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Cash for seats row as Farage’s party accused of offering Tory MP ‘a lot of money’ to defect

Party denies allegation but claims it has had discussions with Tory MPs, ministers and former ministers ‘furious’ with the ‘complete betrayal of the government’s promises’

The Independent UK

Reform UK denies claims it offered Tory MP Lee Anderson ‘a lot of money’ to defect

Reform UK has denied claims that it offered money to Conservative deputy chairman Lee Anderson to defect to the party

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak faces Tory civil war as he holds off sacking Suella Braverman

Home secretary’s allies claim over 50 MPs are backing her but moderate Tories say PM must take action

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Rishi Sunak finally set to ban gay and trans conversion therapy after Tory backlash

PM expected to include bill in King’s Speech banning attempts to change someone’s sexuality or gender

The Independent UK

Peter Bone loses Tory whip after bullying and harassment finding

Conservative chief whip makes decision day after watchdog recommended MP be suspended for six weeks

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson did not want meetings with Nicola Sturgeon during Covid

BORIS Johnson has said he thought it was "wrong" for him to hold regular meetings with Nicola Sturgeon and the Welsh First Minister during…

The National (Scotland)

By-election triggered for ex-Tory whip Chris Pincher’s seat in Commons

Government chief whip Simon Hart asked for the writ to trigger the by-election for Tamworth in Staffordshire to be moved on September 14.

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MPs cheer as it's officially announced in Parliament that Boris Johnson has quit

Chief Whip Simon Hart told MPs that a by-election will take place in Uxbridge and South Ruislip after the disgraced former PM announced he would stand down over Partygate

Daily Mirror

Nadine Dorries refuses to resign officially until No 10 explains her lack of peerage

Ex-minister responds to Downing Street pressure to stand down with demand for unredacted details of decisionUK politics live – latest news updates

The Guardian - UK

'The Welsh Government should get control of the Crown Estate billions'

Plaid Cymru's Westminster leader Liz Saville Roberts has made the call in bid to end 'begging bowl' culture of devolution

Wales Online

Senior Tory MP to stand down at next general election amid ‘complaints’

Julian Knight claimed a ‘false and malicious accusation’ left him no choice but to end his career in the party.

The Independent UK

UK to ignore ECHR rulings on small boats ‘after Sunak caves in to Tory right’

Backbench rebels push prime minister to harden illegal migration bill to ignore court’s interim rulings

The Guardian - UK

More than 7,500 days’ worth of raw sewage dumped in ministers’ constituencies

Labour analysis shows that raw sewage was discharged into cabinet ministers’ constituencies for 180,759 hours last year

The Guardian - UK

MP Scott Benton has Tory whip suspended after offering to lobby for gambling industry investors

Chief Whip Simon Hart said Mr Benton was suspending pending an investigation

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Wales Online

The full list of donations and gifts made to every MP in Wales

One MP has been given almost £100,000 to help them keep their seat while MPs have declared gifts including hospitality trips to Glastonbury festival and major sporting and entertainment events

The Guardian - UK

Sunak in fighting spirit after Brexit rebels and Johnson hopes dissolve

Winning Tory doubters – and Johnson loyalists – round to his Windsor Framework strengthens prime minister’s election wicket

The Guardian - UK

Cabinet heads to Chequers to plot Sunak survival course

Tories face a grim electoral picture, with insiders bemoaning the lack of strategy on regaining political narrative

The Independent UK

Former Tory whip says Andrew Bridgen suspension ‘frighteningly totalitarian’

Mr Bridgen was stripped of the Conservative whip after appearing to compare the Covid-19 vaccine rollout to the Holocaust.

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The Independent UK

Andrew Bridgen vows to ‘continue to ask questions’ about vaccines after Tory suspension

MP says his tweet was ‘in no way antisemitic’ – but says sorry for ‘any offence caused’

The Independent UK

Bridgen vows to ‘continue to ask questions’ about vaccines after Tory suspension

Andrew Bridgen apologised for any offence caused after appearing to compare Covid-19 vaccines with the Holocaust.

The Independent UK

Bridgen stripped of Tory whip for ‘utterly unacceptable’ Covid vaccine comments

Andrew Bridgen claimed a medic had told him the vaccines were ‘the biggest crime against humanity since the Holocaust’.

The Independent UK

Andrew Bridgen stripped of Tory whip over Covid vaccine comments

Chief whip Simon Hart said the North West Leicestershire MP had ‘crossed a line’.

The Independent UK

Conservative MP stripped of party whip after he linked Covid vaccine to Holocaust

Andrew Bridgen suspended pending investigation

Daily Mirror

Tory MP Andrew Bridgen loses whip for 'crossing the line' with Covid vaccine tweet

The Tories' chief whip Simon Hart said the MP had caused 'great offence', adding: 'The vaccine is the best defence against Covid that we have. Misinformation about the vaccine causes harm and costs lives.'

Wales Online

MP Simon Hart's office vandalised with 'Tories out' graffiti

The MP has hit back at the culprit by suggesting that 'Banksy needn't worry too much'

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