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Christian Wakeford Defects to Labour as Johnson Leadership Crisis Mounts

Christian Wakeford, elected as the Conservative MP for Bury South, has defected to the Labour Party, adding to the leadership

Downing Street has confirmed that Oliver Lewis, the head of the No 10 Union unit, is leaving his role, in

Paul Davies, the leader of the Conservative Party in the Welsh Assembly, has resigned following an incident where he was

Scott Mann, the Conservative MP for North Cornwall, has been appointed as a Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury)

Kelly Tolhurst, the Housing Minister, has resigned from her role after receiving some “devastating family news”. Tolhurst had held the

Lord Cavendish of Furness has retired from the House of Lords, having been elevated to the Peerage in May 1990

David Morris, the Conservative MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale, has made a personal statement in the House of Commons over

Douglas Ross, who resigned from Ministerial office over the behaviour of Dominic Cummings, has become the new leader of the

Charles Elphicke, the Conservative MP for Dover from 2010 and 2019, has been found guilty of two sexual assaults following

Jackson Carlaw has resigned from his position as the leader of the Scottish Conservative Party after just six months in