Conservative party is fighting for its life, says former Tory cabinet minister

09/05/2025 17:00 The Guardian

Simon Clarke says ‘pipeline of future voters is dead’ as party figures warn Kemi Badenoch her job as leader is in dangerThe Conservative party is fighting to justify its existence amid concerns that its pipeline of future voters is “completely dead”, a former cabinet minister and leading thinktank director has said.Simon Clarke, an ally of Boris Johnson who backed Kemi Badenoch for the leadership last year, was among a string of former Tory ministers and serving MPs to tell the Guardian she faced removal by her party if she did not turn its fortunes around by next year’s local elections. Continue reading...

Continua a leggere su "The Guardian"
Altre notizie da "The Guardian"
BREAKING NEWS
12/03 22:29 - Senate again fails to pass homeland security funding as department shutdown nears one month – live 12/03 22:22 - Middle East crisis live: top Iranian nuclear scientists killed, Israel says; US carrying out rescue efforts after losing refuelling plane in Iraq 12/03 22:22 - U.S. Air Force refueler crashes in Iraq while supporting Iran war 12/03 22:01 - Lebanon appeals to Israel’s allies to intervene and says hundreds are killed 12/03 21:37 - Wild Weather Shift Jolts the Mid-Atlantic With Snow 12/03 21:34 - 30% of Europe’s cocaine routed through West Africa region 12/03 21:32 - Netanyahu says Israel ‘stronger than ever’ in first speech since Iran war 12/03 21:32 - Netanyahu says Israel ‘stronger than ever’ in first speech since Iran war 12/03 21:30 - Fuel shortages bring queues, protests around the world 12/03 21:30 - Fuel shortages bring queues, protests around the world 12/03 21:11 - Pentagon tells lawmakers Iran war costs top $11.3bn – but true price unknown 12/03 21:04 - IDF drops charges against soldiers accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian detainee 12/03 21:02 - Zelensky considering suspending elections for years – media 12/03 20:57 - Drone Strike in Congo Kills 3, Including U.N. Worker 12/03 20:53 - 'Follow the smoke': BBC spends day with emergency teams as Israel strikes south Lebanon 12/03 20:31 - PM says Mandelson appointment was mistake as No 10 denies cover-up 12/03 20:27 - Why Does Oil Matter So Much to the Global Economy? 12/03 20:00 - Attack on Synagogue Comes Amid Significant Rise in Antisemitic Incidents 12/03 19:50 - How will the war on Iran impact the US economy? 12/03 19:50 - How will the war on Iran impact the US economy? 12/03 19:50 - Does President Trump have an exit strategy for the war with Iran? 12/03 19:50 - Does President Trump have an exit strategy for the war with Iran? 12/03 19:46 - News24 | Israel settlers use cover of Iran war restrictions to attack West Bank Palestinians 12/03 19:41 - No evidence Russia sabotaged Baltic cables – Finnish intel 12/03 19:31 - California officials say no imminent Iran threat found after FBI alert 12/03 19:31 - Iran vows to make Trump pay for ‘grave miscalculation’ if US escalates war 12/03 19:31 - Iran vows to make Trump pay for ‘grave miscalculation’ if US escalates war 12/03 19:30 - Moscow court sentences 15 men to life in prison for jihadist attack on concert hall 12/03 19:26 - One in five girls aged 16-19 in England and Wales ‘have experienced domestic abuse’ 12/03 19:25 - In linking Iran to Russia, Healey could be laying ground for hard choices ahead 12/03 19:11 - Who gives the kill order? AI and the war in Iran 12/03 18:53 - Blistering early-season heatwave threatens California and other western states 12/03 18:51 - Somalia warns against any Israeli base plans on Somaliland 12/03 18:51 - Somalia warns against any Israeli base plans on Somaliland 12/03 18:36 - How oil is at the center of the US-Israel war with Iran 12/03 18:36 - How oil is at the center of the US-Israel war with Iran 12/03 18:31 - 29 Office-Appropriate Spring Pieces If You’re Trying To Nail The Cute But Professional Look 12/03 18:26 - Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s New Supreme Leader, Says Strait of Hormuz Must Remain Closed in Defiant Statement 12/03 18:19 - Tracking the wave of ship attacks that has choked off Strait of Hormuz 12/03 18:11 - EU ‘held hostage’ by Trump over Iran war – Spanish deputy PM 12/03 18:10 - Putin’s ‘hidden hand’ lies behind Iran’s drone tactics, UK defence secretary says 12/03 18:08 - Fallout From Iran War and Oil Shock Deliver Another Blow to World Economy 12/03 17:54 - Wuthering Heights uni module given content warning for students 12/03 17:46 - If You Love A Double Sale, You'll Love J. Crew's Extra 30% Off Clearance Sale 12/03 17:44 - Watchdog puts UK fuel retailers ‘on notice’ over profiteering