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'Getting on with my job' - Penny Mordaunt ignores leadership revolt questions
Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt ignores questions about replacing Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister, saying she is 'getting on with my job'. The Prime Minister has faced speculation about a possible Tory revolt against his leadership, with...
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits the Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits the Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry for a Government Business Connect event.
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Sunak not interested in rumours of plot to oust him
Sunak insists Tories are united despite speculation about plot to oust him. Rishi Sunak insisted the Tory party was united despite speculation about a plot to replace him as Prime Minister before the general election. The Tory leader...
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Rishi Sunak insists UK has 'turned the corner' as he spoke to business leaders in Coventry - full speech
Rishi Sunak insisted the UK has “turned the corner” as he gave an upbeat assessment of the economy as spoke at business event in Coventry.
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Daily politics briefing - March 18
All the latest political developments, as Rishi Sunak tells Tories to "stick to the plan" amid reports of a plot to oust him.
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Prime Minister 'not interested' in Tory leadership rumours
The Prime Minister has said he is 'not interested' in Tory leadership rumours. Asked during a visit to the West Midlands why he did not let one of his “disloyal colleagues” have the “poisoned chalice” of being Prime Minister, Mr Sunak...
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Sunak has ‘given up’, says Davey as he urges Lib Dems to ‘smash blue wall’
Sir Ed Davey has told the Liberal Democrats spring conference that the Prime Minister “sounds like he’s already given up” and that setting the general election date is “pretty much the only thing left that Rishi Sunak controls any more”....
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Full: Alistair Carmichael speech at the Liberal Democrat spring conference
Liberal Democrat MP Alistair Carmichael speaks to the spring conference in York.
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Helen Morgan delivers a speech at the Liberal Democrat's spring conference
Liberal Democrat local government spokesperson Helen Morgan delivers a speech at the Liberal Democrat's spring conference.
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New Reform UK MP Lee Anderson confronted as he tours his constituency
New Reform UK MP Lee Anderson has said Conservatives will have to “wrestle with their own consciences” about following him as he kicked off a tour of his constituency with his new party leader. Mr Anderson, who defected to Reform after...
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Liberal Democrats in great spirits, says Davey, as party conference beings in York
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey says his party are in high spirits as the Liberal Democrat Spring Conference begins in the York Barbican, in York.
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Liberal Democrats are in great spirit - Sir Ed Davey
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey speaks to the media as the Liberal Democrat Spring Conference begins in the York Barbican, in York.
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New Reform UK MP heckled Lee Anderson on constituency tour
Warning: Contains strong language. New Reform UK MP Lee Anderson has said Conservatives will have to “wrestle with their own consciences” about following him as he kicked off a tour of his constituency with his new party leader.
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People in Ashfield need a voice, Lee Anderson says on first visit since moving to Reform UK
New Reform UK MP Lee Anderson says he has received a lot of support from his constituency after he moved from the Conservatives to Reform UK. Mr Anderson was visiting Ashfield alongside Reform party leader Richard Tice.
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Daily politics briefing - March 15
All the latest political news as Rishi Sunak has ruled out holding a general election on May 2, when voters are set to go to the polls for the local elections.
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Prime Minister rules out May 2 general election
Rishi Sunak has ruled out holding a general election on May 2, when voters are set to go to the polls for the local elections. The Prime Minister has previously been reluctant to make definitive statements about the date of the general...
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Liz Kendall speaks at the TUC Pensions Conference - full version
Shadow work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall speaking at the TUC Pensions Conference. In her speech Ms Kendall slammed the Tories record on pensions, as well as their pledge to abolish National Insurance tax.
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The Government should "spell out" how scrapping NI tax would be paid for, says Liz Kendall
Shadow work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall speaking at the TUC Pensions Conference. In her speech Ms Kendall slammed the Tories record on pensions, as well as their pledge to abolish National Insurance tax asking "how will you pay...
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Tories should return all donations from Hester, says Yousaf
Scotland’s First Minister has urged the Conservatives to return funding from Frank Hester and “tell him where his money should go”. Speaking at the London School of Economics (LSE), Humza Yousaf said the alleged comments from Mr Hester...
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George Galloway slams Labour, Tories and Budget in Commons return
George Galloway hit out at Labour and the Conservatives, claiming most people “feel a wish for a plague on both their houses”, in his first Commons speech on returning to Parliament. The leader of the Workers Party of Britain criticised...
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Humza Yousaf urges Tories to return funding from Frank Hester
Scotland’s First Minister has urged the Conservatives to return funding from Frank Hester and “tell him where his money should go”. Speaking at the London School of Economics (LSE), Humza Yousaf said the alleged comments from Mr Hester...
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Esther McVey comments on Lee Anderson's defection before Cabinet meeting
MPs arrive in Downing Street for a Cabinet meeting, as Minister without Portfolio Esther McVey comments on Lee Anderson moving to the Reform Party.
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MPs leave Downing Street after Cabinet meeting
MPs leave Downing Street after a Cabinet meeting held by Rishi Sunak, the day after Lee Anderson moved to the Reform Party.
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Politics briefing: March 12
All latest political news after the former deputy party chairman of the Conservative Party, Lee Anderson, defects to Reform UK.