Nigel Farage has scared the Tories into abandoning the centre for the hard right
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Nigel Farage has scared the Tories into abandoning the centre for the hard right

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The decision to choose Kemi Badenoch versus Robert Jenrick for the final two is proof, if any was needed, that Nigel Farage has scared the Tory party. From left to right: Tory MPs chose the two right-wing alternatives from Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick, James Cleverly and Tom Tugendhat What appears to have happened is that Team Jenrick, in a bid to outdo Ms Badenoch, lent too many votes to Mr Cleverly in the penultimate round with MPs. This means members will now get to pick from the trans-sceptic culture warrior Ms Badenoch, and Mr Jenrick, a man who wants to cancel Britain’s commitment to the European Convention of Human Rights. Tory MPs now must hope one of these two hard-right candidates will help finish off Mr Farage.

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STEPHEN GLOVER: Beware Nigel... looking like Trump's lap dog - out-poodling even Blair - will alienate lots of British voters
4 days, 17 hours ago

STEPHEN GLOVER: Beware Nigel... looking like Trump's lap dog - out-poodling even Blair - will alienate lots of British voters

Daily Mail  

Will Nigel Farage be our next prime minister? It’s no longer fanciful to imagine Reform challenging – or even eclipsing – the Tories in next year’s local elections and then at the general election, which Sir Keir Starmer will presumably delay for as long as possible, unless he is first led away by men in white coats. Nigel Farage with …

The next 18 months will decide whether Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is a serious party or just Candy crush
1 week, 5 days ago

The next 18 months will decide whether Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is a serious party or just Candy crush

The Independent  

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Want to see off Farage, Sir Keir? There’s one thing you need...
1 week, 5 days ago

Want to see off Farage, Sir Keir? There’s one thing you need...

The Independent  

The extraordinary poll showing Reform UK has overtaken the Labour Party in popularity can be attributed to many factors. A hostile response to Labour’s £40bn tax grab in the Budget; a series of missteps by Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves – and a lack of any overall sense of direction – are just three. Unlike Farage, Starmer suffers from a …

Nigel Farage isn’t the threat to the Tories that Kemi Badenoch thinks he is
1 week, 6 days ago

Nigel Farage isn’t the threat to the Tories that Kemi Badenoch thinks he is

The Independent  

Conservative MPs are worried. They weren’t worried when Andrea Jenkyns, formerly one of their number, defected to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party. They were properly spooked, however, by last week’s unsourced report that Elon Musk was considering a $100m donation to Farage – which prompted follow-up stories about how the American billionaire could get around the ban on foreign donations …

Former Tory MP who organised infamous Nazi-themed stag party joins Nigel Farage’s Reform
1 week, 6 days ago

Former Tory MP who organised infamous Nazi-themed stag party joins Nigel Farage’s Reform

The Independent  

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Farage makes sixth US trip as MP to be headliner at MAGA gala which has snubbed ‘loser’ Tories
1 week, 6 days ago

Farage makes sixth US trip as MP to be headliner at MAGA gala which has snubbed ‘loser’ Tories

The Independent  

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Farage’s Reform UK in poll surge as Labour loses support after Starmer reset
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Farage’s Reform UK in poll surge as Labour loses support after Starmer reset

The Independent  

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Kemi Badenoch honeymoon ends as new poll shows farm protests fail to hurt Starmer
1 month ago

Kemi Badenoch honeymoon ends as new poll shows farm protests fail to hurt Starmer

The Independent  

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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Why a Tory revival can't come too soon?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Why a Tory revival can't come too soon?

Daily Mail  

The hurly-burly's done, the battle lost and won, and the Conservatives finally have a new leader. Kemi Badenoch is relatively inexperienced but clearly has great strength of character and will Just weeks after winning a massive majority, Labour is behind the Tories in the polls – a damning indictment of Sir Keir Starmer’s ‘changed’ party The road back to power …

Kemi Badenoch’s victory shows the Tories’ survival instinct has finally kicked in
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Kemi Badenoch’s victory shows the Tories’ survival instinct has finally kicked in

The Independent  

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Read Kemi Badenoch’s speech in full as new Tory leader: ‘The time has come to tell the truth’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Read Kemi Badenoch’s speech in full as new Tory leader: ‘The time has come to tell the truth’

The Independent  

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The daunting challenge for new Tory leader Kemi Badenoch: Recovering from worst EVER election result... with just 121 MPs and Nigel Farage waiting in the wings
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The daunting challenge for new Tory leader Kemi Badenoch: Recovering from worst EVER election result... with just 121 MPs and Nigel Farage waiting in the wings

Daily Mail  

The bitter battle for the Tory crown has been going on for nearly four months. And the party suffered its worst ever election defeat in July, returning just 121 MPs as a swathe of big beasts fell to Labour and the Lib Dems. Nigel Farage, now finally in Parliament alongside a small group of fellow MPs, has made no secret …

