"I don’t want much really, just for her not to be weird." As the Tories gather for their party conference, the pressure is on Kemi Badenoch to turn around their fortunes. But is she doomed already? The HuffPost weekend political read is here 👇 https://t.co/CzfFnLzhdw

Starmer Expresses 'Profound Relief' After Trump Says First Phase Of Gaza Peace Plan Agreed

"£10,200 a year better off"

Trump: We took the freedom of speech away

Kemi Badenoch Can Announce All The Tax Cuts She Wants. No One Truly Believes She'll Ever Be Prime Minister

EXCL: PM facing Labour rebellion over Digital ID. No10 setting up "outreach" meetings to win over MPs. But one says: "Overtures from them won’t shift people and those who support it think No.10′s reverse Midas touch has tainted it for another 5 years.” https://t.co/5cHi4X0HKi

“On primary residences” is an important clarification - and much cheaper to implement Definitely not the complete abolition Kemi announced in her speech

Tories clarify - abolition only applies to primary residences They estimate this would cost £9bn at end of the decade

Kemi Badenoch, literally an hour ago: “The next Conservative government will abolish stamp duty on your home. It will be gone.” Fastest reverse ferret ever?

Labour source: "Kemi's ‘golden rule’ claims that for every pound saved half or more will go to reduce the deficit, and half will go on cutting taxes or spending to boost the economy. The £24.5 bn for scrapping stamp duty is half that. And they've pledged a ton of others policies"

Some snap analysis of Kemi Badenoch's big speech. https://t.co/byt9MD5bdj

First time buyers get Stamp Duty relief on first £300k and pay 5% up to £500k. Average cost of a first home in 2024 was £311,034. So abolishing it will save average FTB £551. Which is nice, but this is overwhelmingly a tax cut for those already on the property ladder

@KevinASchofield £47bn of savings identified here:

Official forecasts predict stamp duty will raise £24.5 billion for the government in 2029/30. No word from the Tories on how they would actually pay for that.

Not a bad conference speech by Kemi Badenoch. Like Keir Starmer last week, a not-disastrous conference should protect her from any imminent threat to her leadership. But next May's elections could still be fatal for both the Tory and Labour leaders

BREAKING: Kemi Badenoch announces a Tory government led by her will abolish stamp duty

So we’ve now reached the point in this ridiculous debate where it’s “disgraceful” for people to decide which flags are flown from their own private property.

Kemi Badenoch Can't Stop Getting Frosty With Broadcasters As Tory Woes Continue

Mel Stride Slaps Down Robert Jenrick Over 'No White Faces' Remark As Tory Splits Erupt

"Do you hold Jews responsible for the mass killing, starvation and destruction in Gaza? And if you say no, are you nonetheless suppressing anger against Jews who don’t speak out against Benjamin Netanyahu’s government? If so, you are an anti-semite." https://t.co/6eJAwVWNbr

No10 currently doing a post-conference online briefing for Labour MPs. Communications chief Tim Allan tells them there will be meetings with backbenchers to address concerns about digital ID cards. One MP on the call describes it as "painful" and "embarrassing"