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Voting ends for Tory members choosing next party leader
Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick’s race to replace Rishi Sunak as Conservative leader is nearing its end, with the member ballot closing on Thursday. One contender has declared the contest “close” just hours ahead of the contest’s 5pm...
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In Pennsylvania, Ukrainian-Americans grapple with overseas war and how to vote
There are about 113,000 Ukrainian-Americans living in Pennsylvania. (Scripps News)
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We owe it to the country to learn lessons from election and come back quickly, says Grant Shapps
Former Tory minsiter Grant Shapps speaks ahead of the launch of Conservatives Together at the Conservative Party Conference.
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Cleverly addresses Conservative party conference fringe event
Children should not be allowed to “dictate” their gender identity to adults, James Cleverly has said. The Conservative leadership contender said adults were instead meant to teach children about the world, as their brains are not yet...
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Children should not ‘dictate’ gender ID to their parents, Cleverly says
Children should not be allowed to “dictate” their gender identity to adults, James Cleverly has said. The Conservative leadership contender said adults were instead meant to teach children about the world, as their brains are not yet...
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Truss will not lend support to any Tory leadership candidates
The candidates for the Conservative leadership have not acknowledged “how bad things are in the country” and the Tory party, according to former prime minister Liz Truss. Ms Truss said that the four MPs vying to be Rishi Sunak’s...
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Kemi Badenoch pledges to champion 'confident conservatism' at Tory conference
Tory leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch speaks at the Tory conference in Birmingham, pledging to champion “confident conservatism”.
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Conservative Party conference day two round-up
The best quotes from day two of the Conservative Party autumn conference in Birmingham.
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Robert Jenrick speaks at Tory Conference
Robert Jenrick holds a breakfast rally at the Conservative Party conference. The former immigration minister told supporters the ECHR is a “leave or die” issue for the Tories.
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Tory delegates are introduced to 2024 autumn conference in Birmingham
President of the National Conservative Convention and Conference Chairman Michael Winstanley welcomes delegates to the Autumn 2024 Tory Conference held in Birmingham.
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Leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch arrives at Tory conference in Birmingham
Leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch arrives at Tory conference in Birmingham. The four-day conference in Birmingham gets underway with an opening address by Michael Winstanley, president of the National Conservative Convention & conference...
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Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrives at Tory conference in Birmingham
Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrives at Tory conference in Birmingham.
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James Cleverly and Robert Jenrick arrive at the Tory Party Conference
James Cleverly and Robert Jenrick arrive at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham. Braintree MP Mr Cleverly and his wife Susie were greeted by Arun Photay, regional chairman of the West Midlands Conservatives and Michael...
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"Maybe not the best at comebacks" - Q&A with James Cleverly at Conservative Party leadership campaign event
James Cleverly answered questions from the press during the Conservative Party leadership campaign event at the old war rooms. He spoke about his plans if he was made leader of the party.
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James Cleverly accuses Starmer of 'vandalism' on defence funding
James Cleverly has accused Sir Keir Starmer of an “act of vandalism” on defence funding as he committed to spend 3% of gross domestic product in response to growing international threats. In what was described as a Major speech in his...
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Tory leadership hopeful James Cleverly talks to the media
James Cleverly talks to the media after launching his campaign for leadership of the Tory party. Shadow home secretary James Cleverly suggested he would cut welfare to spend more on defence and lower taxes.
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James Cleverly accuses Starmer of 'vandalism' on defence funding
James Cleverly has accused Sir Keir Starmer of an “act of vandalism” on defence funding as he committed to spend 3% of gross domestic product in response to growing international threats. In what was described as a Major speech in his...
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Robert Jenrick launches Conservative leadership campaign – full speech
Robert Jenrick has launched his Conservative leadership campaign in London – full speech
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Robert Jenrick vows to oppose Labour’s ‘war on the middle classes’
Rachel Reeves’ first budget will be a “declaration of war on the middle classes”, Tory leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick warned as he insisted he could provide tough opposition to Labour. At a leadership rally on the eve of Parliament’s...
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Dame Priti Patel launches Conservative leadership campaign – speech highlights
Dame Priti Patel has launched her Conservative leadership campaign in London promising to get the party “back to winning ways”. Dame Priti said: “The Conservative and Unionist Party is the greatest political party in the world, and I’m...
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Dame Priti Patel launches Conservative leadership campaign – full speech
Dame Priti Patel has launched her Conservative leadership campaign in London promising to get the party “back to winning ways”. Dame Priti said: “The Conservative and Unionist Party is the greatest political party in the world, and I’m...
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Who is J.D. Vance, Trump's pick for vice president?
Just moments before Donald Trump earned the GOP presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention, he unveiled his new running mate: J.D. Vance. Here's what we know about him. (Scripps News)
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Braverman blames Tory defeat on failure to tackle immigration and ‘woke virus’
Former home secretary Suella Braverman has blamed her party’s disastrous General Election result on a series of failures, including not stopping a “wave of illegal immigrants” or tackling the “lunatic woke virus”. Ms Braverman’s lament...
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Jacob Rees-Mogg: Let's not pretend General Election result was not a disaster
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg warned PopCon attendees to “not pretend that Thursday was not a disaster” following the General Election result. The former Conservative MP said there was “great opportunity” for his party in opposition. But he added:...