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FactCheck: the Lindsay Hoyle Gaza ceasefire vote row between SNP, Conservatives and Labour explained
The Commons Speaker said he wanted MPs to consider “the widest possible range of options”.
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Sunak rocked by Conservative resignations over Rwanda bill
Rishi Sunak has suffered a rebellion by 60 of his backbenchers this evening over his bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.
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Reform UK’s Richard Tice claims Tory MPs ‘terrified’ of his party and urges Sunak to call election
Rishi Sunak is facing more calls from his political opponents to call an election early this year. On his left flank, the Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey told a campaign rally in Guildford that the Prime Minister should stop “clinging on to power.” From the right, the Leader of Reform UK Richard Tice claimed…
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Government housing rule changes will not ‘lead to across the board increases in pollution’, says Conservative MP
We spoke to Conservative MP Philip Dunne who chairs the environmental audit committee, and Carla Denyer, co-leader of the Green Party.
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Could Spain’s snap election end with the first far-right party in power for half a century?
In Spain, polls are about to close in the country’s snap general election. The Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called the vote after his socialist party’s poor showing in recent local elections. His main rival is Alberto Nunez Feijoo – leader of the conservative Popular Party. If he’s unable to win outright, he may look to…
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Labour overturn 20,000 Conservative majority to win Selby and Ainsty by-election
Labour are busy in Selby and Ainsty doing a victory lap after overturning a Tory majority of twenty thousand – a result that will send 25 year old Kier Mather to Westminster.
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By-election results: ‘We’re disappointed’ but have ‘defied’ odds, says Tory Party Chairman
We spoke to the Chair of the Conservative party and MP Greg Hands – and started by asking him what he made of the poor night at the polls for the Tories.
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Debate: Which political party can deliver more investment into UK?
We’re joined by Labour MP Darren Jones, who’s chair of the cross-party Business and Trade Committee, and John Penrose, a Conservative MP for Weston-super-Mare in Somerset.
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‘I wouldn’t want to legitimise that vote today’: Tory MP on Partygate report
We spoke to one of Boris Johnson’s supporters, the Conservative MP Brendan Clarke-Smith.
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Boris Johnson: MPs vote on Partygate report
MPs are in the middle of an unprecedented debate – on whether they should confirm that Boris Johnson – who was still Prime Minister this time last year – deliberately lied to parliament.
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Boris Johnson calls on ‘Partygate’ Committee member to resign
Boris Johnson has called for the resignation of a senior member of the Privileges Committee after allegations were published online that Conservative MP Sir Bernard Jenkin had also attended a party during covid restrictions.
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Rishi Sunak must ‘urgently’ unify ‘unhappy’ party, says Sir John Redwood MP
We spoke to the Conservative MP and former Cabinet minister Sir John Redwood, who is a longstanding supporter of Boris Johnson.
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Johnson fallout: two more Conservative MPs quit
One of the less bizarre things about yesterday was that Boris Johnson made his Parliamentary hairdresser an OBE in his resignation honours list. It’s what he seems to be doing to his own party that is truly startling. Mr Johnson’s resignation has triggered a total of three by-elections – so far.
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Could Tory-right backing for Boris Johnson mean Conservative ‘civil war’?
They say they want their party back – and that they’re the true voice of the Conservative grassroots. Disillusioned Tory activists – many still upset that Boris Johnson is no longer in charge – have been rallying behind a new group called the Conservative Democratic Organisation. The former prime minister sent a video message to…
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Local elections: Labour celebrates as Conservative losses mount
Celebrations for Labour and disappointment for the Tories as their losses mounted up by the hour.