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Mark Menzies: MP quits Conservatives after claims he misused party funds: The party says it could not conclude he misused funds. but finds he showed a "pattern ...
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Quick Glance: Mark Menzies: MP Accused of Campaign Fund Misuse, Party Exit, and Future Election Abstention
- An elected official accused of mishandling campaign funds has departed from the Conservative Party and declared no intention to participate in the upcoming general election.
- Following allegations reported in The Times, Mark Menzies revealed his decision after purportedly using political contributions to address medical costs and settle debts incurred from being confined by individuals demanding a substantial ransom for his release.
- Upon a request for scrutiny by Labour, Lancashire Police disclosed their evaluation of 'details' concerning Mr. Menzies. An internal inquiry by the Conservative Party has been initiated to explore potential improprieties in the utilization of their financial resources.
- Additionally, the party's internal oversight body will assess whether Mr. Menzies' conduct contravened the Nolan principles of public ethics, encompassing traits like altruism, probity, and candor. The spokesperson affirmed, 'We are prepared to collaborate with law enforcement, if they deem our insights beneficial to any inquiry they opt to conduct.'
UK Conservative mayor keeps distance from Sunak in bid to avoid local election wipeout
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Michael Gove can't guarantee no-fault eviction ban before election: The Conservatives first promised to end landlords' ability to evict tenants with no reason in ...
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Tories need to learn to love London again: The capital votes for its mayor next week, but the Conservatives’ dissociation from the city means they seem set for ...
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Rayner outsmarts Dowden at PMQs battle of the deputies: Few politicians have looked more pleased with a joke than Oliver Dowden did with his first offering at ...
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Why a Labour super-majority is unlikely: By current polls, Labour is set for a super-majority, and more than 400 seats. But will voters cool on Keir Starmer ...
spectator.co.uk/article/why-a-labour-super-majority-is-unlikely/
Are the local elections really an open goal for Labour?: The Tories look set to lose half their seats in English votes next week but their opponents have ...
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100 MPs to stand down at the next general election: More than 60 are Conservatives and they include former prime minister Theresa May.
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MPs back smoking ban for those born after 2009: The measures, championed by PM Rishi Sunak, pass despite opposition by several leading Conservative figures.
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Quick Glance: UK Lawmakers Support Groundbreaking 'Smoke-Free Generation' Bill
- The British government's plan for a landmark smoking ban to prevent young people from ever smoking passed its first hurdle in Parliament despite opposition from within Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party.
- The bill, announced by Sunak, would make it illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009, creating one of the toughest anti-smoking measures in the world to establish the 'first smoke-free generation' in modern Britain.
- The bill also includes measures to crack down on youth vaping, such as banning the sale of cheap disposable vapes and restricting their flavors to prevent children from becoming addicted to nicotine.
- The number of people who smoke in the U.K. has declined by two-thirds since the 1970s, but approximately 6.4 million people in the country still smoke, accounting for about 13% of the population. Smoking remains the number one preventable cause of death, disability, and poor health.
Everything seems to be going wrong for Rishi Sunak: With just two weeks until local elections that will likely go badly for his governing Conservative Party ...
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The Rwanda policy isn’t the answer to the Tories’ electoral woes: Rwanda has become something far bigger than policy for the Tories and there is a risk that it ...
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Sunak Faces Election With Second Lowest Growth in G-7, IMF Warns
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Paid articlePaidQuick Glance: IMF upgrades global growth forecast despite risks
- The International Monetary Fund slightly raised its global growth forecast on Tuesday, noting that the economy had proven 'surprisingly resilient' despite inflationary pressures and monetary policy shifts.
- IMF's chief economist, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, indicated that the global economy is heading for a 'soft landing,' with risks to the outlook now broadly balanced.
- While advanced economies are expected to lead the growth, dim prospects in China and other major emerging markets could impact global trade partners, according to the report.
- Despite Tuesday's brighter outlook, global growth remains low compared to historical standards, partly due to weak productivity growth and increasing geopolitical fragmentation.
