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Conservative Home13 Jul 2026

Anne Widdecombe was not the person people too often made her out to be

It was, no doubt of it, a surprise to many given the stern, strident headmistress-like persona she had in public life, that she was, privately, immensely kind and gentle. The post Anne Widdecombe was not the person people too often made her out to be appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home13 Jul 2026

Matthew Jeffery: Is this the beginning of the end for Reform UK?

Momentum is giving way to scrutiny. Authority giving way to ridicule. Simplicity giving way to the hard realities of governing. The questions are multiplying, and each one makes the next harder to answer. It's not the end of Reform UK but the moment its trajectory first began to bend. The post Matthew Jeffery: Is this the beginning of the end for Reform UK? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home13 Jul 2026

Chris Philp: Labour have allowed a surge in small boat crossings. Will Burnham be better?

Burnham will face just the same challenge over migration. The public want action, but his backbenchers don’t. He will need to decide quickly whose side he is on, and whether he intends to govern for the Labour left or the country. The post Chris Philp: Labour have allowed a surge in small boat crossings. Will Burnham be better? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home13 Jul 2026

Phil Eckersley: Why I am standing to be the Mayor of Greater Manchester

This campaign is personal to me. I live here. My family is here. I run a business here. I know what it means to manage money, employ people, take responsibility and make decisions that cannot just be hidden in a press release when things get difficult. The post Phil Eckersley: Why I am standing to be the Mayor of Greater Manchester appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home12 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 Home10 Jul 2026

Council by-election results from this week and forthcoming contests

The Conservatives gained a seat from the Lib Dems in Stratford-on-Avon and a seat from an independent in Pembrokeshire. Reform UK gained a seat from Labour in South Lanarkshire and a seat from an independent in Flintshire. The Green Party lost a seat to Labour in Camden and a seat to the Lib Dems in Lambeth. The post Council by-election results from this week and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home10 Jul 2026

Mike Newton: Can Burnham really convince the Bond markets?

Burnham may not realize that this is 2026, and both the underlying problems and the PLP are very different from his Wilsonian and Blairite analogues. Stephen Pollard's observation that 'his political body clock stopped when he was last in office' may prove to be on the money. The post Mike Newton: Can Burnham really convince the Bond markets? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home10 Jul 2026

Arthur Reynolds: The civil service will prepare ‘day one’ briefings for Burnham’s new ministers but nobody’ll read them

So much behaviour around a reshuffle is performative. A flurry of notes is passed between departments to relay how a minister likes their coffee, their go-to lunch order, the font they like for speeches, whether their submissions should be single or double-spaced. Or you could just ask them The post Arthur Reynolds: The civil service will prepare ‘day one’ briefings for Burnham’s new ministers but nobody’ll read them appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home10 Jul 2026

Kemi Badenoch: ‘I’m not planning a reshuffle… at the moment’

The appeals from a number of MPs comes to blows with the mindset of LOTO. The reality, as much of a cop out answer as it may seem, is that only Kemi Badenoch knows whether a reshuffle will occur. At the moment, we can only take her on her word - that she is “not planning a reshuffle at the moment.”  The post Kemi Badenoch: ‘I’m not planning a reshuffle… at the moment’ appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home10 Jul 2026

Sarah Ingham: ‘Head North’ is where you go looking for a Burnham who needs to shake off some old habits

This 10-point plan for solving Britain’s woes was co-written with ex MP Steve Rotheram. it's the Lennon and McCartney of local politics in ITV Granadaland, Our Steve became the first elected Mayor of Liverpool City Region in 2017 when Our Andy conquered Greater Manchester. The post Sarah Ingham: ‘Head North’ is where you go looking for a Burnham who needs to shake off some old habits appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home10 Jul 2026

Blake Stephenson: Britain should not gamble its borders on at home English tests

English language testing is one of the many tools the Home Office must deploy to ensure our immigration processes are robust. My recent recommendation: is that the UK Government should not move to remote and digital-by-default English language testing for visas. The post Blake Stephenson: Britain should not gamble its borders on at home English tests appeared first on Conservative Home.

Immigration
Conservative Home10 Jul 2026

Matthew Taylor: Why I’m standing to be the Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk

Whether the role survives beyond 2028 is, in one sense, beside the point. The people of Norfolk still deserve someone prepared to spend every day of the next two years making their communities safer. The post Matthew Taylor: Why I’m standing to be the Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk appeared first on Conservative Home.

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