Topic: Conservatives

Revealed: Muslim civil service group cleared after Gaza-Israel lobbying probe

Call for apology as MP and trade union allege Tory government suspended Civil Service Muslim Network ‘based on political pressure rather than facts’

Lucas Cumiskey
Labour MPs warn that Starmer’s government won’t outflank Reform UK by getting tougher on immigration

Both Labour and the Conservative opposition are increasingly aware of the threat posed by Nigel Farage’s party

Shehab Khan
Tories spent £1.9m on ‘dehumanising’ immigration tagging that didn’t work

Labour’s own evaluation of the programme, published in January, found that GPS tagging had not made people less likely to go awol

Anita Mureithi

I went to a Reform UK rally. Here’s what I saw

Rupert Lowe and Lee Anderson railed against DEI and asylum seekers, while Nigel Farage tried to tone things down

Shehab Khan
New national body for British Muslims ‘won’t compete with Muslim Council of Britain’

Labour, Conservatives and Liberal Democrat figures have all expressed willingness to engage with the new British Muslim Network

Saman Javed
Musk is a headache for Labour, but the Tories are worried too

Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage have both fallen foul of the world’s richest man. What’s his game — and will Kemi Badenoch fare better?

Shehab Khan
Rain and riots: Behind the scenes of my year covering British politics

ITV News political correspondent Shehab Khan reflects on a momentous year for both sides of the Atlantic — and lifts the curtain on 2025

Shehab Khan
Policy Exchange told the Tories that Muslims were a threat. Will it work on Labour?

The Westminster thinktank has played a crucial role in shaping narratives about Islam and extremism in Britain since 2005

Adam Bychawski
Assisted dying has MPs more reflective than ever. Here’s what they’re saying

Only one Muslim MP has publicly backed Kim Leadbeater’s bill, with six saying they oppose it. Privately, many in the Commons are conflicted

Shehab Khan