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Conservative Home14 Aug 2026

Neil Shastri-Hurst: We cannot keep releasing our way out of the prisons crisis

What is now clear is that the public have made their expectations known to MPs, and it is up to us to ensure we legislate for a criminal justice system that restores public confidence. The Conservatives have listened to that call. The post Neil Shastri-Hurst: We cannot keep releasing our way out of the prisons crisis appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home13 Aug 2026

George Beglan: The Manslaughter exemption, why it matters and why Burnham shouldn’t be handwringing

We need the political will to tell the public that the family of a man dragged to his death by a getaway car deserves the same protection from early release as any other victim whose killer's crime happened to carry a different label. The post George Beglan: The Manslaughter exemption, why it matters and why Burnham shouldn’t be handwringing appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home13 Aug 2026

Lana Hempsall: How much longer must Britain wait for welfare reform?

Britain's welfare system should be built around opportunity, not permanent dependency. It should encourage aspiration wherever possible and provide generous support where it is genuinely needed. The post Lana Hempsall: How much longer must Britain wait for welfare reform? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home11 Aug 2026

Samiksha Bhattacharjee: Vape shops belong on our highstreets

It is time we stopped letting politicians treat us like perpetual children. If politicians in Westminster can’t even govern themselves, they have no business trying to micro-manage our lives. The post Samiksha Bhattacharjee: Vape shops belong on our highstreets appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home11 Aug 2026

Shadow Cabinet League Table: Badenoch storms yet further ahead

Whether these numbers will hold up going into our next survey remains a mystery. Kemi’s decision to stand by Joshua Bonehill-Paine, alongside her ill-received letter to the residents of Clacton were uncharacteristic, unforced errors, that may well eat into her favourability come next month.  The post Shadow Cabinet League Table: Badenoch storms yet further ahead appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home11 Aug 2026

Peter Franklin: If Burnham was serious about decentralising power he’d give it to an English parliament

Devolution to Scotland and Wales hasn't exactly been a rip roaring success. That's true, but then England isn't Scotland or Wales — and it's about time our constitution reflected that fact. The post Peter Franklin: If Burnham was serious about decentralising power he’d give it to an English parliament appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home11 Aug 2026

Lord Ashcroft: My latest polling – Whose side is Andy Burnham on, does he have a plan, what will happen to taxes, and do we need an election?

My latest poll looks in detail at early impressions of Andy Burnham as prime minister: whose side is he on, does he have a plan, what do people make of his ideas, and where should the money come from? The post Lord Ashcroft: My latest polling – Whose side is Andy Burnham on, does he have a plan, what will happen to taxes, and do we need an election? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home11 Aug 2026

Tony Devenish: Burnham’s devolution plans will just mean more tax

My own Council , Westminster City Council is facing a £100m funding cut, over the next three years, causing inevitable cuts to council services and significant council tax increases. That’s nearly 50 per cent in Central Government’s decades old grants to my council. The post Tony Devenish: Burnham’s devolution plans will just mean more tax appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home10 Aug 2026

Kiran Fothergill: The biggest cost of living isn’t your weekly shop. It’s tax

At the next election, for the good of our nation and to finally alleviate the ‘cost of living crisis’, the Conservative Party should stand on a credible plan to change direction on public spending. We need to inspire a future where we have lower taxes. The post Kiran Fothergill: The biggest cost of living isn’t your weekly shop. It’s tax appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home10 Aug 2026

Our Survey: Badenoch backed on candidates and the party not running in Clacton

80 per cent of Conservative members think it's right to hold new candidates to supporting the party policy on net-zero and the ECHR, and 73.4 per cent backed the decision not field a candidate in the upcoming Clacton by-election. The post Our Survey: Badenoch backed on candidates and the party not running in Clacton appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home7 Aug 2026

Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

The Conservatives lost two seats to Reform UK in King's Lynn & West Norfolk and a seat to the Green Party in Reigate and Banstead. The post Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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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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