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Zoë Crowther
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My favourite event I've spotted in the Conservative Party conference agenda so far 🍓

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Rishi Sunak writes for The House magazine ahead of his last Tory conference as leader: "We, the Conservative Party, are a family and, once this contest is over, we must come together to support our new leader."

Rishi Sunak: Now is the time for the Conservative Party to come together
Rishi Sunak: Now is the time for the Conservative Party to come together

This year has been a difficult one for the Conservative Party. We have had disappointing election results both nationally and locally. Too many goo...

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Shadow Foreign Sec Andrew Mitchell is one of the Tory party's political survivors, returning as an MP in 2001 after losing his seat in 1997 He told me he's "very supportive" of Wes Streeting's NHS policies and won't oppose Labour "for the sake of opposing"

Senior Tory 'Very Supportive' Of Wes Streeting's NHS Policies
Senior Tory 'Very Supportive' Of Wes Streeting's NHS Policies

Shadow Foreign Secretary Andrew Mitchell has said he is “very supportive” of Labour Health Secretary Wes Streeting's approach to the NHS and insist...

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Birmingham New Street is also grim, but a lot of the other London stations (Kings Cross, Paddington, Victoria) are so much better than Euston

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Mitchell said he had been voting to “keep people in” the Tory leadership contest rather than for any favourite He'll judge the candidates on their conference speeches, saying he "bears the marks" from supporting David Davis's 2005 leadership bid (which he lost to David Cameron)

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The former Cabinet minister said he wants his party to fundamentally rethink the role of the state “We want low tax and American-style taxation on the one hand, but we also want very high social provision as in the European model – and that's a very difficult circle to square."

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Mitchell does not want to create strong dividing lines between the Tories and Labour on foreign policy ✅ Supportive of govt approach to the Middle East ✅ “Every indication” Labour will fully support Ukraine ✅ Lammy would work “extremely well” with Trump as president

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Shadow Foreign Sec Andrew Mitchell is one of the Tory party's political survivors, returning as an MP in 2001 after losing his seat in 1997 He told me he's "very supportive" of Wes Streeting's NHS policies and won't oppose Labour "for the sake of opposing"

Senior Tory 'Very Supportive' Of Wes Streeting's NHS Policies
Senior Tory 'Very Supportive' Of Wes Streeting's NHS Policies

Shadow Foreign Secretary Andrew Mitchell has said he is “very supportive” of Labour Health Secretary Wes Streeting's approach to the NHS and insist...

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🏥 Senior Tory MP Andrew Mitchell said he is “very supportive” of Labour Health Secretary Wes Streeting's approach to the NHS 👇 Read the full interview by @zoecrowther.bsky.social

Senior Tory 'Very Supportive' Of Wes Streeting's NHS Policies
Senior Tory 'Very Supportive' Of Wes Streeting's NHS Policies

Shadow Foreign Secretary Andrew Mitchell has said he is “very supportive” of Labour Health Secretary Wes Streeting's approach to the NHS and insist...

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