29 h. ago Tory MP calls for all dangerous drivers who kill to get lifetime ban

Ben Obese-Jecty said the current guidelines speaks to a ‘narrative of ‘whoops, I killed somebody”.

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1 week ago Terrifying moment dangerous driver smashes through cones in 146mph police chase

Kieran Connor, 22, risked the lives of several members of the public after he travelled at 125mph with his lights off on the A19. He has been jailed for 22 months following the police chase

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1 week ago Terrifying 146mph police chase caught on dashcam as driver switches lights off

Kieran Connor, 22, risked the lives of several members of the public after he travelled at 125mph with his lights off on the A19. He has been jailed for 22 months following the police chase

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1 week ago Dangerous driver smashes into car at roundabout during high speed chase

A dangerous driver smashed into another car at a roundabout during a high speed chase after going through a set of red lights.

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2 w. ago Tory MSP Murdo Fraser reported to police after calling for 'no more buddhists or vegans' at Rangers

A Tory party spokesman claimed Fraser's tweet was aimed at Russell Martin and was "obviously a joke".

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2 w. ago Kemi Badenoch faces call to sack Tory shadow minister after he suggests Conservative–Reform election pact

Andrew Rosindell admitted his Romford seat would ‘almost certainly’ fall to Reform UK at an election

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2 w. ago Tory plan to scrap green energy measures called ‘contradictory nonsense’ by environment groups – UK politics live

Shadow energy secretary’s plans dismissed as ‘dead wrong’ by environment groupsMel Stride, the shadow chancellor, was doing an interview round for the Conservatives this morning, and Miatta Fahnbulleh, the faith and communities minister, was on the air on behalf of the government. They were both asked about the latest development in the flag phenomenon – the former footballer turned property developer Gary Neville saying that he took down a union flag flying at one of his building sites because he felt it was being used in a “negative fashion”.Asked if Neville (a Labour supporter) had a point, Fahnbulleh told ITV’s Good Morning Britain:I think he’s really right, that there are people who are trying to divide us at the moment I spent a lot of time going around our communities, talking to people. People are ground down. We’ve had a decade-and-a-half in which living standards haven’t budged and people have seen their communities held down. And you will get people trying to stoke divisi...

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2 w. 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 w. ago Teenager, 19, dies in crash after car fails to stop for police in north London

The male driver, who survived, was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving

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2 w. ago Michelle Mone says she has 'no wish to return to the Lords as a Tory peer' following calls for 'Baroness Bra' to be stripped of her peerage

There have been calls for Baroness Mone to be stripped of her peerage for her role in a Covid contract scandal.

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2 w. ago Senior Tory calls for Baroness Mone to resign over PPE scandal

The shadow energy secretary said the peer’s behaviour was ‘disgraceful’, saying the ‘honourable thing to do’ would be to resign

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3 w. ago Watchdog rejects Tory call to reopen probe into Labour Together donations

The Conservatives had called for a new probe into the handling of donations during Morgan McSweeney’s time as Labour Together’s director.

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3 w. ago Driver arrested after school coach crashes with 29 children on board

The driver has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving while unfit through drink or drugs

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