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Tories fear housing crisis for middle-class millennials could be 'iceberg' that sinks party
Tories fear that the housing crisis affecting middle-class millennials could be an 'iceberg' issue that sinks the party in the upcoming election.
Tory students at Oxford club 'groped women and abused locals during drunken party'
Bad behaviour was reportedly witnessed following a Port and Policy party run by the Oxford University Conservative Association, that has Jacob Rees-Mogg as honorary president.
Tories build 4-point poll lead over Labour despite Brexit chaos
The latest poll of voting intentions shows Theresa May's Conservative Party holding a four-point lead over Jeremy Corbyn's Labour, despite Tory infighting over Brexit.
EU diplomats confident Brexit won't happen by 2021
Senior EU figures do not believe the UK will be ready to leave the EU by the end of 2020 and expect a far more drawn out Brexit process.
Theresa May told to kick out hardline Brexiteers by backbencher Anna Soubry
Former minister and Tory MP Anna Soubry has urged the PM to stand up to hard Brexiteers and kick them out of the Conservative party.
Minister apologises for civil service Brexit 'conspiracy theory'
Brexit under-secretary Steve Baker has apologised to parliament for backing a "conspiracy theory" claiming that the civil service is attempting to stop Brexit.
Senior Tory minister 'to denounce Theresa May which could lead to her ousting'
A respected Tory MP says he is on the brink of quitting in protest at the leadership of Theresa May which could set a chain reaction of colleagues and lead to her ousting.
Emily Thornberry claims 'coalition of cavemen' standing in way of votes for 16-year-olds
Labour MP slams Tories and DUP for backwardness after they oppose cutting voting age in UK to 16. "Change cannot be resisted," she says
Tory donors desert Theresa May in droves with one describing feeling of 'utter despair' at her
The prime minister Theresa May faces a new challenge to her leadership with donors deserting her and a push for her to step down in October.
Wales shakes up democracy by giving 16-year-olds the vote - will England follow?
The voting age in Wales is set to be lowered to let teenagers aged 16 and over take part in democratic decisions including local council elections.
Theresa May faces internal crisis as senior Tories warn she is leading party to 'utter destruction'
Prime Minister could face a vote of no-confidence if the Conservatives suffer a disappointing performance at local elections in May.
Jeremy Hunt defends 'timid' Theresa May as Tories slide towards civil war
Jeremy Hunt has defended Theresa May against accusations of timidity as schisms open up in the party over the government's approach to Brexit.
Trump's anger towards Theresa May could cost UK post-Brexit trade deals
Donald Trump's anger could prove costly for the UK, as Boris Johnson says the UK should be welcoming the president with open arms.
Tory vice-chairman for youth Ben Bradley 'encouraged police brutality' after London riots
Tory vice-chairman for youth Ben Bradley 'encouraged police brutality' in the wake of the London riots of 2011, it has been reported.
New Tory vice chair says unemployed should have vasectomies to avoid UK 'drowning in wasters'
Ben Bradley, appointed the vice chair for youth in last week's reshuffle, said the UK would drown in a 'vast sea of unemployed wasters' if jobless people had too many kids.
Theresa May's former aide accused of interfering in Cabinet reshuffle
Nick Timothy left Downing Street after the Conservatives lost their majority in the general election. He praised the recent departure of former education secretary Justine Greening.
Next Conservative leader 'could be Damian Hinds or Gavin Williamson' says Gove
Michael Gove says the next leader of the Tory party could be either defence secretary Gavin Williamson or Damian Hinds.
A 'centrist' party is the political equivalent of a tantrum
Toys are thrown out of the pram based on the notion that Jeremy Corbyn's rise to the summit of the Labour Party is some kind of coup.
Tory MP's chief of staff 'called woman a bitch then repeatedly raped her in Westminster office'
Samuel Armstrong, 24, an aide for South Thanet MP Craig Mackinlay, allegedly raped a woman in his boss's office in the Palace of Westminster in October 2016.
Embattled Theresa May sees approval ratings tumble in latest polls
Sex scandals, cough-ridden speeches, Brexit negotiations and cabinet resignations have given Theresa May a headache.
Priti Patel's resignation: Will Israel-UK relations ever be the same again?
By accompanying Israeli officials to the Golan, and requesting her department to provide aid to the Israeli hospital there, Patel de facto recognised Israel's occupation.
The Tories used Priti Patel's ethnicity as a political gambit and it's going to haunt them
The favoured Patel was to build that big bridge and also encourage more Asians to support or join the Conservative party, which had a white image problem.
House of Commons 'did not follow up on rape allegation against senior Tory official'
Conservative Party activist said House of Commons "never followed up" her claim that she was raped by senior Tory official. Andrea Leadsom was not notified.
The day a married Tory minister invited me to move into his Mayfair pad and service his needs
TheWestminster sex harassment scandal is an assault on our democracy. Do the lecherous MPs begin to understand that?
Politics isn't about being polite to Tories if they inflict suffering on people
Liberals attacked the Labour MP Laura Pidcock for saying she wouldn't be friends with a Conservative because they can't stomach the cruel reality of life for many people.
Theresa May could have delivered a speech to save Britain from Brexit. Instead, she choked
The most chaotic, bumbling, amateur hour conference speech in history could have at least had a good message behind it, rather than just self-preservation.
Theresa May's speech was awful – and not just because of the bizarre disasters
The prime minister's speech at the Conservative party conference will make headlines for its appalling performance, but the policies in there were bad too.
Letters fall off slogan behind Theresa May during most calamitous conference speech in memory
Theresa May suffered several embarrassments during a speech beset with problems as she struggled to retain composure in front of the Conservative Party.
Tory MP thinks that the unemployed should go work on a farm with 'gorgeous EU women'
South Thanet MP Craig Mackinlay's comments were branded "misogynist" by other MPs.
The next Tory leadership battle: Boris Johnson vs Ruth Davidson
Foreign secretary favourite to replace Theresa May in latest poll of Conservative members