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Liz Truss declares leadership bid with pledge to reverse tax hike

Liz Truss declares leadership bid with pledge to reverse national insurance hike

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has pledged to reverse the controversial national insurance hike if made Tory leader, as she insisted she can be “trusted to deliver”. The senior Cabinet minister, who is widely expected to be a front-runner in the ...

11 Jul 2022 at 10:53

What will be the top issues facing the next Conservative Party leader?

Either Robert Jenrick or Kemi Badenoch will be declared as the new Conservative Party leader on Saturday morning, bringing to an end the four-month long contest. The winner will be at the helm as the party tries to recover in the wake of the ...

02 Nov 2024 at 10:22

New Green Party leader wants to ‘reclaim’ populism after landslide win

The new Green Party leader Zack Polanski has said he wants to “reclaim” populism after a landslide victory that will see his party shift its politics to the left. Mr Polanski, who spoke of wanting to shift the party’s politics towards ...

04 Sept 2025 at 09:22

Green Party to shift leftwards after landslide win by new leader Zack Polanski

The Green Party is set to shift its politics leftwards under new leader Zack Polanski, after he won a landslide victory in the party’s leadership contest. Mr Polanski, who spoke of wanting to shift the party’s politics towards ...

02 Sept 2025 at 12:05

How Labour will elect a new deputy leader now Angela Rayner has quit

Angela Rayner’s resignation as deputy prime minister has also triggered the prospect of an internal Labour election battle to succeed her as deputy leader of the party. The senior Labour figure resigned from her role as Sir ...

05 Sept 2025 at 15:39

Interim chair of Conservative Party to apologise for election defeat

The interim chair of the Conservative Party will tell the membership that he is “profoundly sorry” for the election loss as he opens the party’s conference on Sunday. Richard Fuller will tell delegates in Birmingham that ...

28 Sept 2024 at 22:00

What will be the top issues facing Kemi Badenoch as leader of the Conservatives?

Kemi Badenoch was declared the new Conservative Party leader on Saturday morning, bringing an end to the four-month-long contest. Ms Badenoch will be at the helm as the party tries to recover in the wake of the July ...

02 Nov 2024 at 12:03

Yvette Cooper defends Sir Keir Starmer amid ‘HR manager’ claims

Sir Keir Starmer stands for “respect and hard work”, one of his most senior ministers has said after the Prime Minister was likened to “an HR manager”. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper described the Plan for Change – a ...

02 Feb 2025 at 11:12

How does a Tory Party leadership contest work?

Following Boris Johnson’s resignation, the Conservative Party will once again begin the search for a new leader. Here is how the complex process is expected to play out. – Who is in charge of the leadership ...

07 Jul 2022 at 10:52

Liz Truss enters Tory leadership race amid rows over ‘fantasy tax cuts’

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has formally launched her campaign to replace Boris Johnson, as rivals squabbled over promises of “fantasy tax cuts”. The minister pledged to begin cutting taxes “from day one” ...

11 Jul 2022 at 12:56

Jenrick sets out pitch for ‘new Conservative Party’ if he wins leadership

Robert Jenrick said he wants to build a “new Conservative Party” as he set out “five stands” the party would take if he becomes leader. He said he would cut the foreign aid budget and raise defence ...

02 Oct 2024 at 13:41

Penny Mordaunt ‘tight-lipped’ amid questions over alleged leadership plot

Labour urged Penny Mordaunt to address the elephant in the room as the Commons Leader remained “tight-lipped” on rumours of a Tory leadership plot. Meanwhile, the SNP said Ms Mordaunt has been ...

21 Mar 2024 at 12:26

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