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...

Ruth Davidson: ‘It took me ages to work out that people weren’t any better than me’

I’m a Scottish mongrel. I grew up in a village in Fife, but was born in the Scottish Borders to working-class parents. My dad...

Keir Starmer warns of tough times ahead to fix ‘Tory ruins’

British people will have to endure even worse economic and social ­pressures in the months to come as the Labour government takes “unpopular decisions”...