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Hester row and Anderson defection have left Sunak weaker than ever

Even centrist Tories are questioning if the PM can last until autumn after twin blows of donor scandal and rightwinger’s move to Reform

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Church of England £100million slavery fund 'almost like bribery' and 'just for show', former race tsar says

Tory peer and former equality tsar Lord Sewell says the church made a ‘political’ decision to start the fund

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Thursday’s briefing: Will the Conservatives hand back a major donor’s cash after his Diane Abbott comments?

In today’s newsletter: The derogatory statements from Frank Hester raise uncomfortable questions about political fundraising in the UK

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This is the Tory party now: so devoid of values and leadership it can’t respond to blatantly racist remarks

Sunak should have immediately returned Frank Hester’s £10m. The PM’s speech about hate suddenly seems a long time ago, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Speaker fails to let Diane Abbott speak in PMQs debate on Tory donor’s remarks

Lindsay Hoyle faces fresh controversy after anger over his decision-making in Gaza debate last month

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Abbott criticises speaker over PMQs and asks Starmer to restore the whip – as it happened

Hackney MP was not given chance to ask a question despite comments about her from Tory donor

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OPINION - Sui generis or a sign of things to come? Lee Anderson defects to Reform UK

Once you spot it, you suddenly realise the damn thing is everywhere. "I didn't leave my party – it left me" they lament. I suppose at first glance it appears smart, the combination of active and passive tense combining to deliver a crisp retort. But it is total guff, whether…

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Lee Anderson joins Reform UK after losing Tory whip over Khan comments

One Tory MP says it is possible ‘one or two’ other colleagues might also defect to join former Conservative MP and ex-deputy chair

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Tory MPs criticise plans for memorial to Muslim soldiers who died in world wars

Exclusive: Marco Longhi and Jill Mortimer, allies of Lee Anderson, question Jeremy Hunt setting aside £1m for tribute

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Grassroots Tories hit out at budget and say party is ‘burnt toast’

Jeremy Hunt offered ‘nothing for working people’, say Conservative Democratic Organisation members

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Rishi Sunak’s No 10 speech gave a glimpse into the long election campaign ahead

Expect to hear more about extremism in the coming weeks, as the Tory party tries to identify Labour vulnerabilities, says the Spectator’s political editor Katy Balls

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The ‘mob rule’ Rishi Sunak fears most lies in the ranks of his own party

The Tory leader has been flabby about policing extremism on his own side

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More than half of Tory members in poll say Islam a threat to British way of life

Figure for party is twice proportion among overall population and comes amid row over Lee Anderson comments about Sadiq Khan

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Lee Anderson says he is not ruling out defecting to Reform UK

Tory suspended over comments about Sadiq Khan would be populist party’s first MP if he joined

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Tuesday briefing: Behind the Conservative party’s failure to address Islamophobia

In today’s newsletter: As suspended backbencher Lee Anderson launches a fresh attack, a former Tory MEP explains how the party got here

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Tory MP Paul Scully claims there are ‘no-go’ areas in Birmingham and London

Ex-London minister’s comment about areas with large Muslim populations – for which he apologised – described as ‘utter drivel’

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Tory supporters lash out at ‘snake’ Sunak over Lee Anderson suspension

Exclusive: activists endorse Anderson’s comments and decry ‘threat of Islam’ in leaked messages

Evening Standard

Oliver Dowden says he does not believe Lee Anderson was 'intending' to be Islamophobic

Oliver Dowden said he does not believe the former deputy Tory chairman was ‘intending’ to be Islamophobic.

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Starmer accuses Sunak of harbouring ‘extremists’ in Islamophobia row

Labour leader condemns PM and criticises Suella Braverman’s ‘extreme rhetoric’ as Lee Anderson suspended over London mayor comments

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Lee Anderson stripped of Tory whip over Sadiq Khan comments

Claim by Ashfield MP that London mayor had ‘given our capital away’ to Islamists prompted widespread outrage

Evening Standard

Lee Anderson suspended from Conservative Party over Sadiq Khan 'Islamist' comments

Lee Anderson has been suspended from the Conservative Party after claiming that Sadiq Khan is controlled by “Islamists”.

Evening Standard

Lee Anderson's 'divisive and dangerous' rant against Sadiq Khan condemned by Tory and Labour MPs

Tory chiefs are under pressure to take action against Mr Anderson over his outburst against the London mayor

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Tory MPs warn Sunak veering further right would be ‘politically disastrous’

Leading members of party’s One Nation caucus caution against any ‘attempt to become the Reform party’

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Thatcher was right: Tory moderates have no power over the party’s ruthless rightwing extremists

The civilising influence of the ‘wets’ is a myth. The party’s angriest elements always end up back in the driving seat, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Kemi Badenoch is member of ‘Evil Plotters’ Tory WhatsApp group

Exclusive: Business secretary who has told party rebels to stop ‘stirring’ and back PM is in group along with Michael Gove

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