Conservatives

John Major criticises Rwanda asylum plan as ‘un-Conservative and un-British’

Sir John Major has criticised the former Conservative government’s Rwanda scheme, saying it was unsuitable for the 21st century and was “un-Conservative and un-British”.The Tory former prime minister expressed...

James Cleverly targeted by dirt-digging firm’s ‘dossier’ in Tory leadership race

A firm that specialises in digging dirt on political candidates has been circulating a “dossier” on James Cleverly...

Can UK avoid national debt almost tripling over next 50 years?

A near tripling of the national debt; public spending accounting for well over half the economy’s annual output;...

UK debt projected to almost triple over next 50 years, watchdog warns

The UK’s debt mountain will almost triple to more than 270% of national income over the next 50...

Sunak ‘should apologise for £22bn black hole’, says Starmer during PMQs – video

Keir Starmer said Rishi Sunak should apologise for the '£22bn black hole' in government finances, after Sunak asked...

MPs back cuts to winter fuel payments in Commons vote

MPs have voted to remove the winter fuel allowance from all but the poorest pensioners, with a significant number of Labour MPs abstaining.After a...

Tory health reforms left UK open to Covid calamity, says top doctor’s report

Britain was hit far harder by the Covid-19 pandemic than other developed countries because the NHS had been “seriously weakened” by disastrous government policies...

Oil firms vow to fight judicial review of North Sea oil and gas projects

Two of Europe’s biggest oil companies have vowed to fight two legal cases brought by environmental campaigners against their plans to develop new oil...

Tom Tugendhat says voters no longer take Conservative party seriously

Tom Tugendhat has said that people will “never vote for a party that they’ve stopped taking seriously”, promising to lead a “Conservative revolution” as...

These were not the choices I wanted to make, but they are the right choices for Britain | Rachel Reeves

During the general election, I made a promise to the British people: to restore economic stability. I did so because I saw the damage...

Liz Truss considered cutting NHS cancer care to pay for tax cuts, claims new book

Liz Truss considered cutting cancer care on the NHS in a desperate bid to find savings to pay for the tax cuts in her...