Andrew Griffith vows to protect pension triple lock
What the Conservatives’ economic rebuild would mean to you The Tories’ Birmingham conference, still ongoing, will feature Andrew Griffith’s economic plan to cut taxes and scrap environmental regulators, in protection of the pension triple lock. The Conservative shadow chancellor will use day two of the conference to set out new economic plans. Griffith makes it […]
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Kemi Badenoch declares herself a ‘classic old school Conservative’
Kemi Badenoch rejects ‘nasty party’ label over benefit cuts Kemi Badenoch opened the Conservative conference by calling herself a “classic old school Conservative”, unveiling a 100-page essay on tax cuts, welfare reform and shrinking the state. She called the 100-pager ‘The Right Way’, setting out her guiding principles. When looking at the UK’s opinion polls, […]
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Millionaire childcare is fair, says Badenoch
Tory conference splits over economic policy Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch told the BBC that losing eligibility at £100,000 can cost a family £10,000 to £20,000 in childcare support. Badenoch says that the Tories want to see “that people who work harder don’t get punished for doing so.” She recorded the interview with Laura Kuenssberg on […]
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Prison places: Tories pledge 50,000 new cells for England and Wales
How the last Tory early release scheme compared Tories have pledged 50,000 new prison places in both England and Wales, said to be funded partly by foreign aid cuts, as hundreds of inmates are freed early this week. The pledge comes as the Conservatives gather in Birmingham for their party conference, which opens on Sunday. […]
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Kemi Badenoch says she has instructed lawyers over a 94% council tax rise
Badenoch speaks regarding tax hike Kemi Badenoch says that she has instructed lawyers to see whether it can block the government funding cut that Tory-run Wandsworth blames for a proposed 94% council tax rise. The Conservative leader said the increase in the south-west London borough was “outrageous” but that “they’re not doing it because they […]
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Tory reshuffle: Badenoch replaces Mel Stride and Priti Patel
Two senior Conservatives have been dropped from the front bench Kemi Badenoch has carried out a major reshuffle of the Conservative shadow cabinet, with Sir Mel Stride and Dame Priti Patel leaving the front bench as the party prepares for its conference in October. Stride has been replaced as shadow chancellor by Andrew Griffith, while […]
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