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Conservative Home20 Aug 2026

Maurisa Coleman: A Prime Minister only the North really knows needs to explain himself to Parliament, now

Burnham spent years cultivating his reputation as the King in the North. He now has the crown, his own No10 North and a national tour on which to listen to the country. But Britain already has a national forum in which every part of the country is represented. It is called the House of Commons. The post Maurisa Coleman: A Prime Minister only the North really knows needs to explain himself to Parliament, now appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home20 Aug 2026

Ed Hezlet: Expensive power could really spark economic decline in the UK – but there’s a solution

Net Zero was a mistake and Kemi Badenoch one of the only MPs to criticise its adoption. Now that the Conservative party has moved on from it, and are pursuing a policy of realistic carbon reduction, we can have a policy of electricity generation that is right for the economy and the environment. The post Ed Hezlet: Expensive power could really spark economic decline in the UK – but there’s a solution appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home19 Aug 2026

Max Thompson: Burnham is right about assisted dying – it’s time this bill was dropped

Before Parliament contemplates legislating for assisted dying again, it should first ensure everyone has equal access to high-quality palliative and social care. Otherwise, we risk presenting vulnerable people with a false choice — not between life and death, but between inadequate support and an early end. The post Max Thompson: Burnham is right about assisted dying – it’s time this bill was dropped appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home19 Aug 2026

David Heathcote: Parliament must challenge the UK’s approach to prostate cancer screening

Ministers have already acknowledged the case for exploring targeted screening for high‑risk men. Parliament should now ensure that this review is conducted openly, rigorously and without prejudice. High‑risk men should not have to wait for action. The post David Heathcote: Parliament must challenge the UK’s approach to prostate cancer screening appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home19 Aug 2026

Rafe Fletcher: Britain needs a National Day

Historical ignorance obscures political choices. It lulls a nation into complacency as it imagines its existence a matter of inevitability, rather than a product of past actions. And it’s something Britain risks in failing to engage with its deep past. The post Rafe Fletcher: Britain needs a National Day appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home19 Aug 2026

Bernard Argente: The call for independence finds the SNP over ambitious, Labour repetitious and Reform just ambiguous

As far as we can tell from Burnham's vague remarks, he wishes to decentralise power from both Westminster and Holyrood. So, with a new Labour leader, an SNP Government that wants to divide the United Kingdom, and the 17 Reform MSPs who have no constituency one may fear what will happen to Scotland. The post Bernard Argente: The call for independence finds the SNP over ambitious, Labour repetitious and Reform just ambiguous appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home18 Aug 2026

The difference between scrutiny and smear is not defined by political affiliation

Whether scrutiny is fair, is not defined by your background, race, and certainly not your politics, and it’s a stupid even dangerous idea that one man’s scrutiny is another man’s smear. Scrutiny of whoever in public life is not, and should not, be going away any time soon.    The post The difference between scrutiny and smear is not defined by political affiliation appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home17 Aug 2026

Manraj Atwal: One Nation Conservatism is yesterday’s politics

The fundamental problem with One Nation Toryism, then, is not that it is corrosive as an idea. It is that it provides cover for those without ideas. The post Manraj Atwal: One Nation Conservatism is yesterday’s politics appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home17 Aug 2026

Ahmed Imtiaz: We must answer the anti-Establishment revolt

The global revolt against the political system is real. The Conservative Party now has a clear choice: we can either try to preserve a broken consensus, or we can lead the country back to sound money, real sovereignty, and economic freedom. The post Ahmed Imtiaz: We must answer the anti-Establishment revolt appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home14 Aug 2026

Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

The Lib Dems gained a seat from Reform UK in Kirklees and a seat from Labour in East Devon. The post Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home14 Aug 2026

Patrick English: What does the data tell us about Nigel Farage’s by-election victory and the future for Reform

Reform's leader has won and done better in Clacton than 2024. However anyone paying close attention to the underlying numbers around Farage and his party will notice even at the peak of their polling powers, you could always find twice as many Brits who had an unfavourable opinion of him as had a favourable one. The post Patrick English: What does the data tell us about Nigel Farage’s by-election victory and the future for Reform appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsReform
Conservative Home14 Aug 2026

Our Survey: What about the Burnham ‘bounce’ – as Farage’s Clacton farago goes exactly as expected

Conservative members overwhelmingly (76.4 per cent) thought Burham would get a bounce in the polls for Labour, but that it won't last. The 10.9 percent who thought it could last a long time might be predicting an early election. In another one of those the old MP for Clacton is the new MP for Clacton. That's it. The post Our Survey: What about the Burnham ‘bounce’ – as Farage’s Clacton farago goes exactly as expected appeared first on Conservative Home.

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