far-reaching and often radical proposals – here is a roundup of some of themKemi Badenoch warned her shadow cabinet in January not to expect any detailed policies until 2027. “We’re not creating policies for 2028 in 2025,” a Tory spokesperson said at the time.This week that changed. At the Conservative party’s annual conference in Manchester, shadow ministers have lined up to announce detailed, far-reaching and often radical new policies. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Reform defector 'bullied and harassed Tory staffer' and branded 'massive creep'

Robbie Lammas, who worked for then-party chairman Richard Holden MP, had an allegation of bullying upheld by Parliament’s Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme

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16 h. ago Tory defectors to Reform UK lacked mettle to ‘deal with tough times’ – Badenoch

The Conservative leader told ITV News she was ‘sorry to lose’ supporters as she embarked on a ‘long, difficult journey’ in Opposition.

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20 h. ago Kemi Badenoch sings ‘Sweet Caroline’ in pub singalong at Tory party conference

Kemi Badenoch can be seen singing along to Sweet Caroline with Conservative supporters during the party’s annual conference in Manchester.

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21 h. ago Reform UK announces mass Tory defections as Kemi Badenoch says: 'We're shedding baggage'

Kemi Badenoch tries to brush off the string of defections, which were revealed while she conducted a series of broadcaster interviews on Tuesday

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21 h. ago Reform gloats over 20 Tory councillors defecting in humiliation for Kemi Badenoch on day three of conference

Touring broadcast studios at Conservative conference in Manchester, Kemi Badenoch played down a poll suggesting nearly two-thirds of members would support a pact.

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22 h. ago 'The Conservative party is over': Greater Manchester borough's Tory leader defects to Reform

Jack Rydeheard became Tory leader at the council just 13 weeks ago

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23 h. ago Kemi Badenoch insists Tories WON'T do a deal with Reform amid fresh councillor defections

Touring broadcast studios at Conservative conference in Manchester, Kemi Badenoch played down a poll suggesting nearly two-thirds of members would support a pact.

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23 h. ago I preached levelling up as the key to Tory success – but Boris Johnson didn’t do it. Now look at us | Justine Greening

Social mobility and equality of opportunity is crucial to Britain’s success. The party that embraces those things will prosperJustine Greening is a former Conservative ministerAs the existentially challenged Conservative party meets in Manchester for its annual party conference, it has much to ponder on where it goes next. It’s not even clear if there is a road forward at all. These are tough times for a party that now has little, if anything, new or unique to say to voters.It could have been so different if it had made tangible progress on an agenda that matters to people across the country: Levelling up. Yet Boris Johnson’s government hadn’t got the first clue on how to turn his zeitgeisty rhetoric on levelling up into policy reality. For the two years after the 2019 election, it debated what the term even meant.Justine Greening is a former Conservative minister and was MP for Putney from 2005 to 2019 Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Reform UK announces mass defections from Tories during Conservative Party Conference

Kemi Badenoch tries to brush off the string of defections, which were revealed while she conducted a series of broadcaster interviews on Tuesday

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44 h. ago Labour has ruined lives of farming communities with tax policy, Tories claim

Shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins pledged to scrap the ‘family farm tax’ at the Conservative party conference in Manchester.

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45 h. ago Top Farage aide hints Conservatives could merge with Reform UK post

Gawain Towler also hinted Reform will have an open-door policy to Tory defectors

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65 h. ago SNP has turned Scotland into a 'laboratory for weird and wacky policies', says Russell Findlay

Russell Findlay said the SNP had “embraced every madcap idea known to man and woman” during his speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester.

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66 h. ago Donor who funded Kemi Badenoch's leadership campaign defects to Reform

Mark Gallagher is now backing Reform UK in blow to Tory leader at the start of her party conference

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66 h. ago Tory conference 2025 live: Badenoch donor defects to Farage’s Reform ahead of her conference speech

Conservative leader set to announce series of hardline policies on first day of party conference including special task force to deport 750,000 illegal immigrants

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68 h. ago UK politics live: Badenoch claims deportation plan is credible – but can’t say where 150,000 migrants a year will go

Tory leader calls question ‘irrelevant’ as she is set to announce series of hardline policies on first day of Conservative Party conference

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2 d. ago UK politics live: Badenoch to launch Tory conference with migrant ‘removals force’ pledge inspired by Trump’s ICE

Conservative leader expected to announce series of hardline policies on first day of party conference

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3 d. ago UK politics live: Police to get powers to restrict repeat protests – as Badenoch set for Tory Conference speech

Conservative leader expected to announce series of hardline policies including special task force to deport 750,000 illegal immigrants

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3 d. ago Tory London Assembly member Keith Prince defects to Reform UK

Tory London Assembly member Keith Prince defects to Reform UK  BBC

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3 d. ago Top London Tory defects to Reform and 'charismatic' Nigel Farage in blow to Kemi Badenoch on eve of party conference

London Assembly member Keith Prince says Reform ‘has a vision’ - while the Conservative party ‘is not the party I joined 49 years ago’

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