Tag: British Politics
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Tory Patience Wears Thin as Badenoch Critics Countdown to May Elections
Patience is running thin as the May elections loom Across Westminster, a familiar tension has crept back into Conservative circles: the countdown to the May elections is accelerating, and patience among Tory MPs is thinning. This week’s gathering at the opulent, speakeasy-style venue inside the Raffles hotel on Whitehall, hosting the Spectator parliamentarian of the…
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Tony Blair Met Jeffrey Epstein at Downing Street: New Papers Shine Light on Mandelson Link
Background: A 2002 meeting in Downing Street Newly released documents from the National Archives reveal that former British prime minister Tony Blair met with financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in Downing Street on 14 May 2002. The meeting occurred after a suggestion from Lord Peter Mandelson to Blair’s then chief of staff, Jonathan…
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Kemi Badenoch’s Conservative Conference Speech: Live Updates and What It Means for the Party
Live Follow: Badenoch Speech Draws Standing Room Only Crowd At this year’s Conservative Party conference, the hall’s atmosphere felt markedly different as Kemi Badenoch took the stage. While some shadow cabinet talks had weathered half-empty rooms, Badenoch’s speech drew a standing-room-only crowd at the back of the hall, a sign that her leadership remains a…
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Badenoch’s 2025 Tory Conference: A Wake for a Party Reaching for a New, Hard-Right Identity
Introduction: A Conference That Feels Like a Goodbye and a Rebrand The 2025 Conservative Party conference in Manchester has the tone of a wake more than a policy summit. With Kemi Badenoch at the helm, the party’s direction is being painted in stark, hard-edged strokes: a pledge to withdraw from the European convention on human…
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Starmer: Growth Is the Antidote to Division at Labour Conference
Keir Starmer’s growth message: the antidote to division Keir Starmer is positioning economic growth as the central answer to a country he says is at risk of pulling apart. In a speech planned for the Labour conference in Liverpool, he will insist that growth can be the force that unites communities and raises living standards,…
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Labour Conference 2025: Starmer brands Farage’s migrant plans racist as he targets Reform UK
Opening remarks set the tone for Labour Conference 2025 The atmosphere inside the conference hall was buzzing as Labour launched its annual gathering with a sharp pledge to frame the election campaign around values as much as policy. Leader Keir Starmer took the podium to outline a stance that officials say will define Labour’s approach…
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Labour MPs Despondent After Mandelson and Rayner Chaos
Labour’s Leadership Turmoil: A Week of Chaos The recent political upheaval within the Labour Party has left many MPs feeling despondent, according to Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander. In a tumultuous week, the party witnessed the sacking of Lord Mandelson, a prominent figure, along with the resignation of deputy leader Angela Rayner. These events have heightened…