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Dowden: Tories will fight election with candidates from ‘all walks of life’

The Tories are gearing up to fight the next general election with a drive to make the party’s would-be MPs more diverse. The Conservatives are gathering in Blackpool for the first time since 2007 as they continue efforts to build on the “red wall” ...

17 Mar 2022 at 23:55

Boris Johnson to close Tory Blackpool conference with spotlight on Ukraine

Boris Johnson is set to close the Conservative Party spring conference, with attention set to be focused on the UK’s response to the war in Ukraine. The Prime Minister will deliver the final speech of the two-day event in Blackpool, following on ...

19 Mar 2022 at 01:25

‘Revulsion’ over P&O sackings as ministers review contracts with ferry firm

P&O Ferries and its parent company DP World should be “in no doubt” that the Government is considering its links with them following the mass sacking of 800 seafarers, Tory chairman Oliver Dowden said. Protesters will march on the Tory spring ...

19 Mar 2022 at 10:55

PM vows to do ‘everything’ possible to offer support for cost of living crisis

Boris Johnson said his Government needs to do “everything we can to help people” through the mounting cost of living pressures as energy prices continue to spike. The Prime Minister promised “colossal” investment in green energy and vowed to ...

19 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Senior Tories vow to cut taxes after rallying cry from Jacob Rees-Mogg

Senior Conservatives have defended putting up taxes during a cost of living crisis but pledged that the high water mark had been reached and that taxes would be cut. Chancellor Rishi Sunak said tax hikes were “done” and that his “priority” ...

18 Mar 2022 at 20:25

Boris Johnson is ‘desperate’ to visit Ukraine, says Oliver Dowden

Boris Johnson is “desperate” to visit Ukraine to “experience what is happening there” during the devastating invasion by Russian forces, a minister has said. Tory party chairman Oliver Dowden argued the risky visit would be important to ...

21 Mar 2022 at 22:25

Rees-Mogg says empty Whitehall offices are ‘cost to taxpayer’

Jacob Rees-Mogg has said civil servants shunning offices to work from home is “a cost to the taxpayer”. It comes after the minister for government efficiency has reportedly been leaving notes in Whitehall workspaces with the message: ...

24 Apr 2022 at 12:55

Tory Party chairman denounces ‘woke psychodrama’ of cancel culture

Conservative Party chairman Oliver Dowden has denounced what he describes as a “painful woke psychodrama” sweeping the West, claiming it distracts from efforts to stand up for democracy. In a speech on so-called “cancel culture” ...

14 Feb 2022 at 19:25

Government to hold Cobra meeting as it faces widespread strikes

Plans for military staff and civil servants to cover for striking workers in the coming weeks will be discussed at a Cobra meeting on Monday. The country is set to be hit by a wave of strikes over the coming weeks as Royal Mail ...

12 Dec 2022 at 10:50

Matt Hancock broke rules on post-ministerial jobs, Parliament watchdog says

Matt Hancock has broken Government rules by not consulting Parliament’s anti-corruption watchdog before appearing on I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!, the body’s chairman has ruled. Lord Pickles, the Tory chair of the ...

22 Nov 2022 at 20:39

David Lammy urges Boris Johnson to quit amid partygate furore

David Lammy has accused the Government of “laughing” at the public after a bottle of Champagne from the Tory chairman was auctioned off as a “souvenir of partygate”. Speaking at a protest opposite Downing Street on a ...

15 May 2022 at 19:25

Oliver Dowden denies making light of ‘partygate’ with champagne donation

The Tory party chairman has denied making light of Downing Street parties after donating a champagne bottle signed by the Prime Minister to a charity auction. The item was advertised to bidders as a “souvenir of ...

13 May 2022 at 14:25

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