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Conservative Home8 Jul 2026

Andrew Murrison: No Sir, THIS is your country!

Britain does not need more sensitive foreign policy. It needs a robust and serious one. We can acknowledge our history without being imprisoned by it. We can act ethically without surrendering strategically. But we cannot continue with a diplomatic service that seeks absolution where it should be seeking advantage. The post Andrew Murrison: No Sir, THIS is your country! appeared first on Conservative Home.

Crime
Conservative Home8 Jul 2026

Liam Bones: We need to welcome back any Reform voters who left us but shut the door hard on defectors

Conservative voters who lent Reform their support can and should be won back. We need millions of them if we are to form a government again. But voters are one thing. Political opportunists are another. Rebuilding requires more than bigger numbers. It requires better people. The post Liam Bones: We need to welcome back any Reform voters who left us but shut the door hard on defectors appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home7 Jul 2026

BREAKING: Badenoch reacts to Farage resigning as an MP to stand again in by-election

The Conservative leader says she doesn't have to jump to the beat of Nigel Farage's drum, and he'll find out what the party will do in their own time as she sits down for questions with Politico's Anne McElvoy. The post BREAKING: Badenoch reacts to Farage resigning as an MP to stand again in by-election appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsReform
Conservative Home7 Jul 2026

Kemi Badenoch sets out the Conservatives’ plan to defend Britain

The Conservative leader attacks the Government's plans for the Defence of Britain and maintaining our National Security saying they won't make the decisions necessary, and a are stuck in a vaccum over a summer where leadership is needed - from the Conservatives  The post Kemi Badenoch sets out the Conservatives’ plan to defend Britain appeared first on Conservative Home.

Defence
Conservative Home7 Jul 2026

Anna Ridgway: Burnham has the chance to do what no politician has dared – scrap the triple lock

If Burnham ducks this, the next prime minister will face the same problem under worse conditions. And the generation paying for it, my generation, will still be here, still paying, still waiting for someone in charge to be honest. The post Anna Ridgway: Burnham has the chance to do what no politician has dared – scrap the triple lock appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home7 Jul 2026

BREAKING: Farage resigns as an MP forcing a by-election in Clacton in which he’ll stand

The Reform leader hits out at what he claims is a concerted effort to beat Reform by the media and other parties by other means than the ballot box. The post BREAKING: Farage resigns as an MP forcing a by-election in Clacton in which he’ll stand appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsReform
Conservative Home7 Jul 2026

Max Thompson: You can’t defend free speech and confront misinformation if you quit the field of play

If Nandy was genuinely concerned about the spread of misinformation and disinformation on X, her departure looks less like principled protest than an abdication of duty. She should have stayed and engaged. More conversation, not less, is the antidote to disinformation online. The post Max Thompson: You can’t defend free speech and confront misinformation if you quit the field of play appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home7 Jul 2026

Andrew Gilligan: This big devolution idea, Andy? Try it but it could work well for the right, not you

While there have clearly been a few competent, successful local leaders, such as Leese and Bernstein, there's no evidence at all that, in the round, local politicians are better than national ones. Indeed, most evidence suggests they are worse. The post Andrew Gilligan: This big devolution idea, Andy? Try it but it could work well for the right, not you appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home7 Jul 2026

The rules seem not rule at all anymore – but is that ok?

We find ourselves at a rules crossroads. Where in some cases the rules that exist are being ignored by some, need to be challenged in others, and the people whose job it is to adhere to rules, and indeed make the rules don’t see the point or come up with really stupid ones. The post The rules seem not rule at all anymore – but is that ok? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home7 Jul 2026

David Willetts: Manchesterism has it’s merits and we shouldn’t just discount them

There are useful practical lessons to be learnt from the success of Manchester. Conservative ministers, Labour mayors and high-quality local officials all deserve some of the credit. The post David Willetts: Manchesterism has it’s merits and we shouldn’t just discount them appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home7 Jul 2026

David Rogers: It is possible to deliver new homes and retain the character of our villages

A planning system can only function properly when the wider economy supports investment, controls inflation and rewards enterprise. The post David Rogers: It is possible to deliver new homes and retain the character of our villages appeared first on Conservative Home.

EconomyDefenceHousing
Conservative Home6 Jul 2026

Charles Hawes: The farmers I speak to all tell me the same thing – and the Conservatives should listen

The Conservatives have long been seen as the natural party for farmers. If we want to be that party, we need to show that we have been listening. The post Charles Hawes: The farmers I speak to all tell me the same thing – and the Conservatives should listen appeared first on Conservative Home.