44 h. ago Tories pledge to stop 35,000 crimes by deploying more police to violent 'hot spots'

The Conservatives have promised to stop 35,000 crimes by deploying more police to violent "hot spots" if they return to power.

Events

8 d. ago Tory energy chief declines to say when Net Zero pledge might be met

The Tories have scrapped their pledge to met Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Politics

9 d. ago Government spends £115,000 on ‘influencer marketing’ in less than a year

Minister said cash supported ‘multiple campaigns’, but Tories say it ‘makes a mockery’ of spending pledges

Economics

1 week ago The challenges facing Scotland’s jobs market as number of Scots in work falls by 18,000

“Scotland’s labour market is under increasing pressure against a backdrop of a challenging economic climate and a new legislative and regulatory framework” – Ann-Frances Cooney, DWF

Economics

2 w. 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

2 w. 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

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2 w. ago Badenoch silences the Tory plotters as her 'bold' plan to ABOLISH stamp duty is hailed by Kirstie Allsopp and economists after barnstorming conference speech

Mrs Badenoch delivered a barnstorming rallying cry to Tories that culminated in a fresh pledge to ditch the hated purchase tax on family homes to revive the dream of ownership.

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2 w. 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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3 w. ago Tories pledge to make £47bn of cuts to public spending with welfare bill slashed

Shadow chancellor set to announce raft of cuts across welfare and foreign aid

Economics

3 w. ago Tories pledge to make £47bn of savings with major cut to welfare

Shadow chancellor set to announce raft of cuts across welfare and foreign aid

Economics

3 w. ago Tories to pledge to create immigration taskforce modelled on Trump’s Ice

Proposed ‘removals force’ will be tasked with deporting 150,000 people a year in bid to tackle illegal immigrationThe Conservatives will pledge to create a new immigration taskforce modelled on Donald Trump’s controversial Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agency, the Guardian understands.The party’s leader, Kemi Badenoch, is expected to announce the policy on Sunday as it heads into its annual conference following a year of historic low poll ratings. The proposed “removals force” will be tasked with deporting 150,000 people a year in a bid to tackle illegal immigration. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tories pledge UK version of ICE to detain and deport illegal immigrants

The Removals Force will be expected to ‘integrate closely’ with the police.

Events

3 w. ago Tory grandees turn on Kemi Badenoch after party leader vowed to scrap climate legislation

Kemi Badenoch faced criticism from her predecessor Baroness May and two former Conservative ministers for her proposal to put cheap energy above environmental targets.

Politics

3 w. ago The Guardian view on climate policy: Britain needs clean power, not culture wars | Editorial

Kemi Badenoch’s plan to scrap the Climate Change Act is reckless. Ed Miliband offers a bolder, fairer vision. The future must be built on renewablesLet’s scrap Britain’s successful climate law so we can burn more gas, lose investment and have higher bills. Crazy as it might seem, that is the message of Kemi Badenoch’s new energy strategy. The Conservative leader proposes to repeal the 2008 Climate Change Act in favour of a plan to “maximise oil and gas extraction”, and remove all legally binding carbon targets. It’s pitched as pragmatism. But it’s a lurch into ideological self-harm.Britain’s energy problem isn’t its climate legislation, which is admired globally, backed by industry and supported by the public. It’s that this country remains too dependent on volatile fossil fuels. Emissions targets are not the reason for high bills. It is gas prices, which skyrocketed after Russia invaded Ukraine. They set UK electricity prices. In Europe, they don’t – that’s why bills are lower...

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3 w. ago Tories pledge to scrap landmark climate legislation in favour of ‘cheap’ energy

Plans by the Conservatives to replace the Climate Change Act come as divisions over emissions-cutting measures widen.

Politics