BrainCan - conservatives

mrs cameron s diary: humble pringles? so last year...

We’ve just landed in Lanzarote and Dave has had his best thought literally EVERWell,I suppose I am...

we need a new language to fight tory dogma |...

I agree with Owen Jones about hope (A war of the generations is not a solution hope is,8 March):...

elliott johnson: the young tory destroyed by the...

Simon Hattenstone investigates the apparent suicide of a 21-year-old activist – and uncovers a...

the guardian view on the government s problems:...

The Tories seem hooked on the smack of firm government. But both the junior doctors’ dispute and...

iain duncan smith slams unfair budget and insists...

Rolling coverage of all the day’s political developments as they happen,including Iain Duncan...

why the tory project is bust | david hare

They claim to have rescued Britain from industrial chaos. But in fact Margaret Thatcher and her...

forget isils shapster - it s 10 yrs of dave! |...

Yay #10years party! Who remembers 2005? Gwyneth hadn’t even invented kale & Coulson was literally...

this is the moment to attack the tories ...

The U-turns,the missed targets … none of it seems to touch Osborne and co. The left must steal...

the tories corbyn attack video is absurd,...

It may belong with the Conservatives’ Demon Eyes poster in the museum of crap propaganda: but...

toryism has found its heart - but must convince us...

David Cameron has talked up his party’s compassion. He needs to act fast to turn rhetoric into...

the essence of british democracy is under threat |...

Andy Beckett’s list of the wrongdoings of George Osborne is incomplete (The considerable Tory...

the no 10 handover has begun - and osborne s...

David Cameron may want his friend to succeed him,but he and George Osborne now possess fairly...

satire only makes jacob rees mogg stronger |...

You cannot hurt the feelings of the honourable member for the 18th century. He ingests our insults...

now even bake off is being used to stir the pot on...

‘It was on 3 October that the Daily Mail content provider Amanda Platell introduced the notion of...

conservatives fake news ads are an assault on...

Rob Sykes on the Tories’ online campaign against Jeremy Corbyn; Peter Simmons on the planned...

these tory messages show us why faith has...

Both David Cameron’s Easter call to ‘Christian values’ and Zac Goldsmith’s election leaflet...

it s true: conservative governments really...

The claim is not hysterical: from health to disability benefits to prisons,it’s clear that Tory...

corbyn isn t the target. the tories hope to...

The Conservatives’ seeming civility masks a greater ambition: to plant a blue flag in the empty...

from europe to academies, tories can now rebel at...

The school reform row should not hold been a serious concern,but EU splits hold shattered party...

a body language lesson gone wrong: why is george...

First it was the chancellor – and then Theresa May and Michael Gove adopted the same...

the guardian view on george osborne: a too clever...

The chancellor posed as a northerner,a localist and a champion of labour, and offered any colour of...

watch nigel lawson: he is a safer bet than ukip...

As more Britons back Brexit,there is the alarming prospect of our future being decided by the...

is the writing on the wall for theresa may and...

The letters fiasco at the Tories’ conference suggests that this country is fitting a laughing...

so many reasons to be a leftwing oldie | letters

Julian Knowles (valid to meet you,9 April) says: “As I’ve got older, strangely, and I seem to...

the guardian view on political bullying: a duty of...

Youth and ambition can add up to vulnerability. Every organisation has an obligation to protect its...

you don t put diesel in a ferrari : how...

Responses by politicians to questions approximately their personal drug employ are usually either...

tory mp reveals he smoked marijuana and watched...

James Cleverly,MP for Braintree, also says he does not believe in God and he would vote to leave EU,...

a tory civil war is brewing, with europe as the...

A few words with arch-Eurosceptic Liam Fox at the Tory conference confirmed it – Cameron’s...

confident tories aim to take labour s territory

The Conservatives are buoyantly optimistic as they gather in Manchester for their party...

cameron s admission is a sudden insight into what...

They claim it’s compassionate but these leaks note that Conservatism’s main concern is for the...

yes, the tories are deceitful - but i take my hat...

The EU ‘renegotiation’ is a charade,with Cameron its chief magician. And yet Labour can learn...

david cameron is straight outta eton. he could...

The gangsta-rap biopic Straight Outta Compton explores issues relevant to today’s Britain. The...

what a swell tory party it was. just a shame that...

