PoliticsTories target universal credit claimants in plan condemned as ‘fast track to poverty’
Proposals aim to push people into work, but charities say families are still paying price of austerity cuts and rise in cost of living
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PoliticsCaution versus ambition: strategy debate dominates Lib Dem conference
Party strategists say careful targeting of seats has paid off and should continue, but some say a wider vision is needed
PoliticsLib Dems have ‘moral responsibility’ to block Reform, says Ed Davey as party gears up for snap election
Exclusive: Lib Dem leader bullish ahead of party conference despite static poll ratings and MPs’ frustrations
PoliticsPolanski request to postpone Greens’ conference to focus on byelection refused by party
Exclusive: Leader understood to have wanted to concentrate on Holborn and St Pancras campaign in London but executive committee voted against plan
PoliticsGreens push Zack Polanski to take stance on proposed policy declaring ‘Zionism is racism’
Exclusive: The Green leader has not spoken publicly about the motion, which is likely to be debated at the party’s conference in October
PoliticsReform declines to say whether £72m donors returned to UK in time to meet 12-month limit
Richard Tice says donations are legally compliant amid speculation on overseas rules proposed in Rycroft report
PoliticsDonations of £72m make Reform’s prospects both rosier and riskier
Party can boost its campaign power with funds from billionaire backers, but it can also lose support from ordinary Britons
