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The latest news, updates and features on the Conservative Party – aka the Tory party or Tories. It is a centre-right UK political party, founded in 1834, and is currently in opposition to the Labour government. Kemi Badenoch is the current leader, having replaced former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

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Play Video A 7ft 2in student who became the unlikely star of this year?s Conservative Party Conference has revealed his plans to become an MP ? and maybe even leader. James McAlpine was among the hundreds of Tory faithful who made the journey to Manchester this week to hear speeches, watch panels and tear up the dancefloor. But thanks to his considerable height, James found himself attracting extra attention from his fellow attendees and journalists keen to feature him in their TikToks. That was particularly true today, when he took a seat near the front for Kemi Badenoch?s closing speech and even got to briefly meet the leader afterwards.

‘UK’s tallest Tory’ says he hopes to become party leader one day

Channel: Politics Politics October 8, 2025 By Craig Munro
Play Video Britain's Conservative Party Leader Kemi Badenoch delivers her keynote speech, on the final day of the Conservative Party conference

Kemi Badenoch says Conservatives will scrap stamp duty if they win next election

Channel: Politics Politics October 8, 2025 By Craig Munro
Sir James Cleverly, Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, plays a game at the Conservative party conference

The Tory party conference is more like a bleak seaside arcade than a carnival

Channel: Politics Politics October 7, 2025 By Craig Munro
Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick gives an interview during the Conservative Party Conference at the Manchester Central Convention Complex. Picture date: Tuesday October 7, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Robert Jenrick complained about lack of 'white faces' on streets of Birmingham

Channel: Politics Politics October 7, 2025 By Craig Munro
A bizarre printing error discovered at a disastrous Conservative Party Conference has brought more shame.

Kemi Badenoch makes wonky spelling error on Tory chocolate bar

Channel: UK UK October 7, 2025 By Barney Davis
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage (left) with former Conservative MP Danny Kruger, who has defected to Reform UK, during a press conference in Westminster, central London. Picture date: Monday September 15, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: James Manning/PA Wire

Who is Danny Kruger? The latest MP to defect to Reform UK

Channel: Politics Politics September 16, 2025 By Sam Courtney-Guy
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 16, 2024: Former cabinet minister Nadine Dorries leaves the BBC Broadcasting House after attending the Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg show in London, United Kingdom on June 16, 2024. (Photo credit should read Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Boris Johnson's biggest fangirl has defected to Reform UK

Channel: Politics Politics September 5, 2025 By Katie Boyden
Cabinet Meeting in Downing Street in London

Rayne of error, sex vs gender and feeling fungi

Channel: Letters Letters October 1, 2025 By Letters Editor
Portrait of a happy woman talking on the phone while riding on the bus - transport concepts

Should we be fining people who blare music out loud on public transport?

Channel: Politics Politics August 27, 2025 By Craig Munro
Play Video Raymond Connolly and wife Lucy Connolly looking serious.

Lucy Connolly will meet with Trump officials after prison release over Southport tweet

Channel: UK UK August 22, 2025 By Luke Alsford

Wife of Tory councillor freed after serving half her sentence for Southport hate-tweet

Channel: UK UK August 21, 2025 By Luke Alsford
law legal technology concept. judge gavel and computer on desk of lawyer with legal icon

From a 'Surveillance society' to a ‘papers please’ society, readers discuss the OSA

Channel: Letters Letters August 5, 2025 By Letters Editor

Tory councillor's wife jailed for Southport tweet could be released in weeks

Channel: UK UK July 31, 2025 By Katie Boyden
Screen grab of Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch speaking during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London. Picture date: Wednesday July 16, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire

Does anyone know anything at all about the Tories in the shadow cabinet? Try our quiz

Channel: Politics Politics July 22, 2025 By Craig Munro
The Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival - Day 5

His opinions 'were miles away from objective reality', readers talk about Tebbit

Channel: Letters Letters July 14, 2025 By Letters Editor
A former Conservative MP appeared in court today accused of harassing her ex-wife. Katie Wallis, formerly known as Jamie Wallis, was MP for Bridgend between 2019 and 2024. The politician, who is transgender and uses she/her pronouns, attended Cardiff Magistrates' Court for trial after pleading not guilty to stalking Rebecca Wallis. The 40-year-old, of Windlass Court in Butetown, Cardiff, was initially alleged to have stalked her former partner between February 15 and March 20 this year in the Welsh capital. But the court has now heard that the Crown Prosecution Service is withdrawing the stalking charge and instead bringing a charge of harassment.

Former Tory MP admits harassing ex-wife with messages and voice note

Channel: Politics Politics June 17, 2025 By Craig Munro
MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, Patrick Spencer, outside Westminster Magistrates' Court, London, where he is charged with two counts of sexual assault, allegedly carried out at Groucho club, central London, in August 2023. Picture date: Monday June 16, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire

Ex-Tory MP pleads not guilty to alleged sexual assaults at London's Groucho club

Channel: Politics Politics June 16, 2025 By Craig Munro
Robert Jenrick in a suit looking glum.

Robert Jenrick has a point but he has no business making it

Channel: Politics Politics May 30, 2025 By Bill Curtis
Television Programme: The Thick Of It. JAMES SMITH AS GLENN, JOANNA SCANLAN AS TERRI, REBECCA FRONT AS NICOLA ,PETER CAPALDI AS MALCOLM AND CHRIS ADDISON AS OLLIE.

The Thick of It used to be satire - now I'm not so sure

Channel: TV TV May 20, 2025 By Adam Miller
UNITED KINGDOM, LONDON, 2nd May 2025 Reform Party in Kent. Nigel Farage arrives by helicopter to the Hop Farm in Kent, where he is holding a rally for supporters. Nigel Farage greets supporters of the reform party in Kent, where the Party have taken overall control of the council. ??2025 Tom Bowles +44 7956 938547

Swipe right? Under 40s are more open to dating Reform voters than Tories

Channel: Sex Sex May 19, 2025 By Rachel Moss

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