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The Guardian » UK
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Tory leader to condemn predecessors’ Brexit, climate and migration failings amid rising popularity of Reform UK
Kemi Badenoch will attack the Conservative party’s record under Boris Johnson and Theresa May on Brexit, the economy, net zero and immigration in a speech aimed at “rebuilding trust”.
The Tory leader, who is competing with the sharp rise in popularity of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party, will “acknowledge the Conservative party made mistakes” under her predecessors ..read more
The Guardian » UK
3M ago
Former US president has tried to distance himself from conservative guide for a second term. Here’s what it is about and his links to it
Heavyweight conservatives joined together to create a roadmap for a potential second Trump presidency, and they are working to recruit and train the people who would work in an incoming conservative administration.
Project 2025 details across more than 900 pages how Trump and his allies could dismantle and disrupt the US government. It suggests ridding the federal ranks of many appointed roles and stacking agencies instead with more political appointees align ..read more
The Guardian » UK
3M ago
In today’s newsletter: The new Conservative party leader was announced on Saturday – and must build a credible opposition from a small pool of colleagues in the House of Commons
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Good morning. Kemi Badenoch was elected as Conservative leader over the weekend, and now has a window of about two minutes of mainstream attention before the US election devours the entire news agenda. That is not time to plot the next five years in any detail. But it doesn’t take long to observe just how stiff the challenge she faces will be.
The contest was bille ..read more
The Guardian » UK
3M ago
The former cabinet minister Kemi Badenoch has beaten Robert Jenrick to become the new Conservative leader. In her speech, Badenoch says the Conservative party has a tough but simple job in holding Labour government to account and preparing for government
Tory leadership election live ..read more
The Guardian » UK
3M ago
There are questions over whether new Tory leader can rebuild a splintered party, or even piece together a worthy shadow cabinet
Kemi Badenoch might have avoided the cursed 52%-48% ratio that has riven the Conservative party before, but the nevertheless close-run nature of her 56.5% winning margin in the Tory members’ vote shows the scale of the task before her.
It is hard to overstate the challenges Rishi Sunak’s replacement faces, even setting aside the much-cited fact that the last new UK leader to take a party directly from losing office and back to government was Margaret Thatcher in 1979 ..read more
The Guardian » UK
3M ago
While new Tory leader managed to style herself as more moderate candidate, she is known for picking curious fights and pugilistic approach
Kemi Badenoch is the new Conservative leader, and for many voters she will be something of an unknown quantity, despite having been an MP for several years and a former cabinet minister. Here are five things you might not yet know about her ..read more
The Guardian » UK
3M ago
Former PM wants to prove a point by staying the course, but other Tories said to be mulling their own early exit
Rishi Sunak is planning to stay the course in parliament on the backbenches, as friends said the former prime minister was keen to prove a point after multiple jibes about his potential return to California.
Sunak has told colleagues that his children were newly settled in school and he did not want to cause any new disruption to his family life for now after the turmoil of the past few years ..read more
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A new generation is taking to the ocean in growing numbers – and fears over the environmental impact of cruise ships appear not to be denting their popularity
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This summer was the first time 31-year-old Daisie Morrison had been on a cruise when she set sail on a two-week holiday with two friends, also in their early 30s.
“One of my friends suggested it,” she says. “She had seen different influencers on Instagram going on cruises. You go to so many places that we wanted to visit, so we were all quite keen ..read more
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From pubs with rooms and seaside getaways to hotels for walkers and dog owners, all these picks put you in the middle of beautiful countryside ..read more
The Guardian » UK
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Exclusive: The 71-year-old, who left in 2000, says he has three priorities to revive the supermarket chain for a second time
It could take three to five years to revive Asda’s fortunes, according to the veteran retail boss Allan Leighton, who first helped turn around the supermarket chain more than 20 years ago.
Speaking to the Guardian on his first day in the job as executive chairman, Leighton, who has taken over from fellow retail veteran Stuart Rose, said his first priority was to “restore Asda’s DNA”, which included improving price ..read more