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Conservative Home5 May 2026

Rick Moore: Spite dressed up as policy – why Reform’s detention centre plan is is wrong on so many levels

Reform UK has unveiled a proposal that it calls democratic consent. What it actually amounts to is collective punishment by postcode — and every serious Conservative should say so, even if as I do they support getting rid of illegal migrants quickly. The post Rick Moore: Spite dressed up as policy – why Reform’s detention centre plan is is wrong on so many levels appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home27 Apr 2026

Tim Dier: The case for a deliverable Conservatism is being made right now – in Madrid

Low tax policies have attracted businesses and affluent residents to the Region of Madrid from high tax regions such as Catalonia, and further afield from other countries, too. The very kind of immigration we were told our points-based system would attract to the UK. The post Tim Dier: The case for a deliverable Conservatism is being made right now – in Madrid appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home13 Apr 2026

The legal migration backdoors we keep leaving open

There is a lesser-explored element of migration, one that works through a series of flaws and loopholes in the system allowing for backdoor entry to Britain. The Government does not know what is happening inside its own visa system, and does not seem especially interested in finding out. The post The legal migration backdoors we keep leaving open appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home10 Mar 2026

Brandon To: Japan demands integration – Britain just debates it

The Conservative answer should not be a return to liberal complacency. Nor a race to outflank Reform on rhetorical hardness, because they will always go further. In this immigration debate, the Conservative answer should be stronger integration. The post Brandon To: Japan demands integration – Britain just debates it appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home6 Mar 2026

Newslinks for Friday 6th March 2026

Starmer: US must negotiate with Iran | Labour MP quits over husband’s spy arrest | Cash for migrants | Salary sacrifice vote could spare graduates The post Newslinks for Friday 6th March 2026 appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home5 Mar 2026

Besmira Manaj: Why the Western Balkans are central to Britain’s border security?

Blaming migration may be easy. Fixing weak governance and poor coordination is harder but it is the only route to durable border control and genuine security. If Conservatives want to secure Britain’s borders, they must be willing to look beyond them. The post Besmira Manaj: Why the Western Balkans are central to Britain’s border security? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home25 Feb 2026

Newslinks for Wednesday 25th February 2026

Mandelson held to stop him fleeing Britain | Greens plan to hand illegal migrants free house, a wage and NHS care | Brexit reset must go further, urges EU chief The post Newslinks for Wednesday 25th February 2026 appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home25 Feb 2026

Scarlett Maguire: Trump is now underwater on immigration. What can UK politicians learn from this?

Trump has an outsized importance on British voters’ psyche, and as the past 14 months have progressed much of the public appear increasingly wary of anything that seems to too closely mimic Trump’s America. The post Scarlett Maguire: Trump is now underwater on immigration. What can UK politicians learn from this? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home24 Feb 2026

Brandon To: The Hong Kong litmus test for Conservative immigration policy

If we have the confidence to say that some migration strengthens Britain, and to defend that position, we reclaim the intellectual ground. Hong Kongers are not asking for special treatment but consistency with the principles Conservatives claim to uphold. The post Brandon To: The Hong Kong litmus test for Conservative immigration policy appeared first on Conservative Home.

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