Flood of hard Brexiteers aims to change face of Tory party

Flood of hard Brexiteers aims to change face of Tory party Cabinet ministers who voted ‘remain’ have seen Eurosceptic membership increase in their constituencies More than half of grassroots Tory parties have been flooded with new members — many to … Continue reading →

The Yorkshire Post says: Can May afford to keep Smith? Chief whip’s future on the line

WITH THE Tory party appearing to have as many views on Brexit as MPs, Theresa May has done well to survive the political fallout from her Chequers summit a fortnight ago – many premiers would have been broken by the … Continue reading →

MP Charlie Elphicke ‘does not know what he is accused of’

A Conservative MP suspended by his party after “serious allegations” were made against him says he still does not know what he is accused of. Charlie Elphicke, a former party whip who has been the MP for Dover and Deal … Continue reading →

Conference exposes a party with few ideas and no future – John Healey

Conference exposes a party with few ideas and no future John Healey Tory conference promised little and delivered less. Ministers said that they heard the concerns of ordinary people in the aftermath of the election; the prime minister promised the … Continue reading →

Scenes from Manchester today

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Thought readers might like to see a flavour of the protest action, at the conservative party conference. .

Tories at war again

Top Tories rush to stop Boris bandwagon May expected to stand as Gove backs Johnson Michael Gove has endorsed Boris Johnson’s bid to be prime minister, setting up a “dream team” bid to replace David Cameron. The justice secretary called … Continue reading →

School academy plan ‘doomed to fail’, warns Blunkett

School academy plan ‘doomed to fail’, warns Blunkett Former education secretary baffled by proposals to reform school approach Former education secretary David Blunkett has warned that government plans to turn all schools into academies by 2022 are doomed to fail … Continue reading →