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David Cameron and Richard Holden quit shadow cabinet after election mauling

Party announces reshuffle ahead of leadership contest

Evening Standard

David Cameron steps back from frontline politics after election defeat – but keeps Lords seat for life

Party chair Richard Holden has also quit. The Independent has been told that angry Tories began texting him at 4am on Friday demanding his resignation

The Independent UK

Conservatives Secure Key Seat By Slim Margin In Basildon

Conservatives narrowly retain Basildon and Billericay seat in a fiercely contested election with a 20-vote margin. Importance of every vote highlighted.

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Who are the five Reform UK candidates predicted to win their seats?

The shock YouGov poll also predicts the Tories would drop to just 108 seats, losing 257 of the seats they won in 2019

The Independent UK

Big-name Tories who could lose their seat after exit poll predicts disastrous general election results

Rishi Sunak’s own seat of Richmond, in North Yorkshire is at risk - here is when high profile Tories expect to hear their results

The Independent UK

Tories face new questions over Sunak aide who placed bet on July election

Labour has asked what role Craig Williams played in election date discussions and when party knew about bet

The Guardian - UK

Tory chair mocked for publishing top UK civil servant's letter admonishing him

THE Tories have been rapped by the UK’s most senior civil servant after trying to bring the neutral civil service into the General Election…

The National (Scotland)

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Who is Mel Stride - the unlikely poster boy of the Tory election campaign?

The Tory cabinet minister appeared on his fourth media round of the campaign on Tuesday morning

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak vows to fight on as Tory leader as chaos engulfs Conservative campaign

RISHI Sunak has vowed to fight on as Tory leader and would lead the party “until the last day of this campaign” as chaos engulfed the…

The National (Scotland)

Tory aide stops Sky News interview after party chairman Richard Holden dodges questions

Richard Holden was being grilled about accusations of Tory ‘stitch-up’ over way he was chosen as electoral candidate

The Independent UK

Election diary: Nigel Farage snaps his fingers and his devoted sidekick steps aside

Richard Tice hands over the reins of the Reform party after single-handedly fronting, funding and running it until the moment anyone actually cared

The Guardian - UK

Farage’s milkshake and Sunak’s D-Day calamity: Key moments from election campaign trail – week three

An eventful 2024 general election campaign went into its third week, bringing unprecedented poll projections, candidate U-turns and moments to forget for Rishi Sunak

The Independent UK

Tory candidate Ashley Fox accused of lying to MPs to secure job

Fox had said he had no political ambitions when being vetted as chair of Independent Monitoring Authority

The Guardian - UK

Tories drop election candidate hours before nominations close amid 'complaint'

The Conservatives dropped one of their parliamentary candidates hours before nominations closed on Friday after receiving a complaint about his…

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The Independent UK

Tory election chaos as more candidates quit in lead up to nominations deadline

At least five people on the Conservative’s candidates list have told The Independent that they refused to stand for unwinnable seats, but Neighbours star Holly Valance won’t stand against the party for Nigel Farage’s Reform

Evening Standard

Holly Valance decides against standing for Reform UK

The actress was reported to be considering being the party’s candidate to take on Tory chairman Richard Holden

The Guardian - UK

‘D-day was the final straw’: Sunak’s blunders ignite Tory party fury

Long-serving party members and MPs left aghast by unforced errors, poor strategy and a growing sense of resignation

The Independent UK

New blow to Sunak as Tory members demand special meeting to deselect his party chairman as a candidate

Richard Holden, the Tory party chairman tasked with winning Sunak the general election, is facing a revolt in the constituency he was imposed on just 24 hours ago

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The Guardian - UK

There’s no distance these Conservative heroes won’t travel to serve … themselves

Richard Holden shows his mettle with a shock appearance on the Basildon and Billericay ballot, a Tory safe seat

The Guardian - UK

Tory chair chosen to stand in safe seat 300 miles from former constituency

Local members voice anger in Basildon and Billericay, where Richard Holden was put forward as only candidate at last minute

The Independent UK

Essex Tories had ‘gun to head’ to accept ‘unwanted’ party chair as their candidate

Details are emerging of how senior Conservative members in Basildon and Billericay were forced to accept party chair Richard Holden as their candidate on Wednesday night

The Guardian - UK

Frank Hester donated further £5m to Tories in January, figures show

Data also shows party accepted £150,000 from Hester days after comments about Diane Abbott were revealed

The Independent UK

Chaos as Tory chairman put on a shortlist of one to ensure he gets a seat

Richard Holden is on a shortlist of one to ensure he gets a seat after multiple constituencies rejected Sunak’s hand-picked party chairman

The Independent UK

Tory chairman’s last minute bid for seat as party scrambles to find up to 141 candidates

Tory chairman Richard Holden is biggest name in a 48-hour scramble for Tory seats as the party tries to fill an estimated 141 vacancies

The Guardian - AU

Gina Rinehart retains top spot on rich list as 200 wealthiest Australians see fortunes grow by 11%

Technology figures including Afterpay founders rise up AFR rich list rankings, reflecting ‘changing nature’ of Australian economy

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