The Tory party has been making headlines recently due to various policy announcements and election results. Robert Jenrick, a prominent Tory member, outlined a 30-point plan to cut legal migration, including the creation of a new department focused solely on controlling immigration. The party faced setbacks in local elections, with Rishi Sunak's troubles deepening after losing over 300 council seats. On the other hand, Labour, led by Sir Keir Starmer, managed to gain control of three local authorities from the Tories.
The Tory party, short for the Conservative Party, is one of the major political parties in the United Kingdom. Rooted in traditionalism and conservatism, Toryism emphasizes the importance of social order and upholding English cultural values. The party has a long history in British politics, often associated with policies promoting free-market capitalism, individualism, and a strong national defense. Over the years, the Tories have been involved in shaping various aspects of British society, including economic policies, social welfare programs, and foreign relations.
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Britain has become more unwell, with millions languishing on waiting lists – Labour will focus on prevention to fix it.
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The former minister appeals to Rishi Sunak to "change course", telling Sky News that getting tougher on immigration is "an entirely mainstream view".
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Rishi Sunak's troubles have deepened after a dire set of local election results that saw the Tories shed more than 300 council seats with more results still to come
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Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour grapples three local authorities from Tories with 72 councils yet to declare
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Chris Webb secured 10,825 votes in the contest triggered by the resignation of former Tory MP Scott Benton.
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To vote in the May 2 elections at polling stations you will need have registered to vote in your local area and turn up with the correct form of ID - anyone without will be turned away from voting
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Paul Routledge on the unbelievable news that more than half the 5,700 asylum seekers marked for deportation to Rwanda now 'cannot be located'
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What impact will Labour's pledge to nationalise the railways have?
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Blundering Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer supported a Labour-backed call for a clampdown on ticket touts who charge tens of thousands of pounds for Taylor Swift and Adele tickets
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The man who reported Labour’s deputy to the police can’t even say what he was complaining about. Meanwhile, there’s no getting away from the Conservatives’ scandals, writes Zoe Williams
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In a letter to Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho, Labour's Ed Miliband demanded answers on when customers whose homes were broken into will finally receive promised payments
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Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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In a major U-turn last month Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said he would axe the non-dom tax break. But Labour's Rachel Reeves warned the plans contain 'a load of loopholes'
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Damning figures reveal 31,000 cases of sewage discharges in bathing areas across England last year, with spots in Cumbria and West Sussex among the worst affected
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Labour's Keir Starmer sought to exploit Tory divisions by praising Boris Johnson's promise to stamp out regional inequalities, which he said had been trashed by Rishi Sunak
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The UK government blamed China for a hack of the Electoral Commission that saw the names, addresses and contact details of 40 million voters compromised.
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Dan Barker announced the news on social media as he said, ‘Reform represents the ordinary people’
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Bamber goes to Bristol in a buoyant musical of David Nicholls’s University Challenge romcom, while Trevor Nunn’s impeccably traditional Chekhov works like a charm
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Despite decades of empty promises to shorten the notorious North-South divide, people living in the top half of the country STILL tend to have a lower life expectancy, lesser income and a poorer standard of living than their counterparts in the south. Wit
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Expectation management is perhaps the most basic, yet vital, of political skills. You must persuade the country that anything other than a total rout in by-elections, for example, makes for a fine