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Published in: Home: OpinionLiz Truss’s U-turn on Brexit is bad news for Northern IrelandAn ex-Remainer with a point to prove, Truss will continue Johnson’s hardball tactics with the EU – at NI’s expense
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Published in: 50.50: NewsTory leadership candidates are weaponising trans rights – againRishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt and Suella Braverman have already signalled their intention to oppose trans equality
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsBoris Johnson is far from the only senior Tory to echo far-Right conspiraciesThe prime minister’s slur against Keir Starmer is dominating headlines – but his ministers have often made similarly...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsUK government refuses to say if Sue Gray’s interviews will be publishedExclusive: Fears of partygate ‘whitewash’ as government won’t commit to recording or publishing interviews – or even...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionElite private members’ clubs are at the heart of Boris Johnson’s governmentThe Conservatives’ use of exclusive clubs – like the Carlton Club – is a throwback to an earlier Toryism
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: ExplainerPolicing Bill and Elections Bill: What’s next in fight to save UK democracy?Lords’ defeat of last-minute additions to England and Wales’s Policing Bill hailed as a victory by campaigners, but...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionScottish Tories’ only hope of election success is to form a whole new partyThere is a way forward for the Scottish Conservatives. But it’s not Boris Johnson’s resignation
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionDavid Davis: MPs have last chance to save the UK’s freedom to voteThe government claims the Elections Bill is designed to protect our democracy. As a former Tory minister, I know...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: Analysis18 times Boris Johnson was accused of breaking rules – and got away with itFrom illegal lockdown parties to secret financial interests, the prime minister has a long history of sailing close...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: AnalysisAfter North Shropshire, Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer should be worriedYesterday’s by-election saw the Tories implode and Labour fail to make ground. The Lib Dems will be hoping this...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionIf Tory MPs want to protect freedom, why are they supporting the Elections Bill?Let’s not suffer from selective liberalism. Civil liberties are for life, not just for Christmas rebellions
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionTory COVID rebels proclaim ‘attacks on liberty’ while voting for authoritarian policiesWhere were all these Conservative ‘freedom fighters’ when Parliament passed the Police Bill?
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: FeatureCulture wars: why does rural England vote Tory?Why have voters in rural constituencies like North Shropshire traditionally voted Conservative, and will changing...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionYour starter for 10: Would the Tories be better off without Boris Johnson?With the PM under fire over parties and COVID, some Tories are exchanging quizzical looks. But they may find that...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionCulture wars aren't a distraction, they're a battle over everythingFor some, the ‘war on woke’ is just common sense. But they’ll find that the pillars holding up England’s traditional...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionI missed my grandma’s last Christmas as Downing Street partiedIt’s one rule for the British government and another for everybody else: a lockdown for us, a party for them
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsMPs mock UK government for claiming it was transparent on COVID contractsMPs said the Department of Health’s boast that it has ‘gone above and beyond’ to be open about pandemic spending is ‘risible’
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsTory MP facing lobbying probe helped firm win 'VIP lane' PPE dealLeak reveals ministers and MPs, including former health minister Steve Brine, referred private firms to ‘VIP’ list...
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Published in: ourNHS: NewsMP with stake in giant health insurer lobbied for ‘Australian-style’ care insuranceExclusive: Tory MP Marcus Fysh ‘wrong’ not to mention interest in insurance firm when proposing insurance-friendly...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsOwen Paterson asked third firm for a job ‘weeks after leaving government’Exclusive: Disgraced former Tory MP phoned businessman he’d met through his ministerial brief to ask for work...
