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Penny Mordaunt said the soul of the Conservative Party needs restoring after a crushing election defeat. Shye lost her Portsmouth North seat to Labour’s Amanda Martin.

Penny Mordaunt says soul of Tory party needs restoring

The Chairman of Pubwatch in Portsmouth said restaurants and nightlife venues will be severely impacted by measures which would ban smoking in pub gardens and outside nightclubs. Pictured is The Astoria in Guildhall Walk.

Smoking ban outside pubs and clubs would "undermine" venues

Havant MP Alan Mak has been appointed to the Opposition Front Bench as Shadow Treasury Minister

Havant MP Alan Mak appointed to Opposition Front Bench as Shadow Treasury Minist...

Ballot boxes at Havant General Election

Havant General Election dubbed 'three way race'

The General Election takes place on July 4.

Gosport general election candidates say why you should vote for them

Penny Mordaunt

Penny Mordaunt could be be among Tory bloodbath losses - new poll

Sir Keir Starmer at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard during Labour's general election campaign. Picture: Chris Moorhouse (050624-070)

Labour pledges to bring in new armed forces support role

The full list of candidates standing in the general election in the two Portsmouth constituencies have been revealed. Pic: Contributed, for illustrative purposes

Candidates for both Portsmouth seats in the general election - and how to vote

Labour candidate for Portsmouth South Stephen Morgan

Labour to usher in “a golden age” of lifelong learning says Stephen Morgan

Ballot boxes. Sarah Standing (020524-8092)

Fareham Sarisbury and Meon Valley by-election results

Pam Bryant with daughter Louise Clubley who won at Uplands and Funtley, pictured with Suella Braverman MP and Tina Ellis, winner at the Avenue ward. Picture: Mike Cooter (030524)

Relief for the Conservatives as they retain control in Fareham

Voters will go to the polls on May 2

Why candidates say you should vote for them in the Gosport local elections

Voters go to the polls on May 2

Meet the candidates for the county council Fareham Sarisbury by-election

Voters go to the polls on May 2

Meet the candidates for the Hampshire County Council Meon Valley by-election

Elections will be held on May 2

2024 local elections in Havant: Everything you need to know

The election will be held on May 2

2024 local elections in Gosport: Everything you need to know

The election will be held on May 2

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Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt leaves 11 Downing Street, London, with his ministerial box before delivering his Budget in the Houses of Parliament. Picture date: Wednesday March 6, 2024. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

No extra funds for armed forces as Jeremy Hunt outlines budget

School crossing patrols could be put at risk as a result of measures by Hampshire County Council to save money. Picture for illustrative purposes only

'Bleak' cuts to services condemned in 'pathetic' public consultation

Channel 4's Partygate told the story of the lockdown parties inside No.10 Downing Street during the Covid-19 pandemic. From left, Grace Greenwood (played by Georgie Henley), Alice Lyons (Alice Orr-Ewing), Rory Baskerville (Tom Durant-Pritchard), Annabel D'Acre (Ophelia Lovibond), Josh Fitzmaurice (Hugh Skinner) (Picture: Rob Parfitt/Channel 4)

Channel 4's Partygate should leave you raging

Stephen Morgan MP. Picture: Chris Moorhouse

‘Portsmouth is full of potential but is too often short-changed by Government’

14.7% of adults in the Portsmouth local authority area smoked in 2022 – up from 13.6% the year before.

Will ‘biggest public health intervention in a generation’ help lower city rates?

The Prime Minister has unveiled plans to scrap A-levels in a huge shake-up to the UK’s education system. Credit: Carl Court/Getty Images

A-levels and T Levels to be scrapped, Rishi Sunak announces

Grant Shapps delivering a speech on stage during the opening day of the annual Conservative Party Conference in Manchester on October 1, 2023. Picture: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images.

Powerful "hunter-killer" attack submarines to be built

Household waste bin. Picture courtesy of Justus Menke/Unsplash

Pay deal offered to refuse collectors after disruption to bin collections

Fareham Borough Council leader Sean Woodward has defended Boris Johnson after the Partygate report found that the former prime minister mislead parliament. Picture: Keith Woodland/JUSTIN TALLIS - AFP via Getty Images

‘It’s a kangaroo court’: Council leader defends ex-PM over 'Partygate' report

Nigel Adams, MP for Selby and Ainsty pictured outside Selby Abbey.

