Katie Lam — who is earning plaudits on the Conservative right — calls for Brexit withdrawal agreement to be reopened.

“If something’s not working, you should stop it.” Say what you like about Kemi Badenoch, no one can match her when it comes to giving a straight-faced delivery of a self-undermining line.

Proposed ‘removals force’ will be tasked with deporting 150,000 people a year in bid to tackle illegal immigration The Conservatives will pledge to create a new immigration taskforce modelled on Donald Trump’s controversial Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agency, the Guardian understands. The party’s leader, Kemi Badenoch, is expected to announce the policy on Sunday as it heads into its annual conference following a year of historic low poll ratings. The proposed “removals force” will be tasked with deporting 150,000 people a year in a bid to tackle illegal immigration. Continue reading...

Tory leader says decision did not ‘come lightly’ as she seeks to regain the political initiative amid rising support for Reform

Tory leader also claims the party was close to bankruptcy when she took over last year

Tory leader says she would replace it with ‘cheap energy’ strategy, ending decades-long consensus on climate