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Conservative Home20 Jul 2026

Burnham’s bloodbath reshuffle

Burnham has begun his premiership with a culling of the old guard, and has imposed a new regime which is committed - most of all - to moving power out of Westminster. Much of my evening will now be spent texting Tory MPs in an attempt to understand where the party stands on these appointments, and what the Party should do - if anything - in response The post Burnham’s bloodbath reshuffle appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home20 Jul 2026

Liz Mair: Powell’s purdah plan for social media is just an attempt to censor views she doesn’t like

The government should not be in the business of censorship, no matter how good its intentions are. And to be clear, the overwhelming majority of politicians who want to impose or tighten speech codes are mostly interested in protecting their own incumbency and status, not aiding the electorate or broader populace. The post Liz Mair: Powell’s purdah plan for social media is just an attempt to censor views she doesn’t like appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home20 Jul 2026

Conservative news: Helen Grant to stand down at the next election

Helen Grant said she wishes to ensure that her successor has a similar period in which to build their profile within the constituency, similar to that which she had when Anne Widdecombe announced she would stand down in the constituency in 2007 at the next election. The post Conservative news: Helen Grant to stand down at the next election appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home20 Jul 2026

Keir Starmer leaves Downing Street with a final speech to the people

The Prime Minister who won a landslide in 2024 leaves office two years later to be replaced by Andy Burnham The post Keir Starmer leaves Downing Street with a final speech to the people appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home20 Jul 2026

Luke Graham: Whatever one thinks of him, Burnham’s accession reshapes the political battlefield for every major party

Reform are going to find themselves agreeing with a lot of Burnham’s policies. On nationalisation they'll argue that Labour is following their lead, on welfare, they will be avoiding the same tough choices. Two parties of the economic left aligned in their populism and joined in a new state-led consensus. The post Luke Graham: Whatever one thinks of him, Burnham’s accession reshapes the political battlefield for every major party appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsEconomy
Conservative Home20 Jul 2026

‘A new day has dawned, has it not?’ And now we’ll go ‘forward’ to the past with vague and Haigh

If Andy Burnham and Louise Haigh really do think Britain's current problems started because of the Thatcher years, I'm very much afraid he will try to borrow solutions from the past which will not tackle our profound and monumental challenges as a country but make our future a darned sight worse.  The post ‘A new day has dawned, has it not?’ And now we’ll go ‘forward’ to the past with vague and Haigh appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home20 Jul 2026

David Gauke: Getting the blame game wrong – you purge if you want to but it’s lazy who they are purging

Look at the drivers of the decline of the Conservatives’ popularity: there was always likely to be a moment when Johnson’s lack of integrity was likely to cause a political crisis; there was always likely to be a moment when Liz Truss’s recklessness was likely to cause an economic crisis. The party’s liberal wing was not to blame. The post David Gauke: Getting the blame game wrong – you purge if you want to but it’s lazy who they are purging appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home20 Jul 2026

Helen Whately: No, Prime Minister – it’s not enough ‘not being Starmer’ because the problems are the same

Burnham can take the familiar Labour path of higher taxes, higher spending and ever higher levels of dependency on the state. Or he can confront the problem: reform welfare, back businesses and create the conditions for more people to earn a living through work. The post Helen Whately: No, Prime Minister – it’s not enough ‘not being Starmer’ because the problems are the same appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Conservative Home20 Jul 2026

David Barton: Alternative ways to save heritage buildings

The Conservatives can make a crucial difference to their communities in this chapter by actively, positively and constructively engaging with property owners to prevent sales to less sympathetic third parties. The post David Barton: Alternative ways to save heritage buildings appeared first on Conservative Home.

Housing
Conservative Home19 Jul 2026

Our top ten picks of the week

ConservativeHome's round-up of ten of our best articles from the preceding week. The post Our top ten picks of the week appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home17 Jul 2026

Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

The Conservatives gained a seat from Labour in Breckland and a seat from Reform UK in Norfolk. The Green Party gained a seat from Labour in Peterborough. The post Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home17 Jul 2026

John Cooper: Bring back Saturday jobs

Labour's tired old one-note greatest hits will cut it no longer. He would be well advised to give the country a cover version of Save the Summer Job by that amazing band who are again rising in the charts, the Conservatives. The post John Cooper: Bring back Saturday jobs appeared first on Conservative Home.