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Statement by deputy national security adviser was central to CPS decision to withdraw spying charges against two menUK politics live – latest updatesDowning Street will publish a witness statement from the deputy national security adviser that is seen …
Dan Jarvis accuses Tories of suggesting CPS charges were deliberately dropped ‘without a shred of evidence’The government made “every effort” to support the trial of two men accused of spying for China, a minister has said as he accused the Tories of c…
Minister calls Badenoch’s claims about Chinese spy trial ‘baseless smears’. This live blog is closedAt the Downing Street lobby briefing this morning the PM’s spokesperson said it was “entirely false” to suggest the government influenced the collapse o…
Gala dinner to remember Conservatives’ most successful leader puts spotlight on who will carry forward her ideasIt is a glittering annual dinner in honour of the Conservative party’s most successful leader and, on the 100th anniversary of Margaret That…
Rivals lurk in the aisles at sparsely attended conference at which the party leader ignores the threat from ReformWhen Kemi Badenoch was knocking on doors in her Essex constituency in the run up to the last election, she was confronted by a former Tor…
The Conservative leader used her conference speech to announce plans to scrap stamp duty and launch an attack on Labour, but why was there so little mention of the biggest threat facing her party? And will her performance be enough to stave off leaders…
Leader announces tax cut plan for England and Northern Ireland in speech aimed at boosting fiscal credibilityThe Conservatives will scrap stamp duty on sales of primary residences if they win the next election, Kemi Badenoch has said in a policy-heavy …
The Social Market Foundation thinktank says council tax reform and a property-based tax would be more sustainable and fairerVoting in the Labour deputy leadership election opens today. Lucy Powell, the former Commons leader, is seen as the favourite an…
Conservative leader aims to rebuild party’s economic credibility after it was torched by her predecessorsA British Ice and more stop and search: Badenoch’s Tories set out new policiesKemi Badenoch will unveil a “golden rule” to reduce government borrow…
Shadow ministers have announced far-reaching and often radical proposals – here is a roundup of some of themKemi Badenoch warned her shadow cabinet in January not to expect any detailed policies until 2027. “We’re not creating policies for 2028 in 2025…