Another Tory MP resigns and triggers a third by-election

Sarah Pankhurst

New political balance at Fareham Borough Council following the resignation

Fareham Borough Council has a new political balance following the resignation of Councillor Sarah Pankhurst from the Conservative Party.

Toby Paine

Concerns have been raised over the voting process

Conservatives ‘deeply concerned’ after being ‘turned away’ from voting

Gary Neville mocks former PM Liz Truss on Twitter

Tory ministers will not be happy with the new ‘no plus-one’ rule for King Charles III coronation - Credit: Getty Images

Tory ministers in uproar after major king’s coronation rule change

Lord Lawson was also a journalist and the father of celebrity cook, Nigella Lawson (Picture: B Barrett/Express/Getty Images)

Former Conservative party politician Nigel Lawson dies aged 91

Tory MP Zac Goldsmith and wife Alice Rothschild have split after around a decade of marriage - Credit: Getty Images

Tory minister Zac Goldsmith ends decade-long marriage to wife Alice

'The new deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, Lee Anderson is wrong to believe that charities supporting asylum seekers in Calais are involved in a multimillion-pound industry'. PIC: UK Parliament/PA Wire

Lee Anderson: ‘myth’ those on Universal credit are in poverty

Nick Gregory at the Fareham election count in Ferneham hall May 7, 2021, when he was elected on to the council as a Conservative Picture: Habibur Rahman

Fareham councillor leaves Tories - and launches broadside government

Rod Stewart tells Sky News phone-in Tories should ‘give Labour a go’

Ex-Tory MP Neil Parish resigned after being caught watching pornography in the House of Commons twice.

Disgraced porn-watching ex-MP may stand again at next general election

Mark Hook, on his final day in office as Gosport council leader in 2021. Picture: David George

Anger as ex-council leader nominated for town's highest honour

New Conservative Party leader and incoming prime minister Rishi Sunak departs Conservative Party Headquarters

See a review of some of the things that happened in the month of October

Council tax in Portsmouth is likely to go up buy the maximum amount next year

Council says tax likely to go up by maximum next year to close £24m black hole

Army could be deployed to ease strike disruption, Nadhim Zahawi says

I’m A Celebrity 2022 final: Didi Gina Colangelo greet Matt Hancock?

Labour Party to abolish the House of Lords if elected to UK government

Autumn Statement 2022: What time is Jeremy Hunt’s budget and how to watch it live online and TV

How to watch Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement

Suella Braverman's reappointment to the cabinet is facing mounting criticism Picture: Niklas HALLE'N/AFP via Getty Images.

Refugee 'backlog' pressure mounts on Suella Braverman

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks with members of the media as he visits Croydon University hospital on October 28.

PM u-turns on pledge to introduce £10 fine for missed GP appointments

Leader of the House of Commons, Penny Mordaunt MP leaves 10 Downing Street. Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images

It's 'not a disappointment' to not get a promotion, says city MP

Martin Lewis said childcare credits can add thousands to a state pension (Photo: ITV)

Martin Lewis pension advice 2022: Money Saving Expert’s tips for OAPs

Wrexham footballer Paul Mullin’s political message banned from boots

Rishi Sunak is the new Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak speech today: What the new Prime Minister had to say

Penny Mordaunt is the MP for Portsmouth North.

Why Penny Mordaunt withdrew from PM race

Rishi Sunak announced on Sunday he would stand to replace Liz Truss as Prime Minister. Credit: Getty Images

Rishi Sunak UK’s new Prime Minister after winning Tory leadership race

Penny Mordaunt and Rishi Sunak Picture: Getty

Portsmouth North's Penny Mordaunt 'is closing in' on 100-name target

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives at Gatwick Airport in London, after travelling on a flight from the Caribbean, following the resignation of Liz Truss as Prime Minister. Picture date: Saturday October 22, 2022.

Boris Johnson pulls out of Tory leadership race

Boris Johnson will not stand for Conservative leadership this week after pulling out tonight

Why Boris Johnson pulled out of race for Number 10

Suella Braverman has revealed her preference for the next prime minister, which is once again being chosen through the Conservative Party leadership race. Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Hampshire MPs reveal who they are backing - and why - in Tory leadership race

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