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Policy announcements aside, what stood out in this speech for me was a broader point. The veteran Conservative elections strategist Sir Lynton Crosby once suggested the party ought to “scrape the barnacles off the boat” as he put it, in reference to unpopular policies that could cause the Tories a …

Kemi Badenoch has been outlining her policy proposals if her party were to form the next UK government. BBC News

👉Listen to Politics at Sam and Anne’s on your podcast app👈 The ‘Burnham Bounce’ is extending Labour’s lead in the polls – so are the Conservatives anywhere near ready to challenge? Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy unpack the latest polling numbers, and what they mean for Kemi Badenoch as the …

Despite Badenoch’s personal poll ratings going up, the Conservative party is languishing behind. BBC News

Reform UK’s internal inquiry following an undercover sting has cleared two of its senior advisers of breaching the law, the party says. The 27-page report, commissioned by the party, found that it did not breach electoral law after two of Nigel Farage’s closest aides were filmed by undercover journalists discussing …

An internal investigation by Reform UK has said the party did not breach electoral law when senior officials were recorded by an undercover journalist discussing a potential way to secure foreign donations to the party. Reform leader Nigel Farage’s senior aide Dan Jukes and the party’s head of policy James …

The man accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe has appeared in court charged with preparing acts of terrorism, including against Nigel Farage. Joshua Kerry, 28, is accused of researching “targets” and travelling to the home of the Reform UK leader, attempting to gain entry. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard Mr Farage‘s partner …

The leader of the Conservative party opened her speech saying the current government would “make every single person in this country poorer”. BBC News

Reform UK’s internal inquiry following an undercover sting has cleared two of its senior advisers of wrongdoing, the party says. Two high-ranking aides, Dan Jukes and James Orr, announced they were standing down from the party after an undercover sting by a group called Verbatim was broadcast by Channel 4 …

Public affairs professional Alex Challoner told me he came to London from the West Country when he was 21 and has called the city his home for 35 years. He said: “I think as a party, we have a choice between winning and losing for a fourth consecutive time. “If …

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch will say there is a “battle of ideas” looming in British politics when she delivers a speech on the final day of her party’s annual conference on Wednesday. Badenoch is expected to tell delegates in Birmingham that the differences between her party and the Labour government …

A no-confidence motion in agriculture and environment minister was called over a controversial cattle cull. BBC News

Her approval rating has soared in recent months and she is now one of only two party leaders with a net positive rating (the other being Prime Minister Andy Burnham), according to pollsters More In Common., external In a presentation to a packed fringe meeting, More In Common’s Luke Tryl …

US prosecutors said Pham was directed by al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki to detonate explosives in Heathrow’s arrivals area after spending several months in Yemen being trained by him. In US court documents from 2015, Speitan was listed as a “close friend” of Pham who would provide “critical testimony regarding Pham’s …

By BBC Verify Nick Forienza, a defence analyst from Janes, a military think tank, said the money committed by the government to missile defence under the Defence Investment Plan “is only a fraction of what other countries have declared”. He said the Conservatives’ plan to invest £10bn “sounds comparable to …

Canada’s Parti Québécois (PQ) is projected to have won enough seats in Quebec’s provincial election to form a minority government, though the separatists will need other parties’ support to achieve their aims – such as a new public vote on independence. It marks the first time the PQ has been …

Kemi Badenoch has said she would rather have another general election than do a deal with Reform UK if no party wins the next election. In an interview with the BBC’s Chris Mason the Tory party leader said she said that Nigel Farage’s Reform Party are “neck deep in scandal” …

Young Tories on if their party should do a deal with Reform UK. BBC News

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Sky News has announced its hosting line-up for the next six episodes of its flagship Sunday morning current affairs programme. Sunday Morning With… invites a different high-profile guest host each week to allow a broad range of perspectives in one of British political broadcasting’s most highly coveted roles. Each week’s …