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Conservative Home11 Mar 2026

John Wall: The lessons of history for governments in trouble

Starmer’s government is unpopular suggesting a 2029 election. How will the Iran War or May elections play for him? Replacing him could be worthwhile, but if his successor hangs on until 2029 they’d have to achieve something only Attlee, just, and Major managed. The post John Wall: The lessons of history for governments in trouble appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home11 Mar 2026

PMQs: Badenoch grills Starmer over fuel duty rise

The Tory Leader attacked Sir Keir Starmer over his plans to raise fuel duty despite the Iran war sending oil prices surging. The post PMQs: Badenoch grills Starmer over fuel duty rise appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home11 Mar 2026

Labour’s efforts to brand critics of its stance on Iran as warmongers is the apex of cynicism

Nobody sane likes war, and those that do seldom fight them. Badenoch isn’t itching to ‘do war’. She’s advocating defending British interests, and if you think Starmer hasn’t damaged those then you are living in an isolationist virtue bubble. The post Labour’s efforts to brand critics of its stance on Iran as warmongers is the apex of cynicism appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home11 Mar 2026

John Redwood: Labour weakened our national security long before the Iran war

This government of international lawyers, by international lawyers for international lawyers has used its own skewed and incompetent interpretations of human rights, net zero, post-colonial settlements and other international treaties to sell us out and weaken our security. The post John Redwood: Labour weakened our national security long before the Iran war appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home9 Mar 2026

Terrel Mollel: Why sticking with my One Nation conservatism doesn’t make me a Lib Dem

One-nation Conservatism can appeal to our aspirations toward agency and our concerns about social cohesion. In contrast, New Liberalism just offers a reductive imagination of our capacity. The post Terrel Mollel: Why sticking with my One Nation conservatism doesn’t make me a Lib Dem appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home9 Mar 2026

Stephen Goss: When is bombing justified?

Sometimes military force is abused, mis-used, or disastrously misjudged. However, history also shows that it can halt aggression, stop atrocities, and bring down regimes that brutalise their own people. Just War theory does not claim that violence is never justified. The post Stephen Goss: When is bombing justified? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home8 Mar 2026

Cooper hits back at Blair criticism of PM over war

“It’s important to learn lessons from what went wrong in Iraq," she says. The post Cooper hits back at Blair criticism of PM over war appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home8 Mar 2026

Philp accuses Labour of ‘dereliction of duty’ over warships

He says Cyprus has been left undefended because Keir Starmer and the Government "showed no foresight whatsoever". The post Philp accuses Labour of ‘dereliction of duty’ over warships appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home8 Mar 2026

Newslinks for Sunday 8th March 2026

Trump tells Starmer: We don’t need your aircraft carriers | Blair rebukes Starmer for not backing Trump | Labour accuses Badenoch of scoring ‘cheap political points’ over Iran strikes | Badenoch plans reshuffle 'to stop rising star Lam defecting to Reform' The post Newslinks for Sunday 8th March 2026 appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home6 Mar 2026

Stewart Jackson: Falconer’s quest to move the Assisted Dying Bill through the Lords begs questions of his wider judgement

Trust in public life is not an entitlement. It is earned. As the New Labour project fades into history, the first step toward restoring confidence would be to completely withdraw the Assisted Dying Bill. The post Stewart Jackson: Falconer’s quest to move the Assisted Dying Bill through the Lords begs questions of his wider judgement appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home6 Mar 2026

Sarah Ingham: Is the Iran campaign of 2026, Kosovo 1999 v2.0?

Contrary to PM Starmer’s assertion at Wednesday’s PMQs, Kosovo highlighted that major political change can be brought about from the skies. If, as is said, war is too important to be left to the generals, it should never be left to the lawyers. The post Sarah Ingham: Is the Iran campaign of 2026, Kosovo 1999 v2.0? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home6 Mar 2026

Austen Morgan: How to use the law to save the Diego Garcia base from Starmer’s bad Chagos deal

The focus should be on legally challenging the second Labour expulsion of the Chagossians.  And, regarding the ninnies in our foreign policy establishment the UK should execute a declaration that the joint Diego Garcia military base does not fall under UNCLOS.  The post Austen Morgan: How to use the law to save the Diego Garcia base from Starmer’s bad Chagos deal appeared first on Conservative Home.

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