OTTAWA—Manitoba MP Candice Bergen is waking up with a new job today: unifying the Conservative caucus. The party’s former deputy leader was elected by her colleagues to serve as interim leader after a majority of MPs ousted Erin O’Toole from the top job. Bergen faces a caucus that has spent weeks divided and angry over…
Unifying a Divided Caucus Is Job No. 1 for New Interim Tory Leader Candice Bergen
Key Players in Erin O’Toole’s Tory Leadership Vote and Calls for an Early Review
OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is to learn Wednesday from the Tory caucus whether he will remain as party leader. Here are some key players who have been involved in calls for his leadership to be reviewed. Garnett Genuis—The Alberta MP is one of the signatories to a letter endorsed by around one-third of O’Toole’s 118-member…
Liberal MP George Chahal Fined $500 for Taking Tory Election Leaflet From Front Door
OTTAWA—MP George Chahal says he has paid a $500 fine after taking an opponent’s pamphlet from a front door and replacing it with his own during last year’s election. The Liberal MP for Calgary Skyview was captured on a doorbell camera removing the Conservative flyer while he was going door to door as a candidate….
Tory MPs Break Ranks to Condemn Alleged Downing Street Christmas Party
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing increasing hostility from his own party in light of claims Downing Street staff broke lockdown rules by holding a Christmas gathering last year. Several Tory backbenchers, along with the former Scottish Conservatives leader, Ruth Davidson, have expressed concerns over the affair—arguing that the allegations, if true, are “unacceptable”…
UK MP Who Sexually Harassed Staff Member Is Given Back His Tory Party Membership
MP Rob Roberts has been given his Tory membership back despite a warning the move would “let him off the hook” for sexually harassing a member of staff. The Conservatives confirmed on Monday morning that Roberts was a Tory party member again after a 12-week suspension. The MP for Delyn in North Wales will continue…
UK Tory Budget Closest to Last Labour Government: Economists
The UK budget is more in keeping with the last Labour government than the previous Tory administration, according to a leading economic think tank. In its analysis of yesterday’s spending review, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said that the measures, which include raising taxes to the highest for 70 years were “almost entirely” unrelated…
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