T he Conservative candidate for London mayor Susan Hall has been accused of “dog whistle” politics after suggesting some Jewish Londoners are “frightened” of Sadiq Khan. Ms Hall, speaking at at the Conservative Friends of Israel event at the Tory conference in Manchester on Monday, said: “I know how frightenedContinue Reading
R ishi Sunak is facing a backlash from Tories, businesses and northern leaders over a chaotic announcement to save billions of pounds by scrapping the HS2 leg to Manchester. The Prime Minister is expected to hold an emergency Cabinet meeting to sign off the measures during his party conference inContinue Reading
K emi Badenoch has warned that advocates of identity politics are seeking to “re-racialise” society. The Business Secretary claimed Labour wanted to “bend the knee before this altar of intolerance”, and invoked the words of American civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King. Ms Badenoch, who is also the minister forContinue Reading
S cottish Tory leader Douglas Ross has said his party can make gains north of the border at the next election despite poor polling numbers. The party – which is currently meeting in Manchester for its UK conference – has struggled in polling over the past year, with Labour surgingContinue Reading
James Cleverly has been embroiled in a dispute with Argentina since earlier this year, when Buenos Aires pulled out of a co-operation agreement for the Falklands. On Sunday, Mr Cleverly told a late-night drinks reception at the Conservative Party Conference he would be visiting the archipelago following a “run-in” withContinue Reading
A mbassadors and high commissioners have been instructed to do “even more” to help tackle the “abhorrent trafficking” of human lives across the English Channel, the Foreign Secretary has said. James Cleverly told party members at the Tory conference in Manchester he personally wrote to senior diplomats and instructed “eachContinue Reading
I ncreased British military training of Ukrainian soldiers could move into the war-torn country under plans revealed by new Defence Secretary Grant Shapps. Mr Shapps said he has spoken with Army chiefs about moving “more training” into Ukraine and called on British defence firms to set up production in theContinue Reading
T he Prime Minister has vowed to set out his long-term vision for the country at the Conservative Party conference without taking the “easy” choices. The Tories will gather in Manchester on Sunday for the opening of their four-day conference with questions hanging over the future of the High SpeedContinue Reading
T ransport Secretary Mark Harper said he would not comment on “speculation” about HS2’s Manchester leg facing the chop as senior Conservatives continue to urge ministers to “finish the job”. During a morning round of broadcast interviews, Mr Harper followed the Prime Minister’s lead in refusing to be drawn onContinue Reading
T he Government is in the “final stages” of engagement with the DUP over its concerns as further changes of the Windsor Framework come into effect on Sunday, including the green/red lane system for the movement of goods, the Northern Ireland Secretary has said. Chris Heaton-Harris added there is “stillContinue Reading
