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Conservative Home22 May 2026

Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

The Conservatives gained a seat from an independent in Fylde. The Lib Dems gained a seat from an independent in Malvern Hills. The post Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home22 May 2026

Era Sakhuja: Why the British centre-right must champion a new European partnership

It is time that the conservative movement showed its adaptability once again by understanding that Global Britain and European Britain are not mutually exclusive but rather complementary. The post Era Sakhuja: Why the British centre-right must champion a new European partnership appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home22 May 2026

James Cowling: Kemi, be ruthless

If we’re to convince people the Party itself has changed it must be reflected in every single aspect of our approach. Now unassailable in her leadership, Kemi must be ruthless. The post James Cowling: Kemi, be ruthless appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home22 May 2026

What could a Burnham win mean for the Tories?

The Conservatives will not be pivotal in Makerfield, but the Tory Party is beginning to wonder about how Makerfield could prove pivotal for them. Over the past week numerous Conservative MPs and CCHQ officials have raised the prospect of an early general election. The post What could a Burnham win mean for the Tories? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home22 May 2026

Georgia L. Gilholy: Proportional representation is a loser’s game

The rise of a terrifying alliance between the Left and Islamism among such movements in the UK is already a growing concern under FPTP, and any right-wingers keen to push for PR could soon find themselves empowering their opponents. The post Georgia L. Gilholy: Proportional representation is a loser’s game appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home22 May 2026

Blake Stephenson: We must close the backdoors to Britain

Britain's legal migration system is full of loopholes that could be exploited by malicious actors seeking access to Britain. The post Blake Stephenson: We must close the backdoors to Britain appeared first on Conservative Home.

Immigration
Conservative Home22 May 2026

Elliot Keck: How the Green Party will use our town halls to attack Israel

Newly elected Greens now care increasingly about one thing, and one thing only: Palestine. The side effect that this makes our communities increasingly hostile to Jews is at best a distraction to be ignored, and at worst the icing on the cake. The post Elliot Keck: How the Green Party will use our town halls to attack Israel appeared first on Conservative Home.

Environment
Conservative Home22 May 2026

How culture flowered, the economy collapsed and democracy died in the Weimar Republic

In this brilliant new history of Germany from 1919-33 we find the weaknesses which latter-day Germans have striven to avoid. The post How culture flowered, the economy collapsed and democracy died in the Weimar Republic appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Conservative Home22 May 2026

Christina Georgaki: Greece leads the way in Europe in a time of rapidly evolving technology

Experts agree that the unregulated use of social media among children can cause stress, depression, sleep loss and long-term social issues. Considering these consequences, a ban appears not simply precautionary, but necessary.  The post Christina Georgaki: Greece leads the way in Europe in a time of rapidly evolving technology appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home21 May 2026

Charles Amos: In defence of the driving test touts

This change to driving tests will not help the genuinely needy, its ambition to fairness is irrelevant, and, the exploitation mentioned is overstated at best to non-existent. Ultimately, price caps don’t work – and a driving test price cap is no different.  The post Charles Amos: In defence of the driving test touts appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home21 May 2026

Claire Coutinho: How can Labour think oil from Russia is acceptable, but oil from Aberdeen is not?

If you shut down our means of making fuel, it doesn’t mean we need any less. All it does is make us more reliant on foreign regimes for that very same fuel. The post Claire Coutinho: How can Labour think oil from Russia is acceptable, but oil from Aberdeen is not? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home21 May 2026

Charlotte Salomon: Why competence may decide the next decade of British politics

If Conservatives cannot once again become the party of institutional competence, public order, and state capability, the vacuum will simply deepen. At present, no other political forces appear willing to undertake the harder, less glamorous work of rebuilding state authority. The post Charlotte Salomon: Why competence may decide the next decade of British politics appeared first on Conservative Home.

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