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Conservative Home4 Aug 2026

Farage is simultaneously Reform’s greatest asset and its greatest liability

His plan to stop the boats by sending the Royal Marines onto French beaches fell apart as soon as he had announced it. The post Farage is simultaneously Reform’s greatest asset and its greatest liability appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home3 Aug 2026

Why does anyone take Restore Britain seriously?

The results in Manchester, and Rupert Lowe’s stunt, will be seized upon by many as proof that the right must unite, and that the Conservatives are dead. Both conclusions are wrong. Bowing to the demands of tacky populists would be the ultimate humiliation, and one by-election result in a Labour heartland should not dictate the Tories’ direction of travel.  The post Why does anyone take Restore Britain seriously? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home31 Jul 2026

Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

The Conservatives gained a seat from a residents group in Uttlesford. Reform UK gained a seat from an independent in South Holland. Labour lost a seat to an independent in Bolton. The post Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home29 Jul 2026

Burnham prefers pious aspiration to serious reform

The new PM calls for more apprenticeships, but shows no sign of lifting the burdens on the businesses which might provide them. The post Burnham prefers pious aspiration to serious reform appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home28 Jul 2026

Oliver Rose: The Ukrainian question has a simple answer – peace through victory

Victory must therefore mean more than military success. It must mean rebuilding Ukraine as a confident democracy, supporting justice through lawful international institutions, encouraging a more democratic future for Russia, strengthening Europe's collective security, and ensuring that the mistakes of the past are not repeated. The post Oliver Rose: The Ukrainian question has a simple answer – peace through victory appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home28 Jul 2026

Peter Franklin: Don’t just enjoy Farage’s failures, learn from them

It is conceivable that Reform could implode. It didn’t even exist a decade ago and its roots are shallow. However, the underlying populist impulse is deeply rooted. The post Peter Franklin: Don’t just enjoy Farage’s failures, learn from them appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home27 Jul 2026

Lord Ashcroft: ‘He wants to show that even after the £5 million bung, they still want me.’ My Clacton by-election focus groups

At least as many, however, thought they should have contested the election, providing some proper opposition to Farage and offering local voters a real alternative: “If you’re dedicated to what you believe in, you’ve got to stand up for it." The post Lord Ashcroft: ‘He wants to show that even after the £5 million bung, they still want me.’ My Clacton by-election focus groups appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home24 Jul 2026

Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

Reform UK gained a seat from the Conservatives in Medway. But Reform UK lost two seats to Labour in Thurrock. The post Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home24 Jul 2026

Burnham takes on Farage

All politicians like to be photographed at election time pulling a pint of beer, but the man who has stepped forward for the past 30 years as the true champion of the man in the pub is Nigel Farage. The post Burnham takes on Farage appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home23 Jul 2026

Finlay Thacker-McPherson: On state reform the Conservatives must go further and smarter than Reform UK

The Conservatives should make this clear, in their communications and in their policy proposals, that they are prepared and ready to take on the vested interests of the British state because they have prior knowledge of the exact ways ‘the blob’ will attempt to stop them. The post Finlay Thacker-McPherson: On state reform the Conservatives must go further and smarter than Reform UK appeared first on Conservative Home.

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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 Home15 Jul 2026

Rumen Cholakov: The Conservatives represent the only way forward to prosperity for this country.

Labour have run this country into the ground in just two years. Their new Prime Minister is now set to make the situation even worse and the Reform party is not a serious prospect for governing.  The post Rumen Cholakov: The Conservatives represent the only way forward to prosperity for this country. appeared first on Conservative Home.

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