Tory minister roasted by BBC presenter over broken immigration pledges
The last Conservative election manifesto pledged to bring the number below 229,000 a year, while David Cameron had promised to bring it down to the tens of thousands.
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Health unions blast ‘cruel’ migration plans as disaster for care sector
“Ministers appear comfortable with tearing apart families to score political points”
The Tories could be about to bombard you with unsolicited political texts and emails in bid to tip election in their favour
There are worries that the move could favour the Tories in particular, given the party’s greater access to financial resources.
The shocking stat which shows you just how bad the Tories have been for the economy
“The UK has now seen 15 years of relative decline, with productivity growth at half the rate seen across other advanced economies.”
First, Selby and Ainsty. Then, Mid Bedfordshire. Rural communities are no longer Tory heartlands.
The next election offers an opportunity for Labour to persuade rural Britain to back them in considerably larger numbers.
Rishi Sunak is now polling worse than Liz Truss among key voters, analysis finds
The latest dire polling figures for Sunak are likely to lead to yet further pressure on the Prime Minister who is facing a growing revolt among the right-wing of his party following the sacking of Suella Braverman.
Could Nigel Farage become Tory leader?
Is it leadership of the Tory Party that Farage is setting his sights on, and, if so, would they have him? Or is he planning on creating havoc among the Reform Party?
Tories likely to win just 120 seats in next General Election – research suggests
The Conservatives are on course for their worst showing in modern electoral history, according to the latest predictions.
Government’s ‘Operation Maximise’ raises fears over asylum seekers’ mental health and safety
‘People should be accommodated in communities where they can be welcomed, not warehoused in hotels.’
Prem Sikka: How the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill is the government’s latest erosion of hard-won rights
‘The Bill only targets the less well-off. There is no equivalent surveillance of legislators who accept payments to advance the interests of their corporate paymasters.’