Tom Tugendhat, one of the six Tory MPs vying to be Rishi Sunak’s successor as Conservative leader, formally launches his campaign, admitting that he is applying for a job that he doesn't want.
The MP for Tonbridge said: "I don't want to be Leader of the Opposition, I want to be prime minister".
He continued: "I don't want to oppose, I want to govern, but first we need to change".
Report by Covellm.
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Nigel Farage has threatened to take legal action against Tory leader Kemi Badenoch if she does not apologise for accusing him of publishing a "fake" ticker.. Sky News
Reform UK now has more members than the Conservative Party and is "the real opposition" according to Nigel Farage, while Kemi Badenoch has called his numbers.. Sky News
Shadow Levelling Up Secretary Kevin Hollinrake insists Kemi Badenoch is the "right person" to the lead the Conservative Party saying, "she is very strong, she's very optimistic, she is very bold". Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Shadow Home Office minister Matt Vickers says the Conservatives want to reduce the numbers of civil servants at Whitehall and calls the government’s plan to reform public services “a gimmick”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Britain's Conservative Party has elected Kemi Badenoch as its new leader, becoming the first Black woman to lead a major political party in the UK. Badenoch succeeds former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, whose tenure was marked by the Conservatives' worst election performance since 1832.
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Preparations are underway for London's annual New Year's Eve firework display. Fireworks have been loaded onto three barges at King George V dock in East London, before they are transported to Embankment ready for the display. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The rise in both anti-Semitic and Islamophobic hate crime is "really appalling but not a surprise", says the director of policy at the Community Security Trust, a charity whose mission it is to provide safety to the UK Jewish community. Dr Dave Rich adds that the "enormous" increase has been apparent on social media and offline, exacerbated by the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7th 2023, the subsequent, ongoing war in the Middle East and the anti-immigration riots that occurred in the UK over the summer. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Former US President and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Jimmy Carter has died at 100. The longest-lived American president passed away on Sunday, more than a year after entering hospice care, at his home in the small town of Plains, Georgia. Mr Carter became the 39th US president taking office in 1977. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Aviation journalist Sally Gethin suggests a bird strike is to blame for the South Korean crash, pointing to engine damage and hydraulic failure as possible contributing factors.
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State schools will get “every penny” of extra funding from ending the VAT tax break on private school fees, which comes into effect from the 1 January 2025. Chancellor Rachel Reeves defended the move she had announced in her Autumn budget saying that every child deserved the best start in life. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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