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Conservative Home31 Jul 2026

Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

The Conservatives gained a seat from a residents group in Uttlesford. Reform UK gained a seat from an independent in South Holland. Labour lost a seat to an independent in Bolton. The post Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsReform
Conservative Home31 Jul 2026

Martin Parsons: We need to define what a refugee actually is

Not only do we need to define it we need to return to the original principles of the Refugee Convention instead of the ECHR which contrary to some of the wilder claims made in the media, that does not mean we would be abandoning human rights. The post Martin Parsons: We need to define what a refugee actually is appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home31 Jul 2026

Desmond Swayne: Burnham’s tax confusion is dangerous for business

If Burnham wants to prove he understands business, he should start by giving those who create jobs the one thing they need most: confidence that success will not be punished The post Desmond Swayne: Burnham’s tax confusion is dangerous for business appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Conservative Home31 Jul 2026

Daniel Pitt: What can the Conservatives offer on constitutional reform?

The party must test constitutional policies by asking principled constitutional questions. The party should test constitutional policies against these types of questions: Does the policy allocate the constitutional power in the right hands? The post Daniel Pitt: What can the Conservatives offer on constitutional reform? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home31 Jul 2026

A “cross-party consensus” on social care? Watch out for your wallet.

Why should the state usurp the role of the family? The UK have three times as many old people in residential care as Poland. The post A “cross-party consensus” on social care? Watch out for your wallet. appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home31 Jul 2026

Anne-Marie Trevelyan: Give departments an investment budget

An IDEL funding stream would create a structured mechanism for departments to modernise while repaying it from future savings. This would operate like a loan. The post Anne-Marie Trevelyan: Give departments an investment budget appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Conservative Home31 Jul 2026

Mario Creatura: Immigration must be fair. That means leaving the ECHR

Leaving the ECHR is about more than sovereign control of our borders. It sends a signal about our standards, our values and our respect for law and order. That’s why it’s such an important policy. The post Mario Creatura: Immigration must be fair. That means leaving the ECHR appeared first on Conservative Home.

Immigration
Conservative Home31 Jul 2026

Elizabeth Campbell: We have a duty to stop housing fraud

The message from Kensington and Chelsea is straightforward. Social homes are for people who need a home. They are not for profiteering, they are not for holiday lets, and they are not a private income stream. The post Elizabeth Campbell: We have a duty to stop housing fraud appeared first on Conservative Home.

DefenceHousing
Conservative Home30 Jul 2026

Oscar Houseago: It’s time for the Tories to remember the importance of freedom

As the Party rebuilds, freedom must be treated as the anchor principle from which everything else follows, not one consideration among many, and it is the standard against which the Party's renewal should be judged. The post Oscar Houseago: It’s time for the Tories to remember the importance of freedom appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home30 Jul 2026

Mark Brolin: Burnham may be a weather vane – but weather vanes can win

Burnham may be a full-on weather vane. But politics is full of weather vanes who win because the wind changes. If he rides a better phase, he will be hard to beat unless the Conservatives sound as if they understand the next phase better than he does. The post Mark Brolin: Burnham may be a weather vane – but weather vanes can win appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home30 Jul 2026

Daniel Freeman: Here’s what Andy Burnham should have announced on property tax

This approach would see the government lose in the first year much of the roughly £11bn it receives from residential Stamp Duty, but this would recover over time as properties change hands and transition to the new system, and the economic benefits from a tax that does not punish moving house would be considerable. The post Daniel Freeman: Here’s what Andy Burnham should have announced on property tax appeared first on Conservative Home.

EconomyHousing
Conservative Home30 Jul 2026

Reform are free speech hypocrites

At the moment, however, Reform possesses contradictory beliefs on the matter. They push back against state overreach in the case of Connolly, but very much welcome it in the case of Polanski. They must make their minds up. They are either staunch defenders of free speech, or they draw the line at incitement.  The post Reform are free speech hypocrites appeared first on Conservative Home.