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Deaths of eight migrants shows Tory boat policy failed miserably - Sir Ed Davey
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey called the news of deaths in the English Channel “another tragedy”. The French maritime prefecture for the English Channel and the North Sea said 53 migrants were on board a boat which got into...
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Sir Ed promises that the Lib Dems will be a 'better opposition party than the Tories'
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has said that his party will be a “better opposition” than the Conservatives. Sir Ed Davey also said that there will be a “lot of people who are elderly” that will “struggle this winter” as a result...
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Kendall criticises Conservatives of 'faux outrage' over winter fuel payment cut
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has accused the Conservatives of “faux outrage” over the winter fuel payment.
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Mel Stride knocked out of Tory leadership race as Jenrick tops second round
Mel Stride has been eliminated from the Conservative leadership contest as Robert Jenrick topped the second round of voting by MPs. The second ballot in the Conservative leadership contest put Mr Jenrick first with 33 votes, followed by...
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Tom Tugendhat full speech at Conservative Party leadership campaign event
Conservative leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat speaking at a Conservative Party leadership campaign event at the Royal Horseguards Hotel in Whitehall, Westminster.
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Tom Tugendhat Q&A with press at Conservative Party leadership campaign event
Conservative leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat answers press questions at a Conservative Party leadership campaign event at the Royal Horseguards Hotel in Whitehall, Westminster.
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Tugendhat promises ‘Conservative revolution’ as leadership ballot looms
Tom Tugendhat has launched his bid for the Tory leadership with a promise of a “Conservative revolution” and a return to integrity in politics. In a speech on Tuesday, the former security minister said he would use his party’s period in...
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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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Kemi Badenoch launches Conservative leadership bid - full speech
Kemi Badenoch has said the Conservative government’s mistake was that it “talked right but governed left” as she launched her Tory leadership campaign in Westminster.
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Badenoch says Tories ‘talked right but governed left’ at party leadership launch
Kemi Badenoch has said the Conservative government’s mistake was that it “talked right but governed left” as she launched her Tory leadership campaign in Westminster.
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Q&A with Kemi Badenoch at Conservative Party leadership campaign event
Kemi Badenoch answering questions from the press during the Conservative Party leadership campaign event, Renewal 2030 at IET London.
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James Cleverly attacks Keir Starmer in leadership speech - Full Speech
James Cleverly attacks Keir Starmer in Leadership speech for the conservatives. In what was described as a Major speech in his campaign for the Conservative leadership, the former home secretary said his priorities as prime minister...
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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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James Cleverly pledges 3% GDP defence spending if made prime minister
James Cleverly calls for 3% GDP defence spending if Prime Minister at a Conservative Leadership speech. He also called out Keir Starmer for 'vandalism' on defence funding.
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Dame Priti Patel launches Conservative leadership campaign – full post-speech Q&A
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 – 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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Priti Patel says she would get Tories back to government as party leader
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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Tom Tugendhat delivers speech on key public sector issues - Full
Full speech of Conservative leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat, during which he said “an honest and open conversation about population size is the only way to have a country that is happy with itself”. He also said Sir Keir Starmer is...
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Conservative leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat pledges net migration cap
Conservative leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat has pledged that the party will commit to a policy of an annual net migration cap of 100,000 if he becomes party leader. In a speech in central London on Thursday, he also said that Labour...
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Conservative leadership candidate Tom Tugendhat pledges net migration cap
Conservative leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat has pledged that the party will commit to a policy of an annual net migration cap of 100,000 if he becomes party leader. In a speech in central London on Thursday, he also said that Labour...
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Murdo Fraser launches bid to become Scottish Conservative leader
Murdo Fraser has said change is a “matter of survival” for the Scottish Conservatives as he welcomed the backing of two other MSPs who dropped out of the leadership race. The veteran MSP received the support of Liam Kerr and Jamie...