from Iran war 12/03 17:20 - British tourist among 20 charged in Dubai over videos of Iranian missile strikes 12/03 17:14 - Middle East war creating ‘largest supply disruption in the history of oil markets’ 12/03 17:01 - 27 Pieces From Gap Factory You'll Reach For Again And Again 12/03 16:56 - Israel strikes central Beirut after threatening to expand Lebanon operations 12/03 16:55 - Iran's supreme leader issues first statement since his appointment 12/03 16:49 - From Sudan to Lebanon: ‘Wherever we go, war follows us’ 12/03 16:47 - Lincolnshire council approves AI datacentre despite emissions warnings 12/03 16:43 - With Middle East in flames, Texan bunker maker sees business boom 12/03 16:26 - Is the Iran war the one America can’t win – and can’t end? 12/03 16:16 - War With Iran Puts Further Strain on America’s Pessimistic Farmers 12/03 16:15 - Middle East war: Dubai targeted by fresh Iranian drone strikes 12/03 16:04 - U.S. sailors injured in fire aboard aircraft carrier supporting Iran war 12/03 16:04 - ‘We make a lot of money’: Trump downplays rise in gas prices during Iran war 12/03 15:54 - France 'not sending any vessels to the Strait of Hormuz', Defence Minister Vautrin says 12/03 15:44 - Dismay as ancient heritage sites across Iran damaged in US-Israel bombing 12/03 15:41 - Iran’s president sets terms to end the war: Is an off-ramp in sight? 12/03 15:41 - Iran’s president sets terms to end the war: Is an off-ramp in sight? 12/03 15:41 - Trump says Iran shouldn't come to World Cup for 'own life and safety' 12/03 15:35 - War in the Middle East: 'A sense of normality' back in Israel 12/03 15:33 - US targets Iran mine-laying as war causes oil market havoc 12/03 15:31 - Novelist Dinaw Mengestu on the battle for freedom of expression 12/03 14:45 - Italy’s Meloni breaks with Trump over Iran war 12/03 14:28 - Putin's 'hidden hand' likely helping Iran against Trump, says UK minister 12/03 14:22 - Two votes, two standards: UN resolutions on Iran war underscores diplomatic dilemmas 12/03 14:18 - Bunker-busting bombs loaded onto US planes at UK airbase amid Iran war 12/03 14:18 - Bunker-busting bombs loaded onto US planes at UK airbase amid Iran war 12/03 14:11 - Iran War Causing Largest Ever Oil Disruption, I.E.A. Says 12/03 14:08 - Drug use on Ukraine’s front lines ‘rampant among Russian troops’ 12/03 14:08 - Drug use on Ukraine’s front lines ‘rampant among Russian troops’ 12/03 14:07 - Israel pounds Lebanon: Grieving border village calls for peace 12/03 14:03 - Israel army says Hezbollah fired 200 rockets in 'biggest barrage' of war 12/03 14:00 - Venice Biennale risks losing EU funding over planned Russia involvement 12/03 14:00 - Iraqi official urges Australia to take back alleged IS fighters during meeting with ambassador 12/03 13:59 - Caught in the crossfire: US-Israel war on Iran fractures Gulf economies 12/03 13:59 - Caught in the crossfire: US-Israel war on Iran fractures Gulf economies 12/03 13:57 - How Iran war laid bare the world's reliance on Gulf oil and gas 12/03 13:55 - Can Iran’s asymmetric warfare hold US-Israeli military power at bay? 12/03 13:55 - Can Iran’s asymmetric warfare hold US-Israeli military power at bay? 12/03 13:55 - How Iran’s attacks on Gulf energy sites are shaping decision making in Washington 12/03 13:53 - Iran’s Mojtaba Khamenei issues first statement as Supreme Leader amid war 12/03 13:53 - Iran’s Mojtaba Khamenei issues first statement as Supreme Leader amid war 12/03 13:51 - How corporations have collaborated with US military over the decades 12/03 13:51 - How corporations have collaborated with US military over the decades 12/03 13:43 - Unexplained Moscow internet blackouts spark fears of web censorship plan 12/03 13:35 - Jimmy Kimmel Addresses the Notion of a Drone Strike on California 12/03 13:10 - ‘He Seems Really Bad at Getting Advice’: 3 Opinion Writers on Trump and Iran 12/03 13:06 - Ireland’s deputy PM warns of ‘near-existential moment’ for EU amid global turmoil 12/03 12:49 - 'What if we're left with ruins?': Doubts creep in for Iranians who supported war 12/03 12:24 - Weather warnings issued as colder weather and mountain snow forecast 12/03 12:22 - Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has 'very good links with the IRGC' 12/03 12:21 - Iran escalates attacks on infrastructure and transport networks across the Gulf | First Thing 12/03 12:18 - AI scams drove UK reports of fraud to record 444,000 last year 12/03 12:11 - Iran war reality check: Why the US miscalculated Tehran’s political resilience 12/03 12:10 - Shell CEO’s pay jumps 60% despite slump in profits at oil company 12/03 12:00 - Colon cancer now leading cause of cancer deaths under 50 in US