Inside the battle to oust Sunak: hardcore anti-Sunak plotters haven’t given up yet
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Scottish Tories to lodge no-confidence vote in ‘lame duck’ Humza Yousaf after Green deal ends
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Slow growth, high debt - troubled UK economy awaits election winners: Britain's national election, expected later this year, will take place against a backdrop ...
reuters.com/world/uk/slow-growth-high-debt-troubled-uk-economy-awaits-election-winners-2024-04-19/
Rishi Sunak Hit by Fresh Poll Blows as Working Age Voters Desert Tories: UK voters of working age have turned their backs on the governing Conservative Party ...
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Paid articlePaid It’s not sleaze that will finish off the Tories – it’s incompetence: Public standards matter, but living standards matter more to many people
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Disability benefits face cut as Sunak bets election on welfare blitz: Sunak set out plans for changes to disability benefits and tougher rules for people on ...
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Sunak vows to end 'sick note culture' as UK election looms: LONDON: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled planned welfare reforms Friday to end Britain's "sick ...
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Hyper-history: why did politics go crazy?: On the day Theresa May signed her Brexit withdrawal agreement with Brussels, Dominic Raab, the Brexit secretary ...
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Crumbling Blue Wall: The councils where Tories are bracing for a ‘pasting’: Local elections next month will shed light on whether the Conservatives really are as ...
inews.co.uk/news/politics/crumbling-blue-wall-councils-bracing-local-elections-3012087
Tories hold three quarters of worst-hit seats for sewage spills: Conservative MPs face a ‘reckoning at the ballot box’ from voters angry over pollution say ...
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Paid articlePaid What the Mark Menzies scandal means for the Tories: Tory MP Mark Menzies has lost the whip following revelations that he had misused campaign funds
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As a black woman, I feel politically homeless: I’ve started to question whether the Labour Party still represents me
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MPs vote for smoking ban despite Tories’ division over policy: Rishi Sunak suffers blow to his authority as 57 of his own MPs vote against his plan and over 100 ...
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Conservatives' loss of support among young people is 'ticking time bomb' for party
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MPs back smoking ban for those born after 2009: The measures, championed by PM Rishi Sunak, pass despite opposition by several leading Conservative figures.
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‘We’ll get rid of the Tories’: Inside the hyperlocal plan to smash the Blue Wall: The Lib Dems keep losing deposits. But there's confidence a ...
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Sunak’s disability benefit shake-up means an anxious time for many: Both the Tories and Labour should clarify their election plans quickly
inews.co.uk/opinion/editor/sunak-disability-benefit-anxious-time-3016396
Election candidate says she is being 'boycotted' over LGBTQ campaign: Natasha Shah is standing in the Mill Hill and Moorgate ward in the upcoming Blackburn with ...
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Sheffield local elections: ‘Everyone wants to claim green policies now’ – The Green Party’s influence in Sheffield
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Inside the fight to get Waspi compensation into election manifestos: Campaigners say pension issue could decide marginal contests across UK ...
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The Standard View: Angela Rayner walks a tricky tightrope over tax row: It is the local election issue Labour would rather not talk about. The party’s deputy ...
standard.co.uk/comment/angela-rayner-council-tax-row-local-elections-b1152051.html
Explore our prediction model for Britain’s looming election: The scale of the task facing Rishi Sunak is clear
economist.com/britain/2024/04/15/explore-our-prediction-model-for-britains-looming-election
Tories are finished at next UK general election, says Humza Yousaf: The First Minister said the Conservatives have 'heaped misery on households right across ...
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Is Andy Street heading for defeat?: Next month’s local elections will be the last significant encounter with voters before a general election ...
spectator.co.uk/article/new-poll-points-to-trouble-for-andy-street/
The West Yorkshire mayoral election candidates and what they stand for: There are six candidates campaigning for your vote to become West Yorkshire Mayor
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Confessions of a defecting Starmtrooper: Next month, Keir Starmer is expected to lead his party to victory in the local elections. The Tories are forecast to ...
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Sky News to host political programme live tonight in Grimsby: Great Grimsby's Conservative MP Lia Nici and her predecessor and challenger at the next ...
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Caroline Henry says she 'didn't hurt anybody' when caught speeding five times: The current Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner is standing for the role ...