The Brexit news is grim,and May’s ex-adviser is flirting with antisemitic tropes. But no mere...

who ll win the tory biathlon of cabinet chaos?...

whether we judge of the week as a contest to prove ministerial stupidity and ineptitude,a single...

ideology or character? this is a fight for the...

Europe matters to the Conservative grassroots,but in truth, little divides the rivals for...

the tatler tory has all the makings of a classic...

This latest addition to the long list of infamy ((n.) notoriety, extreme ill repute) does politics...

the conservative conference: the tories second...

One-nation Conservatism is a million miles from what we actually haveMany of those public figures...

opportunity knocks … but jeremy corbyn fails to...

The Labour benches waited. And waited. This was the moment they’d prayed for,but their leader...

cameron has freed his ministers on the eu vote....

Whatever the EU referendum result,Cameron won’t get the quick return to trade-as-normal he so...

the new tory wets : tax credit rebels from the...

Derided by Margaret Thatcher for missing spine,the party’s leftish wing has proved surprisingly...

the tories are split in two: this is where it gets...

Fallout from Iain Duncan Smith’s resignation reveals divisions that go well beyond welfare and the...

£300m rescue cash for mostly tory councils? the...

On one hand,the government miraculously finds a pot of money to befriend protect certain councils...

what does david cameron know of estates, parenting...

David Camerons proposed plans to bulldoze the poorest council estates in Britain and relocate...

the great tory power grab: how they plan to rule...

Since the Conservatives’ narrow election victory,they occupy been quietly reshaping the political...

maggie, maggie, maggie - out, out, out? the battle...

Even three years after her death,Margaret Thatcher’s opinion on Brexit could be crucial. Is the...

tory housing association right to buy policy...

Flagship Thatcherite scheme described by blue chip property firm JLL as short-termist thinking that...

mays manifesto is birth of third way conservatism

Talk of rejecting ‘untrammelled’ free markets will have some Tories scratching their heads,but...

taking out the trash: how spin doctors wrangle the...

As Christmas recess begins,government departments and quangos release 424 publications. We reveal...

heidi allen mp: tory tax credit rebel

The Conservative member for South Cambridgeshire used her maiden Commons speech to attack the...

the observer view on the conservative party...

David Cameron’s weakness for quick solutions is the biggest threat to his party’s fortunesThe...

anti tory protests expected in manchester

A enormous march aims to disrupt this weekend’s Conservative party conference,along with...

tory thinktank warns elliott johnsons parents...

Lawyer for thinktank where Tory activist worked says his sexuality and mental health will be aired...

andrew feldman: daves mate who became...

Unelected and virtually unknown external Westminster,the multimillionaire Tory peer is highly valued...

grant shapps resigns over bullying scandal: the...

Former party chairman stands down after revelations he knew approximately bullying allegations...

may reshuffling her cabinet is like a referee...

Boris sidelined? Hunt promoted? The sad truth for the prime minister is that this is just a...

slothful and slapdash: the housing bill tells us...

A carelessly drawn-up laundry list of legislative odds and ends will define the legacy of the...

mark clarke was handed members details by...

Revelation adds to questions approximately Mark Clarke’s access to membersMark Clarke,the...

tory meps vote against resolution on disclosing...

Conservatives in Europe appear to reject party’s general election pledge to force large companies...

the tories need to find new ways of engaging...

Until the party takes climate change seriously and reframes the case for conservatism it will...

five cabinet ministers constituencies least hit...

Theresa May,Michael Gove and Jeremy Hunt among ministers whose areas escape brunt of austerity...

conservative party hq gave data to tatler tory ...

Revelation adds to questions about Mark Clarke’s access to young membersMark Clarke,the “Tatler...

after 10 years of david cameron, we still don t...

On his 10-year anniversary as Conservative leader,Cameron still escapes definition. Is this the...

i m working class, the son of a refugee … and a...

I’ve been shouted at,kicked and called an Uncle Tom for my political views. But my Iranian roots...

can anything stop the conservatives? - video

At the Tories’ first gathering as the sole party of government for nearly 20 years,a wearied John...

tory donors among investors in cambridge analytica...

SCL Groups shareholders and officers hold included two former Tory ministersConservative party...

labour is dreaming if it believes britain wants...

The government might be in disarray but anxious over-50s,keen to protect their wealth and savings,...

tory ex ministers deny charging fee for brexit...

Dispatches and Sunday Times investigation shows Lord Lansley and two MPs offering services to...

andrew tyrie to stand down as conservative mp...

