Andrew Sparrow

Starmer accused of pushing out some of last progressive allies in No 10 shake-up Exclusive: PM reorganising key parts of government to give chief secretary Darren Jones more Whitehall control

EXC: Starmer accused of pushing progressives out as No 10 shake up continues.

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Tories would abolish stamp duty, Badenoch tells party conference – UK politics live Party leader says measure is a ‘bad tax’ and scrapping it would free up the housing market and improve social mobility

How Tories say they would cut spending by £46.9bn a year, with new commitments worth £21.1bn a year - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Tories would abolish stamp duty, Badenoch tells party conference – UK politics live Party leader says measure is a ‘bad tax’ and scrapping it would free up the housing market and improve social mobility

Kemi Badenoch's conference speech - snap verdict - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Devolution 'failing' people in Scotland and Wales, senior Tory claims - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

People who back leaving ECHR know less about what it actually does than those in favour of staying, poll suggests - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Britons back staying in ECHR by 46% to 29%, poll suggests - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Badenoch criticised for ‘nonsensical’ plan to cut student numbers by 100,000 – UK politics live Tory leader says proposal would ‘protect interests of taxpayers and students’ but university representatives say it is ‘economically illiterate’

Kemi Badenoch criticised for ‘nonsensical’ plan to cut student numbers by 100,000 - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Tks. I agree. That's why Cleverly keeping his options open ..

Thanks. I was not aware of that. But I'm told that answer might not be the best guide to what is going to happen - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Michael Heseltine suggests axing Climate Change Act would be 'act of unforgiveable irresponsibility' by Tories - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

We'll rule it out when they start giving us yes/no answers to questions - til then, it is the best way to summarise state of play often

James Cleverly admits he's not ruling out bid to be Tory mayor of London in 2028 - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Jenrick accused of racism over ‘no white faces’ comments and his attack on judges labelled ‘serious mistake’ – UK politics live Labour mayor of the West Midlands says Jenrick’s comments about Handsworth were racist

'Not words that I would have used' - Mel Stride refuses to back Jenrick's no white faces comment about Handsworth - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Jenrick accused of racism over ‘no white faces’ comments as he also claims ‘collapse of old order is in sight’ – UK politics live Labour mayor of the West Midlands says Jenrick’s comments about Handsworth were racist

Jenrick's attack on judges 'serious mistake', says former supreme court justice Lord Sumption - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Jenrick accused of racism over ‘no white faces’ comments as he also claims judges biased in favour of migrants – UK politics live Labour mayor of the West Midlands says Jenrick’s comments about Handsworth were racist

Robert Jenrick's Tory conference speech - snap verdict - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Badenoch defends Jenrick over comments that he ‘did not see another white face’ in Birmingham – UK politics live Conservative leader suggests remarks in Guardian report could have been taken out of context and he was ‘making an observation’

Badenoch accepts EU could suspend criminal law enforcement cooperation if UK leaves ECHR - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Badenoch defends Jenrick over comments that he ‘did not see another white face’ in Birmingham – UK politics live Conservative leader suggests remarks in Guardian report could have been taken out of context and he was ‘making an observation’

Jenrick defends 'didn't see another white face' comment, saying he was making case for integrated communities - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Badenoch defends Jenrick over comments that he ‘did not see another white face’ in Birmingham – UK politics live Conservative leader suggests remarks in Guardian report could have been taken out of context and he was ‘making an observation’

Labour West Midlands mayor Richard Parker says Jenrick's comments were racist because he focused on colour to make negative point about Handsworth - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Badenoch defends Jenrick over comments that he ‘did not see another white face’ in Birmingham – UK politics live Conservative leader suggests remarks in Guardian report could have been taken out of context and he was ‘making an observation’

Badenoch defends Jenrick over comments that he ‘did not see another white face’ in Birmingham - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Badenoch brushes off announcement from Reform UK about another councillor defection from Tories - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Badenoch defends Jenrick over comments that he ‘did not see another white face’ in Birmingham – UK politics live Conservative leader suggests remarks in Guardian report could have been taken out of context and he was ‘making an observation’

Badenoch dismisses case for pact with Reform UK, claiming Farage's party wants more spending and more welfare - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Nearly two thirds of Tory members want pact with Reform, poll suggests, with close to half supporting full merger – UK politics live Half of Tory members also want Kemi Badenoch to be replaced as Conservative leader

John Glen, Badenoch's PPS, floats case for cutting pensions tax relief for high earners, @phillipinman.bsky.social reports - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Philp plays down concerns proposed Tory removals force will adopt 'heavy-handed' tactics used by Trump's Ice - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Helen Whately, shadow work and pensions secretary, suggests term 'disabled' being applied too widely if 25% of people qualify - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Former minister Tom Tugendhat says pension triple lock part of 'Ponzi scheme' economic system biased against the young, @peterwalker99.bsky.social reports - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

‘First job bonus’ worth £5k planned for young people, Stride tells Tory conference – UK politics live Shadow chancellor sets out spending plans as party conference continues in Manchester

Tories say most of money from plans to cut spending by £47bn will be used for deficit reduction - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Tories unveil plan to cut energy bills by £165 per year on average by cutting carbon tax and renewables obligation subsidy - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Stride defends Tory plan to slash overseas aid spending to 0.1% of national income – UK politics live Shadow chancellor sets out cost-cutting plans as Tory party conference continues in Manchester

Minister backs Gary Neville over concerns about flags being used in 'negative fashion', while Stride says he disagrees - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Stride defends Tory plan to slash overseas aid spending to 0.1% of national income – UK politics live Shadow chancellor sets out cost-cutting plans as Tory party conference continues in Manchester

Stride says Tories are 'deeply deluded' if they think new leader is solution to party's problems - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Thanks