Conservative Party

British Aid Is Transforming Girls' Lives Across The World. But There's More We Can Do

My two daughters have grown up with the same freedoms and opportunities as their male cousins. We must aspire for that to be every girl’s reality, writes Alok Sharma
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Boris Johnson Walks A Brexit Tightrope

Conservative peer Lord Robert Hayward and Brexit expert Jill Rutter, of the UK In A Changing Europe join Arj and Paul to discuss the week in Westminster, as Boris Johnson finds himself stuck on the rocks of a Brexit deal.But with MPs’ course set for an election, will the Conservative pitch a no-deal Brexit to voters? And will Extinction Rebellion’s protests make a difference in a snap poll?
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Britain’s Housing Crisis Is Real. So Why Were The Tories Silent At Their Conference?

The solutions to the crisis are clear but the government doesn't seem interested, writes Shelter's Polly Neate
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Rees-Mogg Accuses Manchester Venue Of 'Political Spite' For Cancelling Hard Brexit Event

Commons leader says the Conservative conference fringe event was cancelled by "malevolent lefties" at the Mechanics Institute - the birthplace of the TUC.
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This Government Is Helping People Achieve Their Work Dreams. Here's How

Today I'm announcing extra support to young people with higher barriers to work, including disabled people, care leavers, and young offenders, writes work and pensions secretary Thérèse Coffey
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Tory Councillor Filmed Stealing EU Flags From Anti-Brexit Protesters

Sam Smith told demonstrators he was going to report them to the "anti-democracy police", before Manchester officers intervened and he ended up paying them for the flags.
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Cameron Says Cuts Should Have Been Deeper And Faster. The Facts Say Different

The former PM has been parroting this line this week but make no mistake, his cuts were a political choice that needn't have happened at all, writes economist Miatta Fahnbulleh
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I'm A Tory Moderate, And Right Now Our Party Is A Laughing Stock.

Johnson has lost his majority, and his nerve. What he and all moderate members like me need is a drastic change of course, writes Ed Shackle.
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Things Might Seem Bad – But We're Not Yet In A 'Constitutional Crisis'

Look through history and you'll see Boris Johnson lacking a Westminster majority does not make for a real crisis of the constitution, writes Duncan Weldon.
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Ruth Davidson's Decision To Resign As Scottish Tory Leader Is Another Example Of The Guilt All Mothers Feel

"The threat of spending hundreds of hours away from my family fills me with dread."
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