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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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Kemi Badenoch with husband Hamish after becoming the new Conservative Party leader.

Inside Kemi Badenoch’s life with husband Hamish after she becomes Tory leader

Channel: Politics Politics November 5, 2024 By Noora Mykkanen
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Kemi Badenoch becomes new Conservative Party leader

Channel: Politics Politics November 3, 2024 By Jasper King

Who is in the Tory leadership race and when will the winner be announced?

Channel: UK UK November 2, 2024 By Sara Odeen-Isbister
Aaron Stuart Bell, Conservative MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme speaking to the media outside the Houses of Parliament in London. Picture date: Tuesday July 12, 2022. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Tories Support. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Former Tory MP reprimanded for 'brazen and drunken sexual misconduct in bar'

Channel: Politics Politics October 29, 2024 By Craig Munro
Goldfish in plastic bag won prize at funfair, Chipping Sodbury, near Bristol, UK.

Council bans fairgrounds from giving away goldfish as prizes

Channel: UK UK October 14, 2024 By Gethin Hicks

The day Margaret Thatcher's life was saved by an accident of architecture

Channel: UK UK October 12, 2024 By Craig Munro
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James Cleverly knocked out of Tory leadership race

Channel: Politics Politics October 10, 2024 By Craig Munro
Play Video I would have put money on myself to win 2024 election, Boris Johnson says

Boris Johnson says Downing Street looked like a 'crack den' before refurb

Channel: Politics Politics October 8, 2024 By Craig Munro
Play Video BIRMINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 2: Conservative Party leadership candidate Tom Tugendhat attends the Conservative Party Conference at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Birmingham, United Kingdom on October 2, 2024. (Photo by Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Tom Tugendhat is latest Tory leader hopeful to be ditched after MPs vote

Channel: Politics Politics October 9, 2024 By Craig Munro
A pensioner is seen petting his dog in a Conservative party campaign video

Tories criticised after pensioner 'seen wearing £17k Rolex' in winter fuel video

Channel: Politics Politics October 8, 2024 By Craig Munro
Play Video I heard one song at every party conference I visited - I tried to find out why Getty Images/EPA

I heard this one song at every party conference - here's what I found out

Channel: Politics Politics October 4, 2024 By Craig Munro
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Peter Andre serenades Thérèse Coffey with this classic hit

Channel: Politics Politics October 2, 2024 By Craig Munro
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James Cleverly reveals this game nearly stopped him running as Tory leader

Channel: Politics Politics October 3, 2024 By Craig Munro
Editorial use only Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock (14325483u) Peter Andre 'Good Morning Britain' TV show, London, UK - 31 Jan 2024

Peter Andre wished 'best of luck' by surprising Tory ahead of his performance

Channel: Politics Politics October 1, 2024 By Craig Munro
Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage speaks during Britain's Reform UK party's national conference in Birmingham in front of a giant Union Jack flag

Here's why Nigel Farage didn't join the Conservatives after Brexit

Channel: Politics Politics October 1, 2024 By Craig Munro
Kemi Badenoch during the Conservative Party Conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham. Picture date: Monday September 30, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Tories. Photo credit should read: Jacob King/PA Wire

Kemi Badenoch says people are 'scared to have families' after maternity pay row

Channel: Politics Politics September 30, 2024 By Craig Munro
Play Video Mandatory Credit: Photo by James Veysey/Shutterstock (14741809at) Liz Truss in conversation with Tim Stanley during Day 2 of the Conservative Party Conference Conservative Party Conference, Day 2, Birmingham, UK - 30 Sep 2024

Liz Truss reveals the one thing that will 'really cheer her up'

Channel: Politics Politics September 30, 2024 By Craig Munro
A picture of a man in a suit over the top of a picture of the Houses of Parliament in Westminster

MPs suspended over sexual allegations still have access passes to Westminster

Channel: UK UK September 30, 2024 By Josh Layton
Mayor of the Tees Valley, Ben Houchen, speaks as Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits Teesside in Tees Valley, Darlington, Britain, May 3, 2024. REUTERS/Molly Darlington

Here's the one thing that could stop the Conservatives from being re-elected

Channel: Politics Politics September 30, 2024 By Craig Munro
Play Video BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and Conservative leadership contender Kemi Badenoch speaks to media during the Conservative Party Conference at Birmingham ICC Arena on September 29, 2024 in Birmingham, England. This year's Conservative Conference follows their loss of power at the July General Election seeing the party in opposition for the first time in fourteen years. The party is amid a leadership contest as Rishi Sunak will step down once a successor has been elected. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Kemi Badenoch rows back on her comments over maternity pay after backlash

Channel: Politics Politics September 30, 2024 By Craig Munro