Tory MP Mark Field to step down over Brexit ‘divisions’
Tory MP Mark Field has announced he will be stepping down at the next election due to the “fractious and febrile” political atmosphere and the Government’s approach to Brexit.
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Senior MP Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown kicked out of Tory conference after clash with security
A senior Tory MP has been kicked out of his party’s conference after he was involved in a “totally unacceptable” incident involving a clash with security, a Conservative spokesman said.
Government and crossbench MPs ‘sickened’ by behaviour in parliament
MPs from the Liberal Democrats, Labour and the Conservative parties, along with an independent, have lambasted the behaviour seen recently in House of Commons’ debates.
Government pledges £200 million for new NHS cancer scanners
Boris Johnson is to announce a £200 million cash injection to replace MRI machines, CT scanners and breast screening equipment.
Corbyn chicken ad: Tories condemned for ‘silly playground behaviour’
The Conservatives have faced criticism after they depicted Jeremy Corbyn as a chicken in a party advert, continuing a jibe aimed by Boris Johnson at the Labour leader this week.
DUP backs Parliament suspension as it eyes renewal of confidence and supply deal
Boris Johnson’s DUP allies have welcomed his move to suspend Parliament, with party leader Arlene Foster insisting he is “well within his rights”.
Rory Stewart: My vote against no-deal Brexit will mark me as traitor
Tory former leadership contender Rory Stewart said he has not ruled out any future bid to head the party, but his intention to vote against a no-deal Brexit will mark him as a “traitor” in the eyes of some members.
Mandy Rhodes: To many Scots this Brexit-battered Britain feels like a foreign land
Watching the Tory leadership contest through the inevitable Scottish lens, there is an increasing foreboding that our future could lie either with a posh buffoon who paints buses on wooden boxes or with a man who can apparently forget his wife is Chinese.
Theresa May seeks short delay to Brexit amid tensions within Conservatives
Theresa May is seeking a short Brexit delay amid suggestions of a Tory backlash if the Government requested a longer extension of EU membership.
Tory councillor apologises for sharing ‘Muslim women as patio umbrellas’ post
A Scottish Conservative councillor has apologised for sharing an image comparing Muslim women to patio umbrellas.