Samuel Kasumu ‘frustrated and disappointed’, as minister denies Tories have a problem after Frank Hester rowA former Downing Street race adviser has warned the government not to use its diversity as a...
Read MoreSenior Tories have rallied around the PM amid claims that some party MPs are plotting to replace him with Penny MordauntSenior Tories attempted to rally behind an increasingly beleaguered Rishi Sunak on Saturday night amid...
Read MoreFresh questions raised over Tory donor’s access to prime minister following November visitRishi Sunak was flown to Leeds by Frank Hester for a private tour of the businessman’s offices on the day after the autumn...
Read MoreExclusive: Photograph of Sunak with Hester at Tory fundraiser last June raises further questions for prime ministerRishi Sunak is facing calls to say how many times he has met the Conservative mega-donor Frank Hester, who made...
Read MoreBMA committee votes in emergency motion after Tory donor’s comments about MP condemned as racist and misogynistThe health tech boss and Tory donor Frank Hester is facing calls to resign from GPs, his firm’s main UK...
Read MoreDeputy leader also says she does not know why Abbott has not received an apology about racism she has faced within partyAngela Rayner has said she wants to see Diane Abbott let back into the parliamentary Labour party and that...
Read MoreScottish Tory leader says all of Hester’s donations should be reviewed after racist and misogynistic commentsUK politics – latest updatesThe Conservative party has been urged to decline or return a reported further...
Read MoreCommunities secretary makes statement in Commons which is set to block certain groups from receiving fundingIn his speech Keir Starmer has just confirmed that Labour would stop ticket touts buying up tickets for events and...
Read MoreSenior Tory says donor’s ‘horrific’ comment that Diane Abbott should be shot unlikely to be investigated by new taskforceUK politics – latest updatesMichael Gove has said remarks made by the Conservative...
Read MoreCommunities secretary asked about Tory donor’s views says ‘an individual comment’ would not be enough to warrant scrutiny under new extremism rulesMichael Gove has suggested a Tory donor’s alleged call...
Read MoreCommunities secretary asked about Tory donor’s views in the context of the government’s new definition of extremismGood morning and welcome to today’s politics blog amid the continued fallout from the...
Read MoreThe Conservative party faces yet another crisis week as a major donor is accused of racism in a Guardian investigation and the MP for the red wall seat of Ashfield, Lee Anderson, announces his defection to Reform UK. The...
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