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Conservative Party

  • 26 Jan 2018

    What would it take to trigger a Conservative leadership election?

    By Georgina Lee

    Could Theresa May be on her way out of Number 10? FactCheck takes a look at what could happen next.

  • 21 Dec 2017
    6 mins

    Damian Green sacked – what does this mean for Mrs May?

    Theresa May has repeated her concerns about police conduct after sacking her first secretary of state Damian Green for making “misleading statements” about the discovery of pornography on his Commons computer. The Prime Minister said she expected a proper investigation into claims that information was leaked by a former senior officer. Mr Green has continued…

  • 5 Dec 2017
    Gary Gibbon

    Labour announces fundamental shift in Brexit policy

    In a fast-moving plot, yet another twist. The Labour front bench has used the urgent question put down to ask David Davis about yesterday’s Brussels mess-up to announce a fundamental shift in its own policy.

  • 23 Nov 2017

    The Conservatives’ baffling tweet on the economy – UPDATED

    By Georgina Lee

    The Conservatives can’t explain how they’ve calculated the claim that the economy has grown 15.8 per cent since 2010. FactCheck investigates.

  • 22 Nov 2017
    5 mins

    Lord Porter: ‘Free councils and let them build homes again’

    Conservative MP Bob Blackman, journalist and author Dawn Foster, who is currently writing a book on the UK housing market, and chairman of the Local Government Association, Lord Porter, discuss the chancellor’s housing announcements.

  • 9 Nov 2017
    4 mins

    Victoria Ford MP: ‘We’re in a crucial time in our relationships with the rest of the world’

    Conservative MP Victoria Ford discusses Theresa May’s Cabinet replacements.

  • 2 Nov 2017
    4 mins

    Gavin Williamson replaces Michael Fallon as Defence Secretary

    The unexpected resignation of Michael Fallon as Defence Secretary yesterday has been followed today by the equally unexpected appointment of Gavin Williamson as his replacement. The elevation of the chief whip, who ran Mrs May’s successful Conservative Party leadership campaign but has never held ministerial office, has provoked disbelief and anger among some MPs.

  • 16 Oct 2017
    Gary Gibbon

    What’s Theresa May taking to Brussels?

    Theresa May has gone with some kind of sweetener on EU citizens’ rights which she hopes will break the impasse.

  • 4 Oct 2017
    Gary Gibbon

    Theresa May’s speech: a ‘horrible experience’ in the name of duty

    “What a psycho drama, really sphincter-tightening,” was how one senior Tory put it to me at the end of Theresa May’s speech.

  • 16 Sep 2017
    4 mins

    Sir Craig Oliver: Boris Johnson is ‘reminding people that he has a lot of power’

    We speak to David Cameron’s former director of communications Sir Craig Oliver about whether Boris Johnson’s article is an attempt to rally the troops for Mrs May ahead of her big Brexit speech next week, or a tilt at the leadership.

  • 16 Sep 2017
    3 mins

    Boris Johnson refuels speculation over Tory leadership bid

    The Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has insisted he is “all behind Theresa for a glorious Brexit” – after his article about Britain’s future outside the EU that’s been widely seen as a Tory leadership challenge.

  • 23 Aug 2017

    Will we still be subject to EU courts after Brexit?

    By Georgina Lee

    The government has published two papers on its approach to the ECJ after Brexit. But there are plenty of unanswered questions. FactCheck investigates.

  • 13 Aug 2017
    3 mins

    Cabinet unity over a post-Brexit transition

    Ministers who have been at polar opposites of the Brexit debate have joined forces to reassure businesses there’ll be no ‘cliff edge’ after Britain leaves the EU.

  • 20 Jul 2017
    3 mins

    MP Sir David Amess: Grenfell fire safety tests must be transparent

    Conservative MP Sir David Amess says he will be raising the potential conflict of interest revealed by Channel 4 News with appropriate ministers “as a matter of urgency”. The joint Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Fire Safety and Rescue said without transparency, there’s a danger the public will lose confidence in the whole thing. Channel…

  • 17 Jul 2017
    3 mins

    Schools in England given extra money

    Schools across England will receive an extra £1.3 billion over the next two years, the Government has announced, but the money will come from efficiencies and savings within the department’s own budget. Justine Greening confirmed plans for a national school funding formula, saying it would be supported by extra investment. But Labour demanded to know…

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