The Independent looks at the key policies announced in Kemi Badenoch’s conference speech
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Manchester synagogue attacker called 999 to pledge allegiance to Islamic State
Jihad al-Shamie, 35, called police in the initial stages of the attack last Thursday
Stephen Lawrence’s mother calls for his killer to ‘look her in eye’ and tell ‘full story’ of racist murder
David Norris has apologised for his role in the notorious murder as he makes a bid to end his sentence
Badenoch vows to scrap stamp duty for primary homes in bid to free up housing market
Economists have welcomed the plans, but questions remain over how the party would pay for it
World’s largest pumpkin grown by English brothers smashes record
The heaviest and largest pumpkin in the world was grown by twin brothers, who broke two world records last weekend.
Charity calls on government to ban sales of ‘dangerous catapults’ to young people
Police warn catapult attacks could be ‘lethal’ as groups of youth target ‘anything to kill’
The Tories have vowed to abolish stamp duty – what is it and what will Labour and Reform do?
Kemi Badenoch pledges to make wide cuts as part of her ‘blueprint for Britain’
Starmer considers police crackdown on chants at pro-Palestine protests
Prime minister’s comments come after students across the country defied his calls and took part in pro-Gaza marches
VR headsets show teenagers reality of knife crime in Liverpool
Policing Minister Sarah Jones visited Merseyside on Tuesday, 7 October, to see first-hand how police and partner agencies are using Virtual Reality (VR) to protect young people from knife crime.
The full letter alleged stalker sent to Madeleine McCann’s mother: ‘Lots of love, Madeleine X’
The letter was posted to the McCanns a day after Karen Spragg and Julia Wandelt visited their home