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Conservative Home5 Mar 2026

Bob Seely: Starmer’s standing by his principles and defending them, but he’s confused and not defending us

Starmer has become trapped in a confused world of his own making. He’s accepted an interpretation of international law which aids dictators over democracies. He’s alienating our closest ally whilst trying to appease Labour's electoral base as well as its MPs. The post Bob Seely: Starmer’s standing by his principles and defending them, but he’s confused and not defending us appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home5 Mar 2026

Tony Devenish: How can councils appeal to Gen Z?

Councils have, with one or two exceptions, an appalling record on building new homes. Labour-run Westminster City Council all but eliminated intermediate housing for young professionals so that they could build more homes for those trapped on welfare. The post Tony Devenish: How can councils appeal to Gen Z? appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsHousing
Conservative Home4 Mar 2026

Mark Yale: From Disraeli to to the present there is an important legacy of ‘One Nation’ thinking

We want to bring One Nation Conservative ideas outside of Westminster and show how they can benefit voters at a local level. The post Mark Yale: From Disraeli to to the present there is an important legacy of ‘One Nation’ thinking appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home3 Mar 2026

Matthew Jeffery: Margaret Thatcher would never have joined Reform UK

Thatcherism was never the politics of protest. It was the politics of government, grounded in ideas strong enough not only to win power, but to sustain it once won. The post Matthew Jeffery: Margaret Thatcher would never have joined Reform UK appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsReform
Conservative Home3 Mar 2026

Will MPs finally tackle the terrible tax trap?

As their pay rises above £100,000, MPs will feel the full absurdity of Britain’s hidden 60 per cent marginal rate. They may finally rediscover the case for growth. The post Will MPs finally tackle the terrible tax trap? appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsEconomy
Conservative Home2 Mar 2026

Tommy Birch: The architecture of human nature and how you solve the NIMBY problem

Treating NIMBYism as a planning technicality is no longer tenable. It is a lived political crisis that is shaping the political allegiance of a generation. The post Tommy Birch: The architecture of human nature and how you solve the NIMBY problem appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home2 Mar 2026

Kemi Badenoch: “Targeting voters on the basis of their ethnicity or religion is neither healthy or British”

The Conservative leader gave a speech at the think tank, Policy Exchange reflecting on campaign tactics deployed in the recent Gorton and Denton by-election and why future campaigns that emulate that will damage democracy, our society and Britain as a country The post Kemi Badenoch: “Targeting voters on the basis of their ethnicity or religion is neither healthy or British” appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home2 Mar 2026

Luke Graham: Gorton’s lesson is not to take the easy negative option but the harder positive opportunity

If politics continues to descend into ever narrower identity politics and escalating grievance, the fragmentation of our party system will accelerate. The risk is of winning individual battles, but ultimately losing the war for the soul and cohesion of our country. The post Luke Graham: Gorton’s lesson is not to take the easy negative option but the harder positive opportunity appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsDefence
Conservative Home2 Mar 2026

Regime change in Iran. Which UK political leaders are on the “right side of history”?

Those appeasers of the Ayatollahs who are self-styled "progressives" should be treated with derision. The post Regime change in Iran. Which UK political leaders are on the “right side of history”? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home2 Mar 2026

David Gauke: Welcome to the new world of multi party politics – whose entrance was via Gorton

This was a by-election that showed political support is fragmenting.  Neither of the two traditional parties finished in the top two. The Greens got over 40 per cent of the vote but we're now in a world where MPs will win with a vote share of just a third or even lower.  The post David Gauke: Welcome to the new world of multi party politics – whose entrance was via Gorton appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsEnvironment
Conservative Home1 Mar 2026

Newslinks for Sunday 1st March 2026

Iranian regime confirms Khamenei’s death | Starmer calls for diplomatic solution | Simons resigns as Cabinet Office Minister | Farage calls for an end to non-British citizens voting in UK elections The post Newslinks for Sunday 1st March 2026 appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsReform
Conservative Home27 Feb 2026

Council by-election result from yesterday and forthcoming contests

Just one contest this week. The Lib Dems held a seat in Southampton. The post Council by-election result from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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