Conservative Party
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Why are so many Tory ‘rising star’ MPs quitting?
Today's Big Question More than a dozen Conservatives including Sajid Javid are standing down ahead of next election
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Chester by-election: is Sunak sunk?
Today's Big Question Labour calls prime minister a ‘serial loser’ after Tories’ crushing defeat in Chester
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What are the repercussions of redrawing the UK’s political map?
In Depth Safe seats turned into marginals as boundary changes risk stoking regional resentment and testing party loyalties
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Gavin Williamson: the tarantula-wielding Tory minister accused of bullying
Why Everyone’s Talking About The ‘baby-faced assassin’ has held senior cabinet posts but is still courting controversy
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Boris Johnson’s controversial honours list revealed
Speed Read Four Tory MPs reportedly among ‘close friends, political allies and failed candidates’ picked for peerages by former prime minister
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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Why security minister Tom Tugendhat is being prosecuted in private
Speed Read Single justice procedure hearings have been accused of ‘watering down justice’
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Rishi Sunak’s plans to tackle climate change
feature New PM is reportedly considering attending Cop27 in ‘first big U-turn of his premiership’
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Suella Braverman: ‘queen of the right’ and home secretary again
Why Everyone’s Talking About Rishi Sunak’s reinstatement of hardline Brexiteer has come under intense scrutiny
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Rishi Sunak’s voting record examined
In Depth As the youngest UK prime minister in modern history takes power, what can we learn from his previous votes?
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Pros and cons of membership ballots for party leaders
Pros and Cons Prospective candidates need the backing of their MPs but must avoid the perception of a back-room stitch-up
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‘Serious, realistic’: Rishi Sunak’s first speech as PM dissected
feature New prime minister says UK faces ‘profound economic crisis’ and admits ‘mistakes were made’
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Sunak vs. Starmer: what does new PM mean for Labour?
Today's Big Question Former chancellor and his Labour rival embark on battle to woo voters ahead of the next general election
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Five challenges facing new PM Rishi Sunak
feature The UK’s incoming leader is taking over a country in political and economic turmoil
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Next Tory leader odds: who will be PM after Liz Truss?
In Depth Sunak the overwhelming favourite after Boris Johnson ‘bottles it’
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