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‘Risky’ Tories, ‘drama queen’ Jenrick and Farage’s Trump problem: voters’ verdict on the battle for the right

In focus groups in Warrington and Godalming, there was a feeling Keir Starmer was adrift – but are Reform’s ‘Globetrotters’ the answer?

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Badenoch warns Tory MPs about people trying to ‘undermine party from within’

Conservative leader says staffers are briefing against party, in lengthy letter after Robert Jenrick’s switch to Reform

The Guardian - UK

Who has defected to Reform UK from the Conservatives and why?

Andrew Rosindell has become the second Tory MP to defect to Reform in a week.

Evening Standard

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‘It feels like gruel’: Lib Dem MPs growing frustrated by Ed Davey approach

Exclusive: No move yet against leader but some say party ‘too academic at times’ and needs coherent national policy

The Guardian - UK

Who has defected to Reform UK from the Conservatives and why?

Robert Jenrick has become the latest Tory MP to defect to Reform UK.

Evening Standard

The Guardian view on Robert Jenrick’s defection: Britain’s right is in a crisis of its own making

Editorial: A former Tory cabinet minister leaps to Reform and turns the issue of Kemi Badenoch’s authority into a test of Tory survival

The Guardian - UK

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch sacks rival after 'plot' to defect to Reform UK

In the past 12 months, the Conservatives have suffered a string of defections to hard-right Reform UK, including some former Cabinet ministers.

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Maternal death rate in UK rose by 20% over 14 years despite Tory pledge

Experts describe increase as ‘absolute tragedy’ after data shows rate jumped despite Conservatives vowing to halve it

The Guardian - UK

Nadhim Zahawi ‘begged for Tory peerage' before defection to Reform, Tories claim

Stinging reponse from Conservatives after former chancellor announced his defection to Reform UK on Monday

Evening Standard

Labour in pole position to win 2028 race for Mayor of London, new survey reveals

EXCLUSIVE: Sir Sadiq Khan’s party is on 32%, the Conservatives 20%, Reform 19%, the Greens 13% and Liberal Democrats 11%

Evening Standard

Reeves condemns Farage opposition to lifting two-child benefit cap

Exclusive: Chancellor says Reform leader wants to keep children in poverty based on skin colour after U-turn

The Guardian - UK

Abd el-Fattah citizenship row shows shift on questions of national identity

Activist was entitled to UK passport but for a rising number of voters Britishness is something you are born with

The Guardian - UK

Starmer faces calls to strip UK citizenship from Egyptian activist

Posts have emerged dating back to 2010 in which the activist appears to call for violence towards Zionists and the police.

Evening Standard

The ten most surprising facts from the 2024 election revealed

As a landmark study of the 2024 election is published, The Conversation asked Tim Bale, who co-authored with Rob Ford, Will Jennings and Paula Surridge, to reveal the ten most surprising facts to come out of their analysis.

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Reform campaign for Farage’s Clacton seat was a ‘juggernaut’, say candidates

Defeated Tory and Labour rivals describe force of Reform ‘machine’ as police assess claims of overspending

The Independent UK

Police assessing claims Reform UK falsified expenses during Nigel Farage campaign

Both Labour and the Conservatives said Nigel Farage had questions to answer over the allegations, with the Reform leader being urged to ‘come clean’

Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch presses Government to accelerate grooming inquiry progress

The Tory leader is set to unveil draft terms of reference for the inquiry.

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Ex-Tory Iceland boss Richard Walker set to become Labour peer

The party said Mr Walker is a committed champion for families dealing with the cost of living.

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Evening Standard

Labour loses further London councillors amid wave of defections in capital

Labour has been haemorrhaging councillors in the capital to the Lib Dems, Greens, Tories and independents for several months

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: Will the ramped up rhetoric of Reform bring about the demise of the Conservatives?

In today’s newsletter: Claims of the Tories’ ‘death’ are becoming a political tactic that risks galvanising supporters just as Westminster enters uncharted territory

The Guardian - UK

Reform UK aiming for reverse takeover of Tories, Farage says

Leader says electoral deal now would cost his party votes but he aims to continue winning over defectors

Evening Standard

Conservatives are set to plunge to just 14 seats at next general election

Party insiders are said to be alarmed by the research

The Guardian - UK

British Jews turn to Greens and Reform UK as support for main parties drops

Study finds new party divide as backing for Labour and Conservatives plunges from 84% in 2020 to 58% in 2025

Evening Standard

Wave of London Labour defections grows as another councillor quits party over ‘financial mismanagement’

Hounslow councillor Vickram Grewal blamed his former party’s financial “mismanagement” as he announced he was joining the Conservatives

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: How radical views became normalised – from TV ads to deportation policy

In today’s newsletter: The language that once belonged to Tommy Robinson and the BNP is now the preserve of the Conservatives and Reform UK – and represents a shift so vast we barely notice it

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