The five worst ideas from Tory conference
From scrapping green energy measures to creating a version of Trump’s deportation force, the Tories have announced some bad policies
Conservatives
Robert Jenrick heavily criticised over leaked ‘didn’t see another white face’ comments
‘Putting it bluntly, Robert is wrong’
Kemi Badenoch roasted for ‘shameful’ tweet defending Lucy Connolly
It had to be pointed out to Badenoch that Connolly pleaded guilty to inciting racial hatred
Priti Patel claims she met EU officials to advise them on migration policy
It seems surprising that the EU would want Patel’s advice on migration, given she launched the Tories’ disastrous Rwanda plan
Suella Braverman’s local Conservative association failed to pay tax for almost two decades
The association’s failure to spot “a basic error” means it potentially owes as much as £23,000 in unpaid tax
Tories predicted to lose 500 seats in humiliating local election wipeout for Kemi Badenoch
Kemi Badenoch has already admitted the local elections will be ‘very difficult’ for the Conservatives
Tory peer announced as director of UK climate science denial group
GWPF funders and directors have donated millions to the Conservatives over the past 20 years
Liz Truss says the UK is ‘failing’ and calls for ‘Trump revolution’ to save it
‘Truly the most embarrassing thing the UK will ever export. I wish they’d tariff her.’
Nigel Farage says “the Conservative Party is not on the right”
The Reform UK leader also dismissed concerns about climate change as “carbon dioxide hysteria” in an interview at the ARC conference
Kemi Badenoch mocked for saying Western civilisation will end if the Tory Party fails
The Lib Dem deputy leader, Daisy Cooper, has mocked the speech with Trump’s signature phrase: ‘sad’