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Conservative Home22 Jun 2026

Luke Graham: Two recent results suggest that the writing isn’t on the wall for the Tories

Politics is rarely as straightforward as the polling makes out. Elections are still fought constituency by constituency, ward by ward and doorstep by doorstep. Aberdeen South and Swindon are reminders that electoral resilience matters, that local campaigning still counts and that recovery is possible long before the commentators notice it. The post Luke Graham: Two recent results suggest that the writing isn’t on the wall for the Tories appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home22 Jun 2026

David Davies: Let’s champion Defence industry workers because the Welsh Government doesn’t

It is pointless to champion the men and women of His Majesty's Armed Forces if we are not also willing to champion those who provide them with the equipment they need to fight and win. The post David Davies: Let’s champion Defence industry workers because the Welsh Government doesn’t appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home19 Jun 2026

Michael Taylor: How we bucked the trend in Trafford

These weren't lucky results. They weren't a fluke. They certainly weren't achieved by sitting at home waiting for the election campaign to start. The post Michael Taylor: How we bucked the trend in Trafford appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home16 Jun 2026

Rupert Talfourd-Cook: It’s not just about picking the right candidates, but training them how to campaign

Representing constituents effectively, making the case for good policy and winning the arguments that matter are not things we should leave to chance. Politics is a craft, not just a calling, and serious candidates deserve the chance to learn it properly. The post Rupert Talfourd-Cook: It’s not just about picking the right candidates, but training them how to campaign appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home16 Jun 2026

Peter Franklin: Why, despite everything, I just can’t join Reform

Some people think that his party is a personality cult. But that gets it backwards. The real problem with Big Nige is that if he didn’t have such a firm grip on Reform, it would fall apart. The post Peter Franklin: Why, despite everything, I just can’t join Reform  appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home12 Jun 2026

Tommy Birch: John Healey’s resignation is proof the government has lost the ability to make hard choices

Healey's critique, that the plan is backloaded when the danger is front-loaded, that the Treasury has prioritised fiscal comfort over national security, and that the armed forces are being asked to operate with reduced readiness, is not a partisan argument. It is a strategic one The post Tommy Birch: John Healey’s resignation is proof the government has lost the ability to make hard choices appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home12 Jun 2026

“He agrees with me” – Badenoch reads Healey’s resignation letter

The Conservative leader points out that she has been saying the same things about Labour's position on defence investment as the former Defence Secretary tells his own Prime Minister on quitting. The post “He agrees with me” – Badenoch reads Healey’s resignation letter appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home12 Jun 2026

Kemi, are you waiting to say ‘I told you so’?

This was not some unpredictable catastrophe arriving from nowhere. It was a foreseeable outcome of deliberate choices. Labour chose to put welfare spending ahead of defence. Labour chose to delay the release of the DIP for the best part of a year. The post Kemi, are you waiting to say ‘I told you so’? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home12 Jun 2026

Maurisa Coleman: Healey’s resignation exposes Labour’s failure of statecraft

It is not simply the departure of a minister. It is a warning that, at a moment when Britain requires greater urgency, resilience and strategic direction, this government appears increasingly unable—or unwilling—to provide them. The post Maurisa Coleman: Healey’s resignation exposes Labour’s failure of statecraft appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home11 Jun 2026

BREAKING: Healey quits as Defence Secretary with hard truths for Starmer in resignation letter

His loss is a blow to Labour not just Starmer. However I doubt this is the last we see of John Healey in government, for what inevitably must come next: a change at the top.  The post BREAKING: Healey quits as Defence Secretary with hard truths for Starmer in resignation letter appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home11 Jun 2026

Bob Seely: Will Russia collapse?

The Russian state is - probably - heading towards a reckoning. But it is a fool's errant to predict when and where that might be, or what it may look like. The post Bob Seely: Will Russia collapse? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home11 Jun 2026

Andrew Fox: Britain’s Defence Investment Plan must be a contract with reality

Britain needs a force capable of mobilising, replenishing, absorbing losses, protecting the homeland, operating with NATO in Europe, and sustaining advanced cyber, space and undersea operations. Anything less is another declaratory review. The post Andrew Fox: Britain’s Defence Investment Plan must be a contract with reality appeared first on Conservative Home.

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