Topic: Conservatives

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

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
Female MPs of colour face the worst abuse — and it’s a threat to us all

As parliamentarians such as Zarah Sultana face ‘deeply troubling’ levels of vitriol, some politicians have been forced out of public life altogether

Shehab Khan
Islamophobia, Israel, Gaza and ‘culture wars’: Hyphen’s guide to Kemi Badenoch

The new Conservative leader wants to “renew” the Tories. What does that mean for British Muslims?

Weronika Strzyżyńska
Rachel Reeves’s first budget was historic — but the debate is eerily familiar

Labour’s first budget in nearly 15 years contained few surprises thanks to some judicious leaks. But who will win the spin war?

Shehab Khan
‘The right isn’t the same as the far right’: what Muslim Tories think about leadership race

We asked Muslim Conservative members at the annual party conference how they felt about Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick, Tom Tugendhat and James Cleverly

Saman Javed