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Maternity pay is ‘excessive’, says Tory leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch

Shadow communities secretary calls for ‘more personal responsibility’ and to let businesses make more decisions

The Guardian - UK

Statutory maternity pay is ‘excessive’, says Badenoch

Conservative leadership contender Kemi Badenoch said the regulatory burden needed to be lowered and people should exercise ‘personal responsibility’.

Evening Standard

Israel should be ‘congratulated’ for Hassan Nasrallah assassination, Kemi Badenoch says

The Tory leadership hopeful said killing of Hezbollah chief would ‘create more peace in the Middle East’

The Independent UK

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Conservative leadership candidates lay out immigration plans ahead of conference

Immigration has been one of the much-discussed issues.

Evening Standard

‘Not all cultures equally valid’ when it comes to immigration, says Badenoch

Tory leadership candidate says some arriving in UK ‘hate Israel’ and voiced concern about people bringing ‘ancestral ethnic hostilities’

The Guardian - UK

Kemi Badenoch faces backlash after comments on ‘excessive’ maternity pay – as it happened

Conservative leadership contenders Jenrick, Cleverly and Tugendhat reject rival’s comments, while Rosie Duffield criticises Keir Starmer

The Guardian - UK

UK Conservatives Assemble To Find A New Leader And Future Direction

Britain's opposition Conservatives gather for an annual conference on Sunday, licking their wounds from an historic election defeat and locked in battle over the party's future direction.

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Tory grandees warn of ‘monumental’ party rebuild as infighting breaks out on eve of conference

Theresa May and William Hague say Tory leadership contenders need to acknowledge the scale of the defeat in July

The Independent UK

‘Like celebrity reality TV where you don’t recognise the celebrities’: senior Tories fear next leader won’t survive long

Conservative grandees at the conference in Birmingham fear that none of the candidates can unite the party’s factions

The Guardian - UK

Tories were too focused on Reform to see Lib Dem threat, Theresa May says

Former PM says leadership candidates must understand that party lost election because it ‘trashed our brand’

The Guardian - UK

New Tory leader must make sure party focuses on its traditional base, says chair

Richard Fuller’s pre-conference remarks echo others who worry candidates have edged right to combat Reform

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Conservative party conference: a parade of bad choices

Editorial: The Tory leadership contest has so far failed to engage meaningfully with the reasons for July’s historic defeat

The Guardian - UK

‘Look beyond partisanship’: former Tory minister backs Labour planning reforms

Simon Clarke says blocking infrastructure plans is ‘shameful’ and will cause UK living standards to worsen

The Guardian - UK

The crisis-hit Tories need good advice. Will they really get it from Michael Gove’s Spectator?

The Speccie was a wise voice compared to the rest of the rightwing media. But can it remain so within the stable of the man who owns GB News, asks Archie Bland, editor of the Guardian’s First Edition newsletter

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Net zero or not: will the next Tory leader embrace green agenda or oppose it?

Environment has barely figured in leadership campaign but soon the party must decide where it stands

The Guardian - UK

Of course the wannabe Tory leaders have regrets. They think they weren’t toxic or nasty enough

Three months on from their historic election defeat, there is no sign of any real understanding, still less of remorse, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK

‘Caffeinate with Cleverly’: Tory leader hopefuls flog mugs, T-shirts and totes

Merchandise is one way to show support, though a look on eBay suggests the memorabilia can rapidly go out of fashion

The Guardian - UK

Reeves packs up her troubles until budget day and smiles, smiles, smiles

The chancellor beamed her way through a conference speech that offered hope at least but little of substance

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The Guardian - UK

Post Office inquiry poised to hear present-day staff deliver their verdict

The long running investigation will enter a new phase this week with findings from a revealing survey of current operators

The National (Scotland)

Kemi Badenoch shocks with 'completely bonkers' working-class claim

WE’RE all used to the Tories coming out with statements that might shock us, but even this seems like a new level from Kemi Badenoch...

The Independent UK

Ed Davey to urge Lib Dems ‘to finish the job’ and overtake the Tories

Finishing off the Tories will be the main focus of Lib Dem leader Ed Davey’s conference speech, rather than attacking the Labour government

The Independent UK

Tory leadership hopefuls focused on ‘weird’ issues, Lib Dem deputy claims

Daisy Cooper said their ‘politics is weird, their choice of issues is weird, they talk about issues that are not relevant to most people in the country’

The Guardian - UK

The new owner of the Spectator didn’t cough up £100m just for the fun of it

Print media do face challenges but the influence they offer – especially on the right – is considerable

The Guardian - UK

James Cleverly targeted by dirt-digging firm’s ‘dossier’ in Tory leadership race

Party said it would give public warnings to any candidate attacking rivals or backbiting

The Guardian - UK

Two tribes are at war for the Tory leadership. How to choose? Let me help

Rabid Trussonomics or naked nativism? With the race down to four runners, here’s my guide to a party reeling in two directions, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

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