Michael Crick
Nigel Farage: a one-man band?
Some in UKIP are coming to fear the party is becoming a one-man band, and accuse Nigel Farage of developing into a dictator.
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Clegg rails against 1950s-style social conservatism
The Liberal Democrat leader will try to distance himself from the Conservatives by opposing plans for a tax break for married couples.
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Michael Crick
Centre-left Tories to challenge Conservative Home
I reported during on the Tory conference on the formation of 2020 Conservatives, a group of centre-left and middle-of-the-road Tories who hope to help David Cameron in his several battles with the party’s right wing. Their aim was the rekindle the enthusiasm and thinking of the modernisation project which saw Cameron elected as Conservative leader…
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Michael Crick
How about Rifkind to replace Fox?
runners and riders now Liam Fox forced to resign as Defence Secretary.
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Michael Crick
What Wollaston really said about MPs drinking
Spare a thought for Sarah Wollaston as she comes face-to-face with Westminster colleagues when the Commons returns next week. Wollaston, a former GP, may now be in some trouble for remarks she made about fellow-MPs while speaking at a fringe meeting at the Tory conference on Tuesday. Wollaston came to prominence in 2009 when she…
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Gary Gibbon
Economy fragile yet Cameron seeks mantle of optimism
Despite the economic situation Prime Minister David Cameron seeks the mantle of optimism in his speech to the Conservative Party Conference reports Political Editor Gary Gibbon.
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LIVE BLOG: Conservative Party conference in Manchester
The Conservatives round off conference season with their annual gathering in Manchester. Follow the live blog for latest updates, video and comment from the Channel 4 News team.
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Gary Gibbon
Lobbying for changes to the PM’s big speech
No. 10 was busy last night trying (unsuccessfully) to avoid the “cut your credit card up” headlines previewing the PM’s speech here this afternoon. The priority for this conference was to acknowledge that the Euro crisis was a central concern but Europe as a topic must not dominate proceedings the way it always used to.
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Cameron promises ‘better days’ for Britain
Prime Minister David Cameron uses his keynote speech to the Conservative conference to pledge a return of right to buy, tax breaks for married couples, and the legalisation of gay marriage.
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FactCheck: Theresa May caught catnapping on the job
Calling for sanity in the UK’s immigration system, Theresa May said the Human Rights Act “needs to go”. Listing ludicrous examples, she said one man was allowed to stay because he had a cat. But is there a whisker of truth to it? FactCheck gets its claws out.
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May pledges to restore ‘sanity’ to immigration
Home Secretary Theresa May tells the Conservative Party conference she will restore “sanity” to immigration, with measures including stopping the human rights act protecting foreign criminals.
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Clarke and May fall out over cat claim
A row has broken out between Justice Secretary Ken Clarke and Home Secretary Theresa May over her claim that a foreigner was allowed to stay in the UK because he had a pet cat.
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Cameron: I don’t live in a glass bubble
David Cameron insists to Channel 4 News that he does not live in a “glass bubble”, and is not a male chauvinist pig. But he was unable to deny being in contact with Rupert Murdoch.
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Gary Gibbon
‘Back of the sofa’ conference economics
Gary Gibbon runs the rule over “Back of the sofa” Tory party conference spending announcements.
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PM tells Gove to ‘get a move on’ with schools policy
Education Secretary Michael Gove tells Channel 4 News the prime minister has told him to “get a move on” with widening choice in education, as the government’s free school policy falls under scrutiny.
