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Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride's full Tory Party Conference speech
Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride gives a speech at the Tory Party Conference in Manchester. It comes after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced plans to cut the size of the civil service as he faced Tory demands to slash taxes and trim...
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Hunt sets out plan to shrink civil service as Tory pressure to cut taxes mounts
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced plans to cut the size of the civil service as he faced Tory demands to slash taxes and trim the size of the state. Mr Hunt said the move could save £1 billion a year and indicated that improving...
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Anti-Brexit campaigner ejected from Tory conference meeting after protest
*Caution: Strong language* Anti-Brexit campaigner Steve Bray has been ejected from a fringe meeting at the Conservative Party Conference. Mr Bray was escorted from a meeting of the right-wing Bruges Group outside the secure zone in...
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Liz Truss calls on Chancellor to cut corporation tax as she opens Tory fringe event
Former prime minister Liz Truss called on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to cut corporation tax in November’s autumn statement as she opened the Great British Growth Rally event at the Conservative Party Conference.
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Transport Secretary Mark Harper's speech at Tory Party Conference 2023 - Full
Full speech by Transport Secretary Mark Harper at the Conservative Party Conference, where he announced he is calling time on the “misuse of so-called 15-minute cities”.
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Politics daily briefing: October 2
Daily politics briefing for October 2, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he understands what the British public wants amidst HS2 uncertainty.
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"international allies" needed to stop the boats, says Foreign Secretary
The Foreign Secretary has said he has written to all of the UK’s ambassadors and high commissioners to ask that they do “even more” to help stop the “abhorrent trafficking of human lives across the English Channel”. Speaking from the...
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Conservative Party chairman says Tories will fight general election as 'underdogs'
The Conservatives will enter the next general election as the “underdogs”, the party’s chairman has said. Kicking off speeches on the main stage at the Tory conference on Sunday, Greg Hands said: “This is likely to be a general election...
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Northern Ireland's prospects "unbelievably promising" says Northern Ireland Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris.
More than 1,600 new businesses have signed up to the UK internal market scheme, meaning “more traders than ever want to do business in Northern Ireland”, Chris Heaton-Harris has said. Speaking on the main stage at the Tory conference,...
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Politics daily briefing: September 30
Daily politics briefing for September 30, as the Chancellor ruled out early tax cuts in The Times on the eve of the Conservative Party conference.
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Aslef union leader says weekend rail strike targets Conservative Party conference
Aslef's general secretary Mick Lynch said his union was targeting the Conservative Party conference for "industrial reasons". Mr Whelan joined rail workers on a picket line at London Euston station, alongside a cardboard model of...
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Train drivers stage strike to coincide with first day of Conservative Party conference
Train drivers with 16 operators walked out on Saturday, as the Aslef union stages strikes and other forms of industrial action to coincide with the first day of the Conservative Party's annual conference in Manchester. GVs of striking...
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Sadiq Khan says reported HS2 downscaling 'beggars belief'
Sadiq Khan says the Government's reported plan to scrap building HS2 to the North 'beggars belief'. The Prime Minister’s official spokesman repeatedly declined to comment on speculation about the future of HS2. He refused to comment on...
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Politics daily briefing – September 21
Daily politics briefing for September 21, as shadow net zero secretary Ed Miliband cites Rishi Sunak's climate policy change as an "act of weakness from a desperate, directionless Prime Minister, dancing to the tune of a small minority...
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Cabinet members arrive at Downing Street for meeting
Members of the Cabinet arrive for a meeting hosted by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as ministers continue to face questions about allegations of espionage in Westminster. Arrival shots of Penny Mordaunt, Claire Coutinho, Gillian Keegan,...
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Keir Starmer announces shadow cabinet reshuffle
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer speaks after announcing his shadow cabinet reshuffle, and it has started with the appointment of his deputy, Angela Rayner, to the post of shadow levelling up secretary. The reshuffle was put into gear...
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Starmer gives deputy Rayner levelling-up brief in Labour reshuffle
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer speaks after announcing his shadow cabinet reshuffle, and it has started with the appointment of his deputy, Angela Rayner, to the post of shadow levelling up secretary. The reshuffle was put into gear...
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Rishi Sunak faces another crunch by-election after Nadine Dorries finally quits
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces another potentially damaging by-election after Nadine Dorries finally handed in her resignation 11 weeks after vowing to go. The Conservative former culture secretary is expected to leave her...
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Anneliese Dodds speaks ahead of doorstepping event in Flitwick following Nadine Dorries' resignation
Labour Party Chair Anneliese Dodds speaks ahead of a doorstepping event in Flitwick, Bedfordshire following Conservative MP Nadine Dorries' resignation.
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Alistair Strathern speaks ahead of doorstepping event in Flitwick following Nadine Dorries' resignation
Labour Party candidate Alistair Strathern speaks ahead of a doorstepping event in Flitwick, Bedfordshire following Conservative MP Nadine Dorries' resignation.
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Sir Keir Starmer says he wouldn't be able to afford to go to university today
Sir Keir Starmer has said he wouldn't be able to afford to go to university today, despite Labour dropping their pledge to abolish fees, as he visited residents in Worthing during a visit to the south coast.
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'Labour may be in for a shock': SNP Westminster calls out 'entitled' opposition
Stephen Flynn says Labour are acting like they have the upcoming Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election 'in the bag' and they 'may well be in for a shock'. He was campaigning in the seat on Wednesday alongside the party’s candidate for...
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Home Office denies asylum seeker barge is a 'floating prison'
The Home Office has denied a barge that is set to house around 500 asylum seekers is "a floating prison". The Bibby Stockholm arrived in Portland on Tuesday and will open to around 50 asylum seekers next week. The vessel has been greeted...
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Rishi Sunak visits Uxbridge with new MP after Tories survive 5.9% swing to Labour
Rishi Sunak has pledged to “double down” on his existing policies to win over voters after suffering two by-election defeats in what were safe Conservative seats. Labour won in Selby and Ainsty and the Liberal Democrats in Somerton and...