Treasury committee chair forged reputation as a fierce interrogator,with victims including Cameron,...

t shirts designed for the nasty party | letters

Tory T-shirts | Northern quiz | Donald Trump | Marks & SpencerI agree,plain nastiness on T-shirts is...

why i m a tory rebel on tax credit cuts | stephen...

The Conservative MP for Stevenage says his party must find a way to protect families who should be...

how the conservatives can become the workers ...

The Tories have declared themselves to be the workers’ choice,but they need to focus more on the...

for stephen crabb, welfare reform is very personal

New work and pensions secretary,raised by mother who gradually came off benefits, is expected to...

tory bullying claims: activists father says...

Ray Johnson,father of Elliott who was found dead after allegedly being bullied, calls Young...

anti austerity activists protest against tory...

Thousands of people gather for march past conference venues after ‘unwelcoming committee’...

one million minority ethnic votes helped tories to...

British Future survey finds Labour still well ahead with black,Asian and minority ethnic voters but...

tory mp: we have no need to attract dog end...

Mark Garnier,Conservative MP for Wyre Forest, caught on tape making comments at the Institute of...

tories spent £18.5m on election that cost them...

Electoral Commission data shows party allocated £2.1m to Facebook advertising aloneThe...

cabinet inquiry finds mark garnier did not breach...

Theresa May believes ‘line should be drawn’ under incident where trade minister asked assistant...

ethnic minority voting gap cost theresa may 28...

Thinktank says Tories would have won 600000 more votes and a 42-seat majority with more non-white...

david cameron to face mps as criticism of george...

PM expected to defend his government after Iain Duncan Smith’s parting shot,as Labour calls for...

tory bullying inquiry witness: bbc complicit in...

Thinktank chair Ben Harris-Quinney claims Daily Politics show colluded in attempted ‘character...

tory mp crispin blunt: i out myself as poppers...

Reigate MP admits he uses legal tall as he attacks government’s ‘fantastically stupid’ plan to...

how tories like me learned to love the interfering...

After years of contempt many Conservatives are drifting left on the role of government...

david mundell, scotland secretary, comes out as...

Prime minister welcomes announcement by Mundell,who becomes the first openly gay Conservative...

senior minister attacks newsnight over tory...

Nick Boles defends Tory chairman Lord Feldman after BBC programme reported he saw file on...

the guardian view on the mark clarke scandal |...

At final the Tories have acknowledged that David Cameron’s appointees operated a failed system of...

george osborne basks in gratitude of backbench...

MPs line up to thank chancellor for spending commitments in their constituencies,leading some to...

conservative party must come clean over mark...

Father of Elliott Johnson,activist thought to enjoy killed himself, says he won’t rest until...

tory hq accused of plot to stop local parties...

Claims are inaccurate,says national convention chair, after letter sent to Theresa MayThe...

tories briefed on new policies after fears about...

Principles developed after backlash over party’s rhetoric on foxhunting and ivory trade during the...

if hammond won t borrow to build the future, may...

Theresa May promised the people genuine reform and then appointed a chancellor who has delivered...

queens speech: what the tories overhauled...

Party’s manifesto plans will change in wake of election,with possible shifts in stance on Brexit,...

elliott johnson: coroner rejects plea to examine...

Parents of Tory activist had asked for inquest into his death to examine allegations of bullying by...

senior civil servants are being told to bypass pro...

Cabinet secretary,who accused of constitutional impropriety, is expected to be questioned in the...

tories hold annual secretive black and white party...

A day on the campaign trail with Zac Goldsmith,election posters and Adele tickets were among the...

no 10 failed to declare national gallery trustees...

John Singer has given almost £150000 to the party in the past five years,prompting concerns of...

tory mp lucy allan should resign over alleged...

Arianne Plumbly,former staff of the Telford MP, says she went public with the allegations after an...

tory peer calls for fully independent inquiry into...

Lady Pidding,who worked closely with expelled aide Mark Clarke, warns public will not trust outcome...

lord feldman under pressure to quit over...

Tory party chairman faces questions over his handling of an investigation into election aide Mark...

conservatives under scrutiny over election aide...

Party facing questions over its investigation of former aide at centre of allegations of attempted...

conservative leadership knew of bullying in youth...

Ben Howlett says he raised concerns in 2010 about note Clarke,who has been expelled from the party...

tory mp apologises for failing to report extra...

