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Inquiry into conditions at Manston asylum centre has stalled, critics say

Lawyers acting for some of those unlawfully detained in appalling conditions at site in 2022 call for end to delays

The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2025

Defence lawyers would have used Tories’ statements to dismiss China spy case, attorney general says

Richard Hermer says failure by Kemi Badenoch and James Cleverly to describe China as a threat would have been seized on in trial

The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2025

Legally binding standards to be placed on military homes under renting reforms

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook said the Renters’ Rights Bill will ensure military families have the homes they deserve.

Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025

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Kemi brings a shovel to a gunfight, and Starmer lets her dig her own hole

After a humiliating performance earlier this week, the Tory leader continues to declare war on logic, evidence and self-awareness

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2025

Starmer vows to publish China spy evidence showing 'Tories behind case collapse' in tense PMQs standoff

The Prime Minister said he intends to release the witness statements prepared by deputy national security adviser Matt Collins in full

Evening Standard · Oct 15, 2025

How the spy trial row has exposed Britain’s China problem

NEWS ANALYSIS: Political editor David Maddox explains why successive UK governments have dithered over deciding whether Beijing is a friend or foe

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2025

London mayor race: Sir James Cleverly considers running, saying: 'I'd be stupid not to think about it'

‘Watching London go wrong angers me enormously,’ says former Tory foreign secretary

Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2025

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‘Why can’t you spell?’: James Cleverly confronted over Tories misspelling ‘Britain’

This is the moment Sir James Cleverly is confronted over his party’s misspelling of the word ‘Britain’.

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2025

Conservatives pledge to rewrite London’s planning strategy if Tory mayor elected

Shadow housing secretary Sir James Cleverly said the Conservatives will ‘get a grip’ on building in London.

Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2025

Inviting Tommy Robinson to Israel a ‘foolish move’ – Cleverly

Sir James Cleverly said the far-right activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was using a ‘pro-Israeli posture” to “be anti-Muslim’.

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2025

Nearly two thirds of Tory members want pact with Reform, poll suggests, with close to half supporting full merger – as it happened

Half of Tory members also want Kemi Badenoch to be replaced as Conservative leader

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2025

Monday briefing: Is Kemi Badenoch leading a Tory party on the brink of extinction?

In today’s newsletter: Badenoch has tried to bring a rallying spirit back at conservative conference – but their prospects look far from fun

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2025

Judge quashes Home Office’s decision on US extradition of vulnerable man

Portugal has also made extradition request for Diogo Santos Coelho, who is facing cybercrime charges

The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2025

Housing Secretary to speed up building in light of latest slow planning figures

Steve Reed said: ‘It’s time to build, baby, build.’

Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2025

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Evening Standard · Sep 2, 2025

Tories will challenge Government to rule out property tax hikes

Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering ending the exemption from capital gains tax for more expensive homes.

Evening Standard · Sep 2, 2025

Local government reforms backed by MPs despite ‘power grab’ concerns

Transport, planning and housing will be devolved to new unitary local authorities, under the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill.

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025

Devolution bill is ‘biggest transfer of power in a generation’, Rayner tells MPs

Deputy Prime Minister says new unitary authorities will get planning, housing and transport powers devolved to them.

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2025

‘Some brass neck’: Rayner’s allies rebuke Cleverly over council tax criticisms

Labour source says questions around deputy PM’s new seaside flat are motivated by political opportunism

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Evening Standard · Aug 12, 2025

Axing public notices will threaten local democracy, Cleverly tells Rayner

Sir James Cleverly has demanded the Government share its assessments of how the move would hit local newspapers.

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2025

Call it the Kemi Badenoch conundrum: it’s why the Tories are going nowhere fast

In her attempt to be all things to all people, the leader set off without a policy path. Now she has a party that can’t agree which way to go, says Henry Hill, deputy editor of ConservativeHome

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2025

Returning James Cleverly hits out at ‘one man band’ Reform: ‘The British people deserve better’

Former foreign and home secretary warns Reform is ‘nowhere near good enough’ to govern

Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2025

Fact check: ‘Asylum hotels’, employment data and ‘enhanced customs monitoring’

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2025

Can Kemi keep the Conservative Party afloat in London?

With Reform ahead and members split on Kemi Badenoch as leader, former Tory campaign manager Aaron Newbury still finds many in the party optimistic about a revival in the capital

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2025

With Cleverly centre stage, the Tories have a new look – but that isn’t the same as a plan

Does Kemi Badenoch’s reshuffle mean the Reform-lite strategy is over? I don’t know and I’m not sure she does either, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025

I can’t spend all my time worrying about regicide – Badenoch

The Conservative leader said that the public are ‘not yet ready to forgive’ the Tory party, more than a year on from the general election.

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