UK Conservative Party picks Kemi Badenoch as its new leader in wake of election defeat
1 month, 3 weeks ago

UK Conservative Party picks Kemi Badenoch as its new leader in wake of election defeat

The Independent  

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Don’t be shocked if Robert Jenrick beats Kemi Badenoch in the Tory leadership contest
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Don’t be shocked if Robert Jenrick beats Kemi Badenoch in the Tory leadership contest

The Independent  

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The Tories, even with a new leader, need huge change to be effective in opposition
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Tories, even with a new leader, need huge change to be effective in opposition

The Independent  

Despite the near-universal – and understandable – indifference displayed by the public towards the future of the Conservative Party, what it does and who leads it matters. Even if they are not going to make it to No 10, they will obviously be leader of the opposition, and thus principally responsible for ensuring the Labour government is scrutinised and accountable …

Tory leadership contest: What’s next for the party? Ask Andrew Grice anything
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tory leadership contest: What’s next for the party? Ask Andrew Grice anything

The Independent  

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Have we learnt anything new from the Tory leadership debate?
2 months ago

Have we learnt anything new from the Tory leadership debate?

The Independent  

The one and only “debate” between Tory leadership contenders Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick has taken place on GB News, and, by the look of things, there won’t be any more. GB News seems to have bagged this one because it readily agreed to the strictures laid down by the Conservative Party – an audience composed solely of party members, …

Can Reform UK ever prove themselves to be serious politicians?
2 months, 1 week ago

Can Reform UK ever prove themselves to be serious politicians?

The Independent  

They may like to regard themselves as the rebellious, irreverent, slightly edgy “foxes in the henhouse”, but Reform UK’s MPs are not going to be allowed to get away with that much in the House of Commons. This appears to break Commons rules, as well as looking a bit exploitative on the part of the self-styled “people’s party” in what …

Former Tory MP warns Robert Jenrick would ‘poison’ Conservative Party if he became leader
2 months, 1 week ago

Former Tory MP warns Robert Jenrick would ‘poison’ Conservative Party if he became leader

The Independent  

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Tory centrists should back Kemi Badenoch and not boycott leadership vote, urges party grandee
2 months, 1 week ago

Tory centrists should back Kemi Badenoch and not boycott leadership vote, urges party grandee

The Independent  

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Tory leadership battle intensifies as Jenrick denies plans to return to centre if elected
2 months, 1 week ago

Tory leadership battle intensifies as Jenrick denies plans to return to centre if elected

The Independent  

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Tory centrists refuse to back Jenrick or Badenoch as MPs leave them disenfranchised
2 months, 1 week ago

Tory centrists refuse to back Jenrick or Badenoch as MPs leave them disenfranchised

The Independent  

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Jenrick ramps up Tory leadership bid with thinly-veiled attacks on Kemi Badenoch
2 months, 1 week ago

Jenrick ramps up Tory leadership bid with thinly-veiled attacks on Kemi Badenoch

The Independent  

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Badenoch vs Jenrick: The final Tory leadership candidates unpacked, from spats to schooling
2 months, 1 week ago

Badenoch vs Jenrick: The final Tory leadership candidates unpacked, from spats to schooling

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Following the surprise knock-out of James Cleverly, Conservative members will …

Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick: What policies set the final two Tory leadership candidates apart
2 months, 1 week ago

Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick: What policies set the final two Tory leadership candidates apart

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Conservative leadership election has been whittled down to the two …

Tory MPs pivot to the right as centrist James Cleverly knocked out of leadership race
2 months, 1 week ago

Tory MPs pivot to the right as centrist James Cleverly knocked out of leadership race

The Independent  

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Tory leadership race enters final stretch after shock result in ballot of MPs
2 months, 1 week ago

Tory leadership race enters final stretch after shock result in ballot of MPs

The Independent  

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‘Badenoch is a Thatcher for our times’: Readers on who should be the next Tory leader
2 months, 1 week ago

‘Badenoch is a Thatcher for our times’: Readers on who should be the next Tory leader

The Telegraph  

Meanwhile, Ian Cunliffe stated his conditions for Mr Jenrick to become a successful Tory leader. He said: “Jenrick as leader would stand the best chance of getting me back but only so long as he doesn’t go soft on immigration and the ECHR. “I would also like to hear him be much more strident against wokeness such as ‘assigning gender’ …

In ousting Cleverly, the Conservatives have lost their last claim to normality
2 months, 1 week ago

In ousting Cleverly, the Conservatives have lost their last claim to normality

The Independent  

Despite everything, including an almost total lack of interest on the part of the public, the Conservative leadership election, now moving towards the final stage of its elephantine gestation, does matter. Mr Jenrick or Ms Badenoch will be presenting themselves, with a straight face, as the only realistic alternative prime minister whenever the next general election comes. Soon after the …

