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Reform UK membership surpasses Tories, party says

A digital counter on the Reform website showed the membership ticking over the 131,680 of the Conservative Party before lunchtime on Boxing Day

Evening Standard

Badenoch downplays prospect of Musk donation to Reform

Tory leader says she does not believe Tesla and X boss will give Nigel Farage’s party a multimillion-pound sum

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Welsh Tories criticise Of Mice and Men’s removal from GCSE course over racism concerns – as it happened

Steinbeck’s book removed after some pupils felt distressed during discussions about its racial slurs

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What are ‘non-crime hate incidents’ which have become so hated in the UK?

Children in England and Wales have been investigated by police for calling each other names, a study has found.

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Sue Gray among 38 new peers announced by the UK Government

The UK Government has announced new peerages, including former Downing Street chief of staff Sue Gray.

The National (Scotland)

Fact check: Pensions triple lock was temporarily suspended after pandemic

‘Double lock’ was used to uprate state benefits for older people due to market volatility caused by Covid-19, lockdown and furlough scheme.

Evening Standard

Shona Robison tears into Scottish Tories' 'Farage-esque attack' on asylum seekers

SHONA Robison has taken aim at the Scottish Tories for their motion aiming to strip asylum seekers of free bus travel...

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Farage’s Reform UK in poll surge as Labour loses support after Starmer reset

Exclusive: The latest Techne UK tracker poll appears to confirm support for Nigel Farage and Reform UK’s populism is on the rise

The Independent UK

Tory peer and donor Lord Rami Ranger forfeits CBE

Lord Rami Ranger has donated £1.5 million to the Conservative Party since 2009.

Evening Standard

Founder of leading Conservative Party website joins Reform UK

A leading Conservative figure has defected to Reform UK ...

The National (Scotland)

Welsh Tory leader Davies: I was undermined by ‘muesli and croissant brigade’

Andrew RT Davies resigned on Tuesday after admitting his position was untenable despite narrowly winning a vote of confidence.

Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch admits Tories lost support of business – when she was business secretary

In her first major speech since succeeding Rishi Sunak, the Tory leader said she was not surprised at how many bosses flocked to meet Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves before the general election

The Independent UK

Nadine Dorries uses new book to continue feud with Kemi Badenoch over Boris Johnson’s downfall

Ms Dorries, a close ally of Boris Johnson, has repeatedly locked horns with Kemi Badenoch, accusing her of plotting to take down the former PM

The Independent UK

Tories take poll lead over Labour just months after landslide General Election

THE Conservative Party have taken a two-point lead over Labour in the latest poll since Kemi Badenoch became leader ...

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It’s Hague v Mandelson for the Oxford chancellorship – but do students care?

While Peter Mandelson and William Hague are thought to be the front runners for the 800-year-0ld post, students are concerned with more mundane lifestyle issues

The Guardian - UK

Don’t fall into ‘populist trap’ of backing Trump, Badenoch warned

Tory leader advised by senior members not to align herself closely to the president-elect’s success

The Guardian - UK

‘I won’t be dancing in the streets’: views on Tories’ first black leader

Kemi Badenoch’s election is evidence of strong meritocracy, say some activists and public figures, while others question her ideology

The Guardian - UK

British voters do not like Trump ‘because they don’t really know him’, Farage claims – as it happened

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Lee Anderson apologises after swearing at security officer when pass didn’t work

The Reform UK MP allegedly told the guard ‘f*** off, everyone opens the door to me, you are the only one’ when he was told he needed to have his pass checked at the gates to the Westminster estate

The Independent UK

Which British politicians have backed Trump?

Donald Trump has attracted admiring glances from over the Atlantic

The Guardian - UK

Senior Tories urge Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick to settle differences

Leader names rival in shadow cabinet but announcement marred by leaks suggesting Jenrick wanted bigger job

Evening Standard

How Kemi Badenoch became an anti-woke warrior

The story of her rise from flipping burgers in McDonald’s to leading the Conservative Party

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“Remember When You Were Better”: JK Rowling’s Jab At David Tennant Massively Backfires

“David Tennant is a much better person than you will ever be." The post “Remember When You Were Better”: JK Rowling’s Jab At David Tennant Massively Backfires first appeared on Bored Panda.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Dawn Butler's racist slur on Kemi Badenoch was disgusting and dangerous

Kemi Badenoch’s victory as the new leader of the Conservative Party was marred by hateful comments from those on the extreme right and left. Yes, shockingly the right were as unhappy as the left about a black woman becoming the leader of Britain’s oldest political party. One particular person on…

Al Jazeera

Kemi Badenoch: UK Conservatives’ new leader fighting ‘left-wing nonsense’

She was a passionate supporter of Brexit and threw her weight behind the much-maligned Rwanda deportation scheme.

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