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A longtime B.C. MLA who was barred from running for the Conservative party in the April federal election said the Tories need to do a deep dive into their nomination processes — but he has little faith that will happen. Michael de Jong said too much power has been centralized with the party’s leadership in…
Few political utterances have been as over-analysed as Boris Johnson’s final words as prime minister in the House of Commons. “Mission largely accomplished – for now,” the then Tory leader told MPs on the day he left Downing Street, before adding: “Hasta la vista, baby.” The literal translation of that Spanish phrase, which was made…
South Korea Ex-President Yoon Leaves Conservative Party As Candidate Trails Liberal Frontrunner
EXCLUSIVE: Data from the Scottish Parliament’s independent research unit showed that 36,057 pensioners in the council area are now missing out on the £300 payment. One of Labour’s first moves after winning last year’s general election was to scrap the universal Winter Fuel Payment.(Image: Getty Images ) Some 36,000 pensioners in South Lanarkshire have been…
Kemi Badenoch finally acknowledged the Conservatives’ significant local election losses on Friday afternoon, hours after it became clear the party is heading for a disastrous set of results. The Tory leader extended “commiserations” to her party’s candidates who had lost their seats and said she was “determined to win back trust”. Badenoch posted on social…
So far, Northumberland is the only council to have declared all of its results, with Reform making gains at the expense of both Labour and the Tories. The Conservatives did enough to remain the largest party, winning 26 of its 69 seats, but failed to secure a majority, meaning the council is classed as being…
Some Conservative MPs are expressing support for party leader Pierre Poilievre after he lost both the federal election and his own seat on Monday. In his concession speech early Tuesday morning, Poilievre indicated he would stay on as leader. The Conservative Party did not respond when asked Wednesday whether he has officially decided to stay….
A senior Labour minister has accused the Tories of “gifting” a crunch by-election to Reform UK. In an exclusive interview with HuffPost UK, Ellie Reeves said the Conservatives had stopped campaigning in Runcorn and Helsby. Voters in in the seat will go to the polls on Thursday after the previous Labour MP, Mike Amesbury, quit…
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promised to strike down a key element of the Liberal government’s environmental policy Friday as he and other party leaders got back on the campaign trail following the national leaders’ debates in Montreal. The campaigning Friday also coincided with the opening of the first of four days of advance polling across…
With less than two weeks into the federal election campaign, the Conservative Party of Canada has already ousted four candidates from the race. Three candidates in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia were removed on Tuesday, while a fourth was booted late Wednesday. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was asked about the removals on Thursday, and said…
