Who could be next Tory leader? Nine possible candidates – from centrist to rightwing | Conservative leadership
TNow that the vote count is over and the dust has mostly settled, the Conservative Party has 121 MPs left. Who among them (about one-third of the total before the election) will compete for the position of leader to succeed Rishi Sunak, who will soon step down? The main candidates, ranging from centre to right, […]
Big Beast Tory Losers Heading for the Exit After ‘Electoral Armageddon’
Labour’s landslide victory in the UK general election has devastated the Conservative Party from top to bottom, giving it the fewest seats in its two-century history. With almost all the votes counted on Friday morning, the left-leaning Labour Party held 410 of the 650 seats in the House of Commons, to the Conservatives’ 118. Leading […]
Fourth Tory Official Reportedly Investigated in Election Betting Scandal
LONDON (AP) — The chief data officer of Britain’s ruling Conservative Party has been placed on administrative leave, British media reported Sunday, amid growing allegations that party members used inside information to gamble on the date of Britain’s general election, scheduled for July 4. According to reports from the Sunday Times and other sources, Nick […]
Tory donor who gave Boris Johnson £500,000 urges public to vote Labour | General election 2024
A Conservative donor who gave £500,000 to Boris Johnson’s election campaign in 2019 has announced he will vote Labour in next month’s general election. John Caldwell, founder of mobile phone retailer Phones4U, made the announcement on Tuesday night and was first reported by The Times and the BBC. Labour said this follows recent talks between […]
Nigel Farage Declared Winner of UK Election Party Debate, Tory Rival Beaten Out by ‘None of the Above’
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, was declared the winner of Friday night’s UK general election debate after beating his rival Conservative candidate. Mr Farage was even defeated by “no candidate”. Despite the clear hostility of a large proportion of BBC viewers to the Brexit Party leader – evidenced by the thunderous applause that erupted […]
Sunak struggles to control Tory party on chaotic fifth day of election campaign | General election 2024
The Conservative campaign continued in turmoil on its fifth day, with Rishi Sunak struggling to maintain control of a divided party after one MP defected to the Reform Party and a minister criticised the Prime Minister’s pledge to restore NHS service. Sunak was in Buckinghamshire trying to recover from a tough start to the general […]
Keir Starmer: ‘no quick fix to Tory mess’ if Labour wins election | Labour
Keir Starmer says there will be no “quick fixes” to the serious problems Labor will inherit if it wins the next election, amid fanfare of support from senior officials. announced the party’s six campaign promises. The Labor leader said the country’s “most rational and tolerant people” believed the party would be in Britain before receiving […]
Braverman plan to criminalise rough sleeping dropped after Tory criticism | Law
The Government will back away from plans to criminalize rough sleeping for nuisance and excessive odor after Conservative MPs threatened to revolt over the proposals. The plans were originally announced by then Home Secretary Suela Braverman, but were condemned as dehumanizing by homeless charities. The Criminal Justice Bill, which will be reintroduced in the House […]
Tory MP Natalie Elphicke Defects to Labour
Don’t worry if you feel like you can’t tell the difference between the main parties in Westminster. The same goes for members of Congress. The Conservative Party has lost its second MP to Labor in recent weeks, with Nathalie Elphike defecting to the Opposition. Natalie Elphike, who was elected to the Conservative Party in 2019 […]
Trans patients to be treated in separate rooms in hospital under Tory plans | Hospitals
Transgender people will be treated in private rooms in UK hospitals under new government plans to amend the NHS constitution. The proposal builds on a pledge last year by then Health Secretary Steve Barclay to ensure that people who have changed their gender identity are no longer treated in men’s or women’s wards. This plan […]