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The Latest Breaking News from the Conservative Party

Former Tory MP quits party for new Reform UK role

Nigel Farage recently batted off suggestions he was welcoming in too many ex-Tories

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer to make Iceland boss Richard Walker a Labour peer

Appointment marks a rapid political transformation for a former Tory donor and potential candidate for MP

The Guardian - UK

Conservatives are set to plunge to just 14 seats at next general election

Party insiders are said to be alarmed by the research

Evening Standard

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Who is Robbie Gibb, the man at the heart of the BBC scandal with links to Boris Johnson?

INSIDE STORY: BBC staff and leading political figures are calling for Robbie Gibb to step down from the BBC board. So, who is the Tory ‘agent’ at the centre of a tangled web of politics and media interests, asks Katie Rosseinsky

The Independent UK

The first step towards saving our precious BBC: remove Robbie Gibb from the board

The BBC belongs to all of us, and it is under attack as never before. The government must defend it from its enemies, within and without, says Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey

The Guardian - UK

Kemi Badenoch under pressure to reveal role in Greensill probe

Mr Greensill is currently facing the prospect of being disqualified from managing a UK company for 12 years

The Independent UK

Labour urges Badenoch to reveal if she intervened in Greensill probe

Kemi Badenoch has been accused by the Australian financier Lex Greensill of restructuring an inquiry into his activities, according to reports.

Evening Standard

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Kemi Badenoch says she is ‘rebuilding’ the Tories as she marks a year as leader

Mrs Badenoch’s first anniversary since taking over as Tory leader is on Sunday, November 2.

Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch has six months to save the Tories – and her leadership, MPs warn

There is consternation among MPs that support for the Conservative Party has dropped seven points in the year since she became leader, with no signs of recovery

The Independent UK

Fact check: Fake MP defection video, bus pass verification and immigration removals

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard

Government says Attorney General was not involved in collapsed China spy case

Robert Jenrick had asked why Baron Richard Hermer had not provided evidence to stop the case collapsing.

Evening Standard

Deporting legally settled people is ‘broadly in line’ with Tory policy, says Badenoch’s office

Conservative leader’s spokesperson sets out plan to strip the right of indefinite leave to remain from people claiming benefits

The Guardian - UK

Thousands march through London in protest against digital ID plans

Under strict police conditions, demonstrators chanted and waved banners along a route from Marble Arch to Whitehall on Saturday afternoon.

Evening Standard

Ed Davey to urge energy sector to ‘take on the lies of Farage and Badenoch’

The Liberal Democrat leader will address energy industry leaders.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

The Conservative party’s obsession with Margaret Thatcher merch feels less kitsch and more cult

On the former prime minister’s centenary, celebratory tat has included branded Toby jugs and whisky, while her old clothes were on display at conference. Is this really what the Iron Lady would have wanted, asks Zoe Williams

The Independent UK

Margaret Thatcher’s Tory leadership paper unearthed in forgotten cardboard box

Document was found amongst papers belonging to Sir Edward du Cann

Evening Standard

Margaret Thatcher’s 1975 Tory leadership nomination paper found in forgotten box

They were among a cache of papers belonging to Sir Edward du Cann, who was chairman of the influential Conservative backbench 1922 Committee.

The Guardian - UK

Badenoch sets out her vision to redefine Tory party – but few are listening

Rivals lurk in the aisles at sparsely attended conference at which the party leader ignores the threat from Reform

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The Guardian - UK

It’s Tory conference: Boriswave goodbye to a deluded party on its way to electoral annihilation

When both Reform and the Liberal Democrats are eating your lunch, and even Nadine Dorries has abandoned ship, it might just be time to call it, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The National (Scotland)

Nigel Farage unveils wave of Tory defections during Conservative conference

AN avalanche of Tory defections to Reform UK have been announced during the Conservative Party's conference as leader Kemi Badenoch admitted her…

Evening Standard

Conservative conference gender session ‘curated hatred’ – Tory politician

Andrew Boff claimed the gender identity session featuring former Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies was ‘one sided’ and said it was ‘not a debate’.

The Conversation

The Conservatives always adapt to survive – or do they?

In the wake of the 2024 general election, media headlines, public discourse, and Reform UK’s consistently favourable electoral and polling results have suggested the party poses an “existential threat” to the Conservatives.

The Guardian - UK

It’s Badenoch’s Tory show, 2025: like Britain seeing an old flame and remembering why we blocked their number

The conference offers a flailing leader, Trumpite policies and rivals jockeying for position. It is comical, but also worrying, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Independent UK

Robert Jenrick hits out at Liz Truss’s ‘careless’ and ‘un-conservative’ mini-Budget

Jenrick also dismisses any speculation about his leadership ambitions, telling his audience Kemi Badenoch will lead the Tories into the next election

The Independent UK

Top Farage aide hints Conservatives could merge with Reform UK post-election if Jenrick becomes Tory leader

Gawain Towler also hinted Reform will have an open-door policy to Tory defectors

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