Tory Chair: Priti Patel is a talent with immense experience
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ToryChair: Priti Patel is a talent with immense experience
The joint chair of the Conservative Party says Priti Patel is "a talent" with "immense experience", as it emerges she is to become the shadow foreign secretary in Kemi Badenoch's cabinet.
Nigel Huddleston adds, "she's loved by many members of the party and indeed across the country".
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Priti Patel has praised prime minister Sir Keir Starmer following his meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday, describing the meeting as "very moving, respectful and dignified". It comes ahead of a crucial summit on Sunday with world leaders to discuss a peace plan for Ukraine.
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Robert Jenrick has vowed to "bring this coalition together" to ensure that Conservatives and Reform UK are no longer fighting each other for votes by the time of.. Sky News
Kemi Badenoch has proposed scrapping the Net Zero agenda and reducing burdens on businesses to promote economic growth. The Conservative leader claimed that Labour have "broken their promises" regarding economic policies.
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Nigel Farage has claimed Reform UK is now the main challenger to Labour in the Midlands, North, Wales and Scotland, pushing the Conservatives into third place. In a campaign speech, he said voters felt betrayed by the Tories over Brexit and immigration, adding that backing the Conservatives in red wall areas would be a âwasted vote.â Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
A Tory minister has urged the Welsh Government to reconsider its requirements around steel as the UK Government races to avert the shutdown of Britain's last primary steelmaking plant. Shadow business minister Dame Harriett Baldwin said it's a "critical part of our national infrastructure" that the Scunthorpe plant is "kept going".
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Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds says the Conservative leader is wrong to say she had negotiated a modernisation plan with British Steel for electric arc furnaces at Teesside and Scunthorpe. Ms Badenoch posted on X on Friday saying as business secretary in the last Conservative government she had negotiated the proposal, but it was "bungled" by Labour. After intervening, Ms Badenoch says: "Labour cannot negotiate. We were negotiating a modernisation deal that would have had limited job losses, just like we had in Port Talbotâ. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Kemi Badenoch labels Sir Keir Starmer a "weathervane who twists in the wind" as she claims he "doesn't have the balls" to express his views on gender. Sir Keir, who has previously said "trans women are women", welcomes the Supreme Court ruling and says it is "time now to lower the temperature" of the transgender debate. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Kemi Badenoch has paid tribute to Pope Francis, describing him as âall about service and humilityâ and calling his death a "poignant moment" for her Catholic family.
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Kemi Badenoch has laughed off Robert Jenrick's WhatsApp mix-up after he appeared to accidentally add hundreds of contacts to a group chat before swiftly removing.. Sky News
Kemi Badenoch has welcomed the Supreme Court ruling that sex in the Equality Act refers to biological sex, calling it a victory for women defending their rights. Badenoch said single-sex spaces should be protected, with alternative provisions made for transgender people where needed. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Chancellor Rachel Reeves insists she is âconfidentâ the UK can secure a trade deal with the United States but will âonly ever actâ in the national interest in agreeing to one. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Health Secretary Wes Streeting says the government wants âget behindâ new ways of speeding up diagnosis for bowel cancer as he visits the Bowelbabe laboratory at the Francis Crick Institute, named after campaigner Dame Deborah James. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Keir Starmer departs 10 Downing Street and arrives at Parliament ahead of his first appearance at Prime Minister's Questions after the Easter recess. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Richard Fuller says the prime minister âhas created a lot of anxietyâ over his comments on trans issues before the Supreme Court ruled on the legal definition of a woman last week. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Conservative co-chairman Nigel Huddleston says the party has a strong track record of delivering value for money through better services at lower costs. He praised local Tory councillors for their commitment to community issues like road maintenance and social care, while downplaying defections as a normal part of politics. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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