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Rishi Sunak's Tories don't have path to victory at general election in July or earlier, says political expert
standard.co.uk/news/politics/rishi-sunak-general-election-tories-labour-poll-b1153715.html
Bristol needs to build 60,800 new homes to meet housing demand: Several developments are on their way but more accommodation is required
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Labour pick Chester South and Eddisbury General Election candidate: Labour has chosen Angeliki Stogia as the party's candidate for the reshaped Chester South and ...
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Here's what voters had to say about the upcoming elections in one of the key political battlegrounds
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Firebrand MP George Galloway hitting the West Midlands Mayoral campaign trail tomorrow
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Hampshire County Council Meon Valley by-election: Meet the candidates: Meet the candidates who are standing for the Meon Valley by-election for Hampshire County ...
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Pincer move by tactical voters threatens Conservative local election wipeout: Poor performance next week could see a leadership challenge to Prime Minister and ...
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Gosport Borough Council elections: Why candidates say you should vote for them: From axed CCTV cameras and affordable housing to protecting green spaces and the ...
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Meet the candidates for the Copt Hill ward in the Sunderland City Council elections 2024
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How tactical voting might affect the British election: The evidence for co-ordinated anti-Tory behaviour
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How tactical voting might affect the British election: The evidence for co-ordinated anti-Tory behaviour
economist.com/britain/2024/04/18/how-tactical-voting-might-affect-the-british-election
Young Labour candidate in Stroud District Council election: At 19 years of age, Nathan Greenway is one of the youngest Labour and Co-operative candidates in the ...
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Battleground Yorkshire: The region’s remaining Tories may have the keys to a future Conservative government
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The Week… Rishi tries to save his skin: Two of Westminster’s best-connected journalists, Sky News’s Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard ...
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Chorley Council elections 2024: who should I vote for?: Chorley residents head to the polls on 2nd May, when 14 of the authority’s 42 seats will be up for grabs ...
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The five fascinating election battlegrounds to decide who runs Bristol: With the end of the mayor of Bristol position, electing your councillor is important ...
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How tactical voting might affect the British election: The evidence for co-ordinated anti-Tory behaviour
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Preston City Council local elections 2024: who should I vote for?: Residents living in the Preston City Council area have the chance to elect one of their local ...
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East Midlands Mayor candidates outline priorities and ambitions: Election day is just two weeks away, on Thursday, May 2
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London mayoral election poll shows Susan Hall closing gap on Sadiq Khan as City Hall race hots up
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Labour becomes latest party to announce Maidenhead parliamentary candidate: The Maidenhead Labour Party has announced its parliamentary candidate ahead of the ...
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Only two names will matter in the May elections: The rest of 2024 will be defined by whether Tory mayors Andy Street and Ben Houchen win third terms
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Gigg School says it will not increase fees if Labour gets into power: GIGGLESWICK School says it will not increase its fees should the Labour Party win this ...
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Labour to call in National Audit Office to investigate Teesworks: Labour will call in the National Audit Office to investigate Teesworks if they win the General ...
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Sheffield local elections: Fighting on locals’ behalf – what to expect from the Community Councillors Group?
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Rishi Sunak's dire poll rating is not the Tories' biggest problem: Voters have a short attention span but long memories
standard.co.uk/comment/rishi-sunak-conservatives-ipsos-poll-general-election-keir-starmer-b1152385.html
London residents have hours to register to vote in local elections: You will be able to vote for a mayor as well as London Assembly members
mylondon.news/news/uk-world-news/london-residents-hours-register-vote-29004353
Bristol elections will look different this year for first time in over a decade: A referendum was held in 2022, where voters decided to scrap the role
bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/you-wont-voting-bristol-mayor-9228605
Ban on youngsters smoking clears first Commons vote: Rishi Sunak is aiming to create a 'smoke-free' generation
examinerlive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/ban-youngsters-smoking-clears-first-29008834
Full list of London elections happening in May and who you'll vote for: Londoners will vote for three things in the upcoming elections
mylondon.news/news/zone-1-news/full-list-london-elections-2024-29005023
Surrey local elections 2024 - all seats up for grabs and when results expected : There is voting taking place in six Surrey areas - Elmbridge, Mole Valley ...
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Bristol City fan is running to become West Midlands mayor: Richard Parker is the Labour candidate for the West Midlands mayoral election, and he's hoping to ...
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Sheffield local elections: Let’s devolve power more – how the Liberal Democrats would do business in Sheffield
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