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Tories pressured BBC over Johnson’s claim Starmer failed to prosecute Jimmy Savile

Party asked corporation not to say accusation was ‘false’ relating to time when Labour leader was DPP

The Guardian - UK

Tory chair apologises for ‘blob of civil servants’ email in Braverman’s name

Greg Hands says sorry through cabinet secretary for message blaming civil service for failure to stop Channel crossings

The Guardian - UK

Tory chairman apologises for ‘activist blob’ attack on civil servants

Cabinet Secretary Simon Case said Greg Hands has changed procedures at Tory HQ following the communication about unlawful migration.

The Independent UK

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Tory chairman apologises for Braverman email attacking civil service ‘blob’

Greg Hands sorry for ‘error’ which saw government staff lumped in with Labour and ‘left-wing lawyers’

The Independent UK

Downing Street distances PM from email attacking civil service ‘blob’

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has insisted she did not sanction the widely criticised message which was sent to Conservative Party members.

The Independent UK

Home Secretary under fire after 'cowardly attack on civil servants'

THE Home Secretary has been accused of a “cowardly attack” on civil servants – allegedly claiming they are part of a left-wing “blob”…

The National (Scotland)

Suella Braverman ‘did not see’ email attacking civil servants, says No 10

An email accusing public servants of being part of an ‘activist blob’ blocking asylum measures has been widely criticised.

The Independent UK

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Rishi Sunak flew back to London from Dorset last night before flying to Cornwall this morning, No 10 confirms – as it happened

PM rejected overnight stay in west country and used helicopter to return to London before flying to Cornwall in plane

The Guardian - UK

Appointing new Tory party chair proving a tough task for Sunak

Next head of CCHQ will be vital figure as general election looms but prospect of plotting ‘narrow path’ to victory is daunting

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson comeback campaign branded 'trojan horse for takeover of Tories'

The donors behind the petition have set up a new ‘party within a party’ - and insiders fear they'll be able to use the ready-made mailing list of tens of thousands of Johnson supporters to push a hard right agenda

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss will stand as MP at general election as Tory deadline nears

Conservative HQ has asked MPs to decide whether they will contest seat by end of 5 December

The Independent UK

‘I’m a Tory, get me out of here’: MPs ponder life after parliament

With a deadline to declare their intentions nearing and facing likely election defeat, as many as 50 may opt not to stand

The Guardian - UK

Who has Boris Johnson nominated for peerages?

Ex-PM has selected more than a dozen of his closest allies to head to the Lords. Here are some of the key figures

The Guardian - UK

Gavin Williamson announces resignation but ‘refutes the characterisation’ of claims against him – as it happened

Former deputy chief whip Anne Milton tells Channel 4 Williamson used ‘leverage’ and threats against MPs

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The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss ‘promised chief of staff next Tory election campaign in exchange for No 10 job’

Exclusive: Senior Conservatives warn ‘quid pro quo’ arrangement with Mark Fullbrook spells ‘electoral doom’

The Independent UK

Truss pledges to ‘reinvigorate’ Tory grassroots to secure election wins

The Foreign Secretary says she would boost freedom for local associations and better resource a ‘Lib Dem Unit’ in CCHQ.

Daily Mirror

Former Tory officials referred to HMRC over alleged Covid furlough fraud

A whistleblower claimed staff at Gloucestershire Conservatives were asked to carry out work despite being full-time furloughed. An official who was reported to HMRC insisted the claim was 'ridiculous' and he followed the rules

The National (Scotland)

Half of Tory voters want Boris Johnson to stay on as Prime Minister, poll finds

CONSERVATIVE voters are split down the middle on whether Boris Johnson should resign, a snap poll has found.

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The Guardian - UK

Senior Tories privately dismiss petition to reinstate Boris Johnson

Exclusive: organisers claim petition has nearly 14,000 signatures but CCHQ sampling found fewer than half were party members

The Guardian - UK

PM avoids denying he attempted to get Carrie Johnson top Foreign Office job

MPs look at whether watchdogs could investigate the claims after Boris Johnson refused to comment during PMQs

The Guardian - UK

Evidence exists that PM tried to get top job for Carrie Johnson, says source

Growing call for inquiry over claims that Boris Johnson tried to secure Foreign Office role for then girlfriend

Manchester Evening News

Head of Manchester's Tories on why his party hasn't elected a councillor in the city in nearly 30 years

Tactical voting, Margaret Thatcher and a lack of cash blamed for party's barren decades

Daily Mirror

Tory MPs to slip Queen's Jubilee debate as party plots general election tactics

Backbenchers in target seats ordered to away-day in Leicestershire say "no one wants to go" and Boris Johnson is "trying the patience of even the most true blue Tory"

ABC News

Telecommunications companies frustrated the Coalition is campaigning on projects they helped fund

Some of Australia's largest telecommunications companies are frustrated the Coalition is dragging them in to its re-election bid, with the government trumpeting 100 infrastructure investments during the campaign which are partly funded by private companies.

The Guardian - UK

My Waterman conspiracy theory was sunk by Nadhim Zahawi’s incompetence

The sad death of Minder star Dennis almost provided me with some material for this column, but the education secretary scuppered it

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