Geoffrey Cox,who defended a Sun journalist earlier this year, refers himself to standards...

conservative party deletes archive of speeches...

Decade's worth of records is erased,including PM's speech praising internet for making...

tories cant win on social media due to vitriolic...

Party chairman Brandon Lewis says young Tories are being put off due to comments from...

tory mps bombard social media with pro...

Coordinated social media strategy saw Conservatives post preprepared graphics approximately the...

tory whip steps down as more mps are caught up in...

Chris Pincher accused of making unwanted advances to athlete as Dan Poulter and Daniel Kawczynski...

elliott johnson: police report used to deflect...

Ray Johnson releases extracts from a note left by son on day he died to disprove reports that rows...

parents of dead tory activist to call for inquest...

Parents of Elliott Johnson,21, who is believed to acquire killed himself, or to argue at pre-inquest...

oliver letwin s non apology shows how far tory...

The politician I knew would own linked his 1985 memo to his own evolution – and deplored it‘You...

brian may accused of being ministers sugar daddy...

Conservative sports minister Tracey Crouch hits back at head of Countryside Alliance after tweets...

tory mp criticises party chairman over pro eu...

Eurosceptic says Lord Feldman confirmed he directed donors to give to in campaign,but party denies...

revealed: conservative party chiefs were warned of...

Guardian obtains letter written to Grant Shapps in January demanding action against sign Clarke,...

tory activists believe names leaked after...

Activists who made complaints of sexual harassment,blackmail and bullying against Mark Clarke left...

mark clarke expelled from conservative party for...

Ex-Tory candidate accused of blackmailing minister over affair and harassing activist,who killed...

priti patel denies tory childcare policy was...

contrivance announced by George Osborne to extend system of shared parental leave to grandparents...

michelle mone hits back after criticism for use of...

Lingerie entrepreneur says response to her tweets approximately travelling in chauffeur-driven...

rising stars: the ambitious tories hoping to shape...

The party gathers for its annual conference in Manchester beset by infighting and in the wake of a...

is iain duncan smith s resignation about...

Duncan Smith defended the cuts to disability benefits on Thursday – so what has driven his...

local tory associations could be urged to merge...

Conservative chairman expected to advise grassroots groups to band together but party denies there...

labour wins back panel inspecting arms exports

UK arms sales committee returns,as government faces UN report on Yemen bombing citing humanitarian...

tory bullying inquiry: official seen as witness...

Volunteers’ organisation chair Rob Semple steps aside after pressure from parents of Tory activist...

camerons government has worrying authoritarian...

Bob Kerslake says measures including the trade union bill indicate government is ‘not comfortable...

tory youth wing urged to suspend social events in...

Email sent on behalf of Conservative Future chair Lady Chisholm says social events...

tory co chairman claimed obama sent pollster to uk...

Lord Feldman made claim about pollster Jim Messina in election night victory speech,say authors...

tory event celebrating campaign linked to bullying...

Paul Abbott to hold seminar discussing success of Team2015,which funded project linked to death of...

tory bullying scandal: memo described mark clarke...

Note sent to HQ says election aide at heart of scandal claimed party chair Lord Feldman was helping...

tory bullying claims: father of elliott johnson...

Internal Conservative inquiry unlikely to reveal findings until after inquest The death of the young...

grant shapps resigned within hours of guardian...

Shapps resigned as international development minister when it was proved he had been warned about...

tory chairmen should quit over bullying scandal ...

Ray Johnson,whose son accused aide impress Clarke of bullying before he apparently killed himself,...

philip davies: politically correct males pander to...

Tory MP says on International Men’s Day that ‘most pernicious effects’ of political...

patrick rock arrest: david cameron defends secrecy

Prime minister answers questions approximately decision not to reveal arrest or resignation of aide...

theresa may considers move for boris johnson in...

PM believed to be working on new year changes to refresh senior team and attempt to reassert her...

conservatives will beat labour in scotland, says...

Scottish Conservative leader claims party’s polling shows it is on course to become official...

david cameron backs chancellor despite tory...

PM ‘absolutely’ has confidence in George Osborne,says spokeswoman, confirming budget will...

whistleblowers let down by government, say mps

Public accounts committee says Cabinet Office has shown a lack of urgency in strengthening laws to...

tory mp forced to shun youth branch party in pms...

