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Partygate: Four more Tory MPs call for PM to quit
After yesterday’s publication of Sue Gray’s report containing lurid details of Downing Street’s lockdown parties – today the acting commissioner of the Metropolitan Police was asked to defend the decision to issue just one fixed penalty notice to Rishi Sunak, Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie. Since the publication of the Gray report, four more…
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‘Thatcher would be profoundly shocked by the lawbreaking,’ says her former Private Secretary on Partygate
We spoke to Caroline Slocock, who was Private Secretary to two Conservative Prime Ministers – Margaret Thatcher and John Major – and Jill Rutter from the Institute for Government, who previously worked in the No 10 policy unit.
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‘Very difficult for people to move on’: Voters react to Sue Gray’s report on Partygate
Most Tory MPs seem content to let the Prime Minister carry on – but what about voters?
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Partygate: ‘I certainly am’ content backing a lawbreaker in office says Tory MP Brendan Clarke-Smith
We spoke to Conservative MP Brendan Clarke-Smith and began by asking if he thought that the prime minister lied to parliament when he said there was not a lockdown party in Downing Street in November 2020.
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FactCheck: why the Conservative MP arrested on suspicion of rape has not been named
He won’t be named by major news outlets.
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Conservative MP arrested on suspicion of rape
A Conservative MP has been arrested on suspicion of rape, abuse of position of trust and misconduct in public office – relating to alleged offences spanning seven years.
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Big Conservative losses but ‘beergate’ overshadows Labour election victory
Labour and the Lib Dems have made gains in the local elections as the Conservative Party lost almost 500 council seats.
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‘Bruising’ results for Conservatives in Wales as they lose their last remaining council
In Wales, with 18 councils fully declared so far, there have been some significant losses for the Conservatives, including their last remaining council, Monmouthshire, with Labour now the biggest party there.
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Scottish Conservatives on course for worst electoral result in a decade
In Scotland it looks like the Conservatives are on course for their worst electoral result there in a decade, with Labour now the main party challenging the SNP.
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FactCheck: do Labour or the Conservatives charge lower council tax in England?
Senior figures from both parties have made claims this week.
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Neil Parish: Conservative MP suspended over an allegation of watching pornography in the Commons
Since two female Conservative MPs made an accusation that a colleague had watched porn on his phone in the House of Commons main chamber, there has been fevered speculation about his identity.
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We need to move on from Partygate, says Tory MP
Before Lord Wolfson’s resignation, we spoke to Conservative MP and former minister for digital infrastructure, Matt Warman.
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Red Wall voters respond to partygate fines
We’ve been to Dudley, one of the Red Wall areas where the Conservatives won a seat from Labour in the last general election and were hoping to strengthen their position in the upcoming local elections.
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Justice minister resigns over Downing Street party fines
In a letter he said the government couldn’t expect to formulate new laws and defend democratic norms abroad if it was not seen to be committed to the observance of the law.
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Partygate: Labour playing political games asking for resignations, says Tory MP
We’re joined by Conservative MP for Bassetlaw, Brendan Clarke-Smith.