Robert Jenrick in last-ditch scramble to revive Tory leadership campaign as he and Kemi Badenoch battle to avoid being knocked out TODAY following surge in support for James Cleverly
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Robert Jenrick in last-ditch scramble to revive Tory leadership campaign as he and Kemi Badenoch battle to avoid being knocked out TODAY following surge in support for James Cleverly

Daily Mail  

Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch were locked in a bitter battle to stay in the Tory leadership race last night following a late surge by James Cleverly. And just one vote separated Mrs Badenoch and Mr Jenrick ahead of today's crunch ballot, which will leave two contenders. Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick are locked in a battle to stay in …

Independent readers give their verdict on the Tory leadership race
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Independent readers give their verdict on the Tory leadership race

The Independent  

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4 candidates to lead Britain's defeated Conservatives bash Labour, and each other
2 months, 3 weeks ago

4 candidates to lead Britain's defeated Conservatives bash Labour, and each other

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Former Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick, ex-Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch, former Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and …

Tory contenders dip into Blair’s playbook with ‘New Conservative Party’ revamp plan
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Tory contenders dip into Blair’s playbook with ‘New Conservative Party’ revamp plan

The Independent  

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A toxic tinge of Trumpism has infected the Tory party in Birmingham – and its would-be leaders
2 months, 3 weeks ago

A toxic tinge of Trumpism has infected the Tory party in Birmingham – and its would-be leaders

The Independent  

Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch, the frontrunners in the Conservative leadership contest, both appear to be flirting with Trumpism in the hope of appealing to party members. All the evidence suggests that his kind of reality-detached politics would be unpopular in Britain, but Mr Jenrick and Ms Badenoch seem to think that a form of politics that is at least …

Badenoch warns Tories are no longer ‘natural party of government’ in 40-page booklet on Conservatives in crisis
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Badenoch warns Tories are no longer ‘natural party of government’ in 40-page booklet on Conservatives in crisis

The Independent  

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Robert Jenrick closing in on Kemi Badenoch in Tory leadership race, poll shows
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Robert Jenrick closing in on Kemi Badenoch in Tory leadership race, poll shows

The Independent  

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Tory leadership candidates have not acknowledged ‘how bad things are’ – Truss
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Tory leadership candidates have not acknowledged ‘how bad things are’ – Truss

The Independent  

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Farage plays up links with Trump and criticises Harris’s ‘radical left’ history
3 months ago

Farage plays up links with Trump and criticises Harris’s ‘radical left’ history

The Independent  

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No, Nigel Farage, you do not speak for the silent majority
3 months ago

No, Nigel Farage, you do not speak for the silent majority

The Independent  

One of the devices of demagogues through the ages is to claim that only they are brave enough to say out loud what everyone really thinks. Whereas 58 per cent of Reform votes say they have “no sympathy at all” for those crossing the Channel, for example, this view is held by only 23 per cent of the general public. …

Nigel Farage relinquishes control of Reform UK ahead of ‘coming of age’ party conference
3 months ago

Nigel Farage relinquishes control of Reform UK ahead of ‘coming of age’ party conference

The Independent  

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Nigel Farage to give up majority of shares in Reform UK Ltd
3 months ago

Nigel Farage to give up majority of shares in Reform UK Ltd

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Who will be the next Tory leader? All the front runners ranked from Robert Jenrick to Kemi Badenoch
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Who will be the next Tory leader? All the front runners ranked from Robert Jenrick to Kemi Badenoch

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Robert Jenrick has emerged as the frontrunner among to take …

Labour in position to stop Farage becoming an MP, campaign group confirms after collapse in Tory vote
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour in position to stop Farage becoming an MP, campaign group confirms after collapse in Tory vote

The Independent  

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Tory leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick doubles down on plan to leave European Convention of Human Rights
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Tory leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick doubles down on plan to leave European Convention of Human Rights

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Robert Jenrick has hit back at claims from his rivals that …

Tory leadership rivals clash over measures to stop the boats and curb migration
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Tory leadership rivals clash over measures to stop the boats and curb migration

The Independent  

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Is James Cleverly the new frontrunner in the Tory leadership election?
4 months ago

Is James Cleverly the new frontrunner in the Tory leadership election?

The Independent  

Things are livening up in the battle for the Tory leadership. For some weeks, the working assumption has been that Kemi Badenoch is in the lead; now it appears James Cleverly has overtaken her among the Conservative Party membership, with Priti Patel emerging as runner-up, Badenoch third and Tom Tugendhat fourth. It seems unlikely that different timings for the fieldwork …

Half of voters think Reform leader Nigel Farage is responsible for riots, poll reveals
4 months ago

Half of voters think Reform leader Nigel Farage is responsible for riots, poll reveals

The Independent  

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Kemi Badenoch launches Tory leadership bid as nominations set to close
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kemi Badenoch launches Tory leadership bid as nominations set to close

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Priti Patel’s blueprint to take on Farage with democratisation of Tory party leadership pitch
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Priti Patel’s blueprint to take on Farage with democratisation of Tory party leadership pitch

The Independent  

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