A Tory backbencher sparked outrage today by claiming would-be party leader Kemi Badenoch may struggle to do the job because she is 'preoccupied with her children'. Sir Christopher Chope, 77, who ...

Tory MP Christopher Chope has blocked a bill that would have aided the prevention of female genital mutilation of children. There was an audible groan from MPs in the Commons on Friday when the ...

THE leaders of Christchurch and East Dorset councils have welcomed an intervention by Christchurch MP Chris Chope over a failed funding bid. Mr Chope called for an answer in Parliament as to why the ...

This row has seriously threatened the Tories’ reputation. The longer it drags on, the longer the government are likely to suffer in the polls. The phrase “Tory sleaze” has been seen in newspaper ...

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