The Conservative Party must embrace Nigel Farage to “unite the right”, Suella Braverman has urged, following a disastrous few days for Rishi Sunak.
The former home secretary told The Times there was “not much difference” between the new Reform UK leader’s policies and those of the Tories, as senior Conservatives start debating the future of the party.
It comes as we enter a key stage of the election campaign trail with parties launching their manifestos. The Lib Dems are first out of the traps, with the Tories, Labour and Greens all expected to produce their policy pledges this week.
But Labour has seen their plan to impose VAT on private school fees descend into chaos as the shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson called out Emily Thornberry for saying the policy risked increasing class sizes in state schools.
Meanwhile, the prime minister is set return to the campaign trail on Monday after his decision to skip a D-Day memorial event attended by other world leaders last week sparked a furious backlash from some Tories and political rivals alike.
Lord Heseltine warns spiralling Tory party is ‘fighting for its life’ after disastrous D-Day fallout
