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Conservative Home7 Aug 2026

Lucy Rogers: Westminster City Council has declared war on the Great British pub

The British public have stood in pubs for so long that it has become an archetypal feature of our social scene. To throw this tradition in the growing pile of fun things banned by government would be a catastrophic assault on British culture.  The post Lucy Rogers: Westminster City Council has declared war on the Great British pub appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes7 Aug 2026

NHS and Cabinet Office Trade Blame Over Single-Sex Space Rules

The NHS is refusing to give a date for implementing new single-sex space guidance, leaving rules that let transgender patients choose their ward in place two days after the EHRC published its code on protected spaces. You’d think medical professionals would have a clear understanding of biological sex… Existing guidance tells staff to accommodate patients…

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Express Politics7 Aug 2026

National Trust boss issues urgent climate warning to Burnham after devastating wildfire

An appeal to help restore Dunwich Heath after a devastating wildfire destroyed the National Trust reserve has raised £350,000 so far.

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Conservative Home7 Aug 2026

Arthur Reynolds: The true cost of Labour’s green fanatacism

Kemi Badenoch is right to keep those who share this warped worldview well away from the Conservative Party. Should they wish to pursue the folly of net zero, Ed Davey’s circus is always looking for new performers. The post Arthur Reynolds: The true cost of Labour’s green fanatacism appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home7 Aug 2026

Sarah Ingham: Britain is Ceuta in slow motion

There is a wilful naivety which insists that all illegal small boat people are desperate refugees fleeing warzones.  It is matched by successive British governments’ touching faith that France will help them solve the migrant problem. The post Sarah Ingham: Britain is Ceuta in slow motion appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home7 Aug 2026

Lord Ashcroft: Ukraine is not only out-innovating us on the battlefield but is far ahead with its veterans’ policy

Successful transition to civilian life at the end of military service helps recruitment, overcomes the perception of being damaged and dumped, and investment pays dividends but we have not really got there yet. But the Ukrainians, in the middle of a brutal war recognise its importance and have outrun us. The post Lord Ashcroft: Ukraine is not only out-innovating us on the battlefield but is far ahead with its veterans’ policy appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics6 Aug 2026

Ed Miliband just went to war - and for once he’s on our side!

Shocking news. Ed Miliband is acting tough. And standing up for Britain.

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Express Politics6 Aug 2026

Labour civil war explodes as MP threatens to SUE rival

Karl Turner led internal resistance to reforms by then-justice secretary David Lammy that would have removed the right to jury trial for many offences carrying sentences of under three years.

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Express Politics6 Aug 2026

Britain's top police officer issues warning over prison early release scheme

The Met Police Commissioner raised concerns over the plans

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Express Politics6 Aug 2026

Hundreds of UK children investigated over terrorism or extremism fears

The small number of suspected Islamist extremists referred to Prevent has prompted warnings it is missing the biggest terror threats.

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Guido Fawkes6 Aug 2026

Tories Lay Trap for Labour With Vote to Stop Early Release of PC Harper’s Killers

Thames Valley Tory police and crime commissioner Matthew Barber has produced draft legislation that would stop the early release of PC Andrew Harper’s killers. Those “serving a sentence of imprisonment for manslaughter … against an emergency worker” would be barred from release. So it’s not ‘wrong’ and unlawful and is in fact that easy? The…

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BBC Politics6 Aug 2026

Sir Keir Starmer made misleading defence spending claim, watchdog says

The Wales Office and MoD also repeated the claim that £270bn more was being spent on defence.

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