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Conservative Home20 Aug 2026

Maurisa Coleman: A Prime Minister only the North really knows needs to explain himself to Parliament, now

Burnham spent years cultivating his reputation as the King in the North. He now has the crown, his own No10 North and a national tour on which to listen to the country. But Britain already has a national forum in which every part of the country is represented. It is called the House of Commons. The post Maurisa Coleman: A Prime Minister only the North really knows needs to explain himself to Parliament, now appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home20 Aug 2026

Adrian Pascu-Tulbure: Take a gander at Labour’s calls to rewire the state and we should all beware

We are currently at the “something must be done” stage. I suspect we will soon hear the siren calls of “here is something” – either in the form of a Budget, or a call for a fresh mandate. And I fear that what Labour will offer will be plausible, even slick; and, if implemented, utterly catastrophic. The post Adrian Pascu-Tulbure: Take a gander at Labour’s calls to rewire the state and we should all beware appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home20 Aug 2026

Ed Hezlet: Expensive power could really spark economic decline in the UK – but there’s a solution

Net Zero was a mistake and Kemi Badenoch one of the only MPs to criticise its adoption. Now that the Conservative party has moved on from it, and are pursuing a policy of realistic carbon reduction, we can have a policy of electricity generation that is right for the economy and the environment. The post Ed Hezlet: Expensive power could really spark economic decline in the UK – but there’s a solution appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home20 Aug 2026

By focusing on rough sleepers, Burnham distracts us, and himself, from the real problem

No party shows the slightest sign of knowing how to get so many houses built now. It is reasonable to doubt whether Burnham will be any more successful at national level than he was in Manchester at bringing about an end to rough sleeping. The post By focusing on rough sleepers, Burnham distracts us, and himself, from the real problem appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home20 Aug 2026

Neil O’Brien: It’s time to talk about marriage

For a country worried about child poverty, social mobility, loneliness, declining fertility and the cost of welfare, turning a blind eye to the marriage problem is no longer an option. The post Neil O’Brien: It’s time to talk about marriage appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Wesley Key: Here’s how Burnham should fund social care reform

But if the country wants universal social care provision, the money should come from restricting other welfare spending which benefits its increasingly affluent older population, rather than from punishing working people with evermore tax rises or benefit cuts. The post Wesley Key: Here’s how Burnham should fund social care reform appeared first on Conservative Home.

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David Barton: Developing local supply chains and skills to enhance our built environment

The cutting of VAT on the repair, restoration, and traditional retrofitting of historic structures holds a universally agreed consensus across leading professionals. Lowering the tax burden will make traditional methods financially competitive with modern drywall and concrete systems. The post David Barton: Developing local supply chains and skills to enhance our built environment appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home19 Aug 2026

Max Thompson: Burnham is right about assisted dying – it’s time this bill was dropped

Before Parliament contemplates legislating for assisted dying again, it should first ensure everyone has equal access to high-quality palliative and social care. Otherwise, we risk presenting vulnerable people with a false choice — not between life and death, but between inadequate support and an early end. The post Max Thompson: Burnham is right about assisted dying – it’s time this bill was dropped appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home19 Aug 2026

David Heathcote: Parliament must challenge the UK’s approach to prostate cancer screening

Ministers have already acknowledged the case for exploring targeted screening for high‑risk men. Parliament should now ensure that this review is conducted openly, rigorously and without prejudice. High‑risk men should not have to wait for action. The post David Heathcote: Parliament must challenge the UK’s approach to prostate cancer screening appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home19 Aug 2026

Rafe Fletcher: Britain needs a National Day

Historical ignorance obscures political choices. It lulls a nation into complacency as it imagines its existence a matter of inevitability, rather than a product of past actions. And it’s something Britain risks in failing to engage with its deep past. The post Rafe Fletcher: Britain needs a National Day appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home19 Aug 2026

Tim Nice-But-Gone

But the party that has long proclaimed itself to be the champion of free speech has undergone something of a transformation. Morphed, it seems, into a slapdash politburo. The post Tim Nice-But-Gone appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home19 Aug 2026

Katie Lam: Burnham claims to be the ‘change’ Starmer couldn’t deliver – so prove it to Northern Ireland veterans

Burnham would be well-advised to drop the Troubles Bill altogether. If he chooses not to, we have to assume it’s because, like Starmer and Hermer before him, he’d rather pander to activist lawyers than protect those who keep our country safe. The post Katie Lam: Burnham claims to be the ‘change’ Starmer couldn’t deliver – so prove it to Northern Ireland veterans appeared first on Conservative Home.