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Ben Houchen, the Tees Valley mayor says there will ‘have to be a coming together’ of the two rightwing partiesBen Houchen, a Conservative mayor, has joined calls for his party to make some kind of deal with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK before the next elec…
With local election punishment looming, Conservative stress bubbled over after Jenrick’s remarks about FarageSome veteran Conservatives are so convinced that Robert Jenrick, the ambitious shadow justice secretary, is intent on striking an election pact…
Spokesperson for Tory leader says she agrees with colleague that ‘we need to bring centre-right voters together’. This blog is closedRosie Duffield, the independent MP who left Labour after the election in part because she felt her gender critical view…
Shadow justice secretary says he wants parties to avoid competing against each other, but sources deny pactUK politics live – latest updatesRobert Jenrick has told a private meeting he will try to ensure that the Tories and Reform do not compete agains…
Minister for women and equality makes statement after supreme court ruling on gender recognitionSome MPs and peers are calling for President Trump not to be invited to address parliament when he visits the UK. In 2017, during Trump’s first presidency, …
Reform UK leader has ‘no intention’ of agreeing to formal pacts after local elections in England on 1 MayUK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage has rebuffed a suggestion from Kemi Badenoch that Conservative and Reform UK councillors could form c…
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereDuring her BBC Breakfast interview Kemi Badenoch claimed that the government has dropped the plans for five local inquiries into grooming gang, or child rape scandals, that were announced in …
This live blog is now closedOne person probably more enthusiastic than most about the prospect of Universal opening a theme park in the UK is the Lib Dem leader Ed Davey. He is a great fan of outdoor activity-related photocalls, and he’s been at it aga…
Exclusive: Richard Harpin pauses donations in move insiders say will result in closure of party’s northern HQ• UK politics live – latest updatesOne of the Conservatives’ biggest donors has stopped funding the party in a move insiders believe will resul…
Prime minister says ‘no one is pretending tariffs are good news’ during speech on car industryIn his Times article Keir Starmer describes the Trump tariffs as “the beginning of a new era”. He has been saying this at least since last Thursday, when he s…