Prue Leith quits Conservative Party in protest at Government’s stance over foods standards

Prue Leith has quit the Conservative Party after the Government blocked an attempt to enshrine high food standards in law. Two weeks ago the 80-year-old Bake Off judge gave her backing to The Mail on Sunday’s campaign to stop the UK being flooded with inferior food as a result of a post-Brexit trade deal with … Read more

Conservative Conference: Boris Johnson sets out post-Covid plan

Boris Johnson pleaded for Tories to keep faith in his instincts and handling of the coronavirus crisis today, setting out a true blue vision for Britain after the disease is defeated. The PM admitted 2020 ‘has not been the year we imagined’ but insisted the devastating effects of the pandemic would not prevent the government pushing … Read more

Laurence Fox attacks Twitter at Conservative Party conference fringe

Laurence Fox calls for a Twitter ‘retract button’ for people who say controversial things and then change their mind as he blasts ‘anti-Western and anti-democratic’ freedom of speech ‘crisis’ in Conservative Conference appearance The actor turned political activist spoke at Conservative Party Conference fringe Attacked Twitter as ‘everything that everyone ever writes exists in perpetuity’ … Read more

HENRY DEEDES watches Priti Patel addressing the Conservative Party conference

Well, I wouldn’t mess with her. Priti Patel click-clacked on to the podium and fixed her imaginary audience with a cold, hard stare.  Chin out, jawline firm, paws beneath the pulpit. Surely all these illegal Channel crossings would be solved if the Home Secretary simply set up camp down on the white cliffs.  One glare … Read more

Almost half of Conservative Party members believe Islam is ‘a threat’

Almost half of Conservative Party members believe Islam is ‘a threat’ to the British way of life, poll finds Survey found 47 per cent thought Islam was incompatible with British values  Some 43 per cent were positive about Muslims, 75 per cent were about Sikhs  Hope not Hate flagged up 20 Tory councillors to the … Read more

‘Conservative’ Have I Got News for You producer hits back at claims of left-wing bias

Richard Wilson, who is also the head of comedy at Hat Trick productions, regularly puts right-wing columnists on the show but they get into rows with other panellists that doesn’t inspire laughter A producer on ‘Have I Got News for You’ has hit back at claims of left-wing bias and said the BBC show struggles … Read more

Kristin Cavallari’s ex Jay Cutler is romantically linked to conservative Fox personality Tomi Lahren

Kristin Cavallari’s ex Jay Cutler is romantically linked to conservative Fox personality Tomi Lahren By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 05:48 BST, 4 September 2020 | Updated: 05:48 BST, 4 September 2020 Kristin Cavallari’s ex Jay Cutler was spotted out with conservative Fox personality Tomi Lahren in Nashville last week. Cutler, 37, who played for the Denver … Read more

Conservative MP in furious dispute with neighbours over trees

A Tory MP is locked in a furious row with her neighbours over trees at her £1.35million home which they say blocks sunlight and shed leaves over their gardens. Junior health minister Helen Whately and her company director husband purchased the farmhouse near Faversham in Kent last year and now local residents are complaining about … Read more

Man appears in court over threatening email to Conservative MP

An inventor sent a threatening message to a female Tory MP with an ‘anecdote’ about the Samurai sword slaying of a councillor 20 years ago, a court heard. Ian Howgate, 56, allegedly sent an email to the Newbury Conservative MP Laura Farris which spoke of the killing of British politician Andrew Pennington.  Mr Howgate sent … Read more

Conservative activist, 21, found dead ‘took her own life’

A Conservative campaigner who said she had left the party because she was being bullied and was later found dead at the foot of cliffs took her own life, an inquest has ruled. Jade Smith, 21, became well-known after featuring on BBC‘s Mighty Redcar programme, campaigning for the Conservative party and talking about her ‘I … Read more