Kemi Badenoch insisted she was “confident” she would lead the Conservatives into the next general election following the party’s drubbing last week.

Emergency services received calls alerting them to the blaze at about 2.25pm on Sunday, and firefighters tackled it for almost 24 hours.

Property holders in Heacham, Norfolk, have been hit with annual ground rent charges soaring from £200 to £730 in the last ...