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Conservative Home19 Aug 2026

James Cleverly: ‘Two tier’ has survived Kier and Labour have moved on to planning law to allow it to stay

Our approach is two pronged, in that it will empower both local councils and the police to take the necessary action to get the problem under control. The Conservatives are on the side of those who play by the rules. And we will always stand up for them. The post James Cleverly: ‘Two tier’ has survived Kier and Labour have moved on to planning law to allow it to stay appeared first on Conservative Home.

Crime
Conservative Home14 Aug 2026

Neil Shastri-Hurst: We cannot keep releasing our way out of the prisons crisis

What is now clear is that the public have made their expectations known to MPs, and it is up to us to ensure we legislate for a criminal justice system that restores public confidence. The Conservatives have listened to that call. The post Neil Shastri-Hurst: We cannot keep releasing our way out of the prisons crisis appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home13 Aug 2026

George Beglan: The Manslaughter exemption, why it matters and why Burnham shouldn’t be handwringing

We need the political will to tell the public that the family of a man dragged to his death by a getaway car deserves the same protection from early release as any other victim whose killer's crime happened to carry a different label. The post George Beglan: The Manslaughter exemption, why it matters and why Burnham shouldn’t be handwringing appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home13 Aug 2026

John Oxley: The Prisons crisis is a classic example of the dangers of not knowing how to count

Arithmetic doesn't care which party is in office. Politicians who cannot bring themselves to run the numbers forward, on prisons or anything else, will keep meeting their future as a crisis, whoever happens to be standing there when it arrives. Breaking that cycle will provide electoral advantages, but also policy ones. The post John Oxley: The Prisons crisis is a classic example of the dangers of not knowing how to count appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home12 Aug 2026

The Supreme court ruled, the EHRC has issued guidance, there is no justification for refusing to accept it

I just wanted to be the voice momentarily, who says that you can comfortably believe that the law is right, the guidance there for a reason, and still love someone whom it effects. I have absolutely no desire whatever to try and ‘change’ my son’s mind or bother with an attempt. I like them as they are. The post The Supreme court ruled, the EHRC has issued guidance, there is no justification for refusing to accept it appeared first on Conservative Home.

Crime
Conservative Home12 Aug 2026

Anna Firth: Andy Burnham cannot preach devolution while centralising our police forces without public consent

Before ministers embark on one of the biggest restructurings of policing in generations, the public deserve to know precisely what problem is being solved, what evidence supports the proposed solution, how much it will cost and what safeguards will preserve genuinely local policing. The post Anna Firth: Andy Burnham cannot preach devolution while centralising our police forces without public consent appeared first on Conservative Home.

Crime
Conservative Home5 Aug 2026

Jasleen Chaggar: The Conservatives forget civil liberties in their call to mandate facial recognition checks

Thatcher famously declared, “Every prime minister needs a Willie.” With the upcoming Police Reform Bill about to set the rules for this potent technology, it seems she might be right. The post Jasleen Chaggar: The Conservatives forget civil liberties in their call to mandate facial recognition checks appeared first on Conservative Home.

Crime
Conservative Home5 Aug 2026

Joshua Bonehill-Paine: Britain is failing its Jews. I know where this hatred leads

The Government, police, universities and political parties must stop treating this as a passing controversy. Those who threaten Jews or attack Jewish institutions must face serious consequences, and the ideologies feeding that hatred must be named honestly. The post Joshua Bonehill-Paine: Britain is failing its Jews. I know where this hatred leads appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home3 Aug 2026

Chris Philp: Restore the Home Secretary’s power to make police do basic work

The public expects clear evidence to always be followed up. Conservatives will always be on the side of the law-abiding majority and have a plan to restore the basics the public expect.  Because crime must have consequences. The post Chris Philp: Restore the Home Secretary’s power to make police do basic work appeared first on Conservative Home.

Crime
Conservative Home29 Jul 2026

Heena Bellara: Kensington and Chelsea has lost its last police front counter

It's about a Mayor who talks about keeping Londoners safe while removing the one form of contact with the police that many residents actually trust and doing so despite his own Assembly telling him to stop. The post Heena Bellara: Kensington and Chelsea has lost its last police front counter appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home24 Jul 2026

Sarah Ingham: What can we learn from Burnham’s dress sense?

Conveying power is central to early portraiture. Court painters, including Holbein, captured the magnificence of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. Majesty was reinforced by Tudor sumptuary laws, which regulated the use of fabric, fur and colours according to social rank. The post Sarah Ingham: What can we learn from Burnham’s dress sense? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Crime
Conservative Home17 Jul 2026

Festus Akinbusoye: Three things I would do to fix the Metropolitan Police Force

Every hour an officer spends carrying out work that another agency should be doing is an hour they are not preventing crime or protecting victims. The post Festus Akinbusoye: Three things I would do to fix the Metropolitan Police Force appeared first on Conservative Home.

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