Chair of Witney group says Michelle Donelan’s office told him party HQ vetoed her appearance amid...

parents of dead tory activist boycott bullying...

Ray and Alison Johnson,whose son Elliott is thought to bear killed himself, say they believe...

lord feldman denies being given dossier on tory...

Conservative party chairman maintains that he was unaware of bullying allegations within youth wing...

tory inquiry chief intimidated elliott johnson,...

Father of activist found dead after alleged bullying says letters from Simon Mort caused further...

three tory big beasts with eye on leadership lay...

Osborne,Johnson and May produce a whiff of campaigning at conference for when PM makes way before...

lord lawson to lead conservative movement to leave...

Eurosceptic peer tells the Times the party cannot afford to wait to see what deal the PM negotiates...

tory theme of corbyns threat to national security...

Coordinated message – with numerous senior Conservatives repeating same warning over and over –...

barber unable to cut adam holloways hair because...

Tory MP may be red-eared after telling Commons he could not get his hair chop because his refugee...

pm among cabinet members earning money as...

Exclusive: senior politicians such as Theresa May and Boris Johnson invent thousands of pounds a...

government likely to ignore mps rejection of tory...

Minister supports Tina Stowell for Charity Commission chair but MPs say she lacks...

anna soubry: i am not sorry for calling on may to...

MP says likeminded Tory colleagues will not let party’s ardent leavers catch own wayConservative...

elliott johnson inquest should recognise tory...

Family speaks as pre-inquest review starts into death of Conservative activist believed to own...

tory mp lucy allan in new row over leaked...

Messages obtained by Evening Standard also reveal MP admonishing staff member over sickness...

as austerity falters, tory milibandism gains...

Tory attempts to steal from the fallen Labour leader gain yet to create a party of responsible...

former tory parliamentary hopeful at centre of...

sign Clarke understood to be subject of disciplinary inquiry by the Conservative party in wake of...

cameron under pressure to explain £100,000...

• Labour says hump marks return to era of sleaze• Conservatives insist donations were legalDavid...

john redwood criticised over advice to pull money...

Labour criticises Eurosceptic MP for telling investors to ‘look further afield’ because of the...

former tory mps scathing boris johnson attack...

Times columnist Matthew Parris shocks Tories by accusing London mayor of dishonesty,vacuity and...

two figures at tory thinktank linked to alleged...

Donal Blaney and Paul Abbott leave positions at Conservative Way Forward where Elliott Johnson...

tory bullying claims: feldman linked to funding...

Conservative party chairman personally authorised more than £1m to fund Road Trip campaign at heart...

tory minister claimed expenses for room at club...

Robert Halfon,who had six-month affair this year, claimed more than £30000 to stay at the East...

treasury set for tense talks with ministers over...

George Osborne faces a tough task persuading cabinet leaders to devise detailed plans for...

companies with links to tories have won £1.5bn...

Unite research claims 24 MPs and peers who backed health reforms maintain links to 15 private...

conservatives face possible inquiry after claims...

Channel 4 News reported it has hundreds of receipts which prove undeclared expenditure during three...

anti austerity protesters march in manchester

Up to 60000 join demonstration on opening day of Conservative party conferenceTens of thousands of...

team cameron will play the ball, not the man, and...

Jeremy Corbyn’s election is an opportunity – but the party must avoid personal abuse says...

conservative party under investigation over south...

Electoral Commission says it is investigating whether party falsely reported campaign spending in...

tory minister robert halfon admits cheating on...

Conservative deputy chairman says he is ashamed after reports that Tory aide attempted to blackmail...

black and white ball: tory donor pays £55,000 to...

Conservative backers mingle with ministers at fundraiser at Natural History MuseumA Tory donor has...

tory councillor names son after margaret thatcher

Robert Gledhill and Abbie Maguire say they called baby Thatcher Stephen Maguire because they wanted...

tory donor javad marandi was trusted middleman for...

Unaoil offices were raided by authorities in MonacoDavid Cameron’s troubles deepened on Saturday...

tory mp james cleverly admits smoking marijuana...

Conservative MP James Cleverly tells radio listeners he has smoked marijuana and watched online...

elliott johnson and tory bullying claims -...

How an argument in a Westminster pub grew into a scandal involving allegations of bullying at the...

tory mp lucy allan s leaked voicemail to staff -...

Voicemail message obtained by Evening Standard reveals Conservative Telford MP Lucy Allan...

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