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Conservative Home3 Jul 2026

Rory Bremner: SEND help. The children we are failing and simply mustn’t anymore

Britain's reputation as a compassionate, fair and responsible nation depends not on the promises we make, but on whether we keep them for the children who need us most. The post Rory Bremner: SEND help. The children we are failing and simply mustn’t anymore appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home3 Jul 2026

Antonia Cox: Reform UK’s councillors are facing the realities of power

What is Reform going to achieve by having its elected representatives play a part - even if only through scrutiny committees - in the hard choices that have to be made? The post Antonia Cox: Reform UK’s councillors are facing the realities of power appeared first on Conservative Home.

Reform
Conservative Home2 Jul 2026

Kay Isa: Britain’s Turkish Cypriots are a natural Conservative ally that the party is overlooking

The values that define Turkish Cypriot Britain, family, faith, hard work, patriotism and a belief that if you graft you get on, are Conservative values. They always have been. The question is whether the Party is willing to show up, listen and build the relationship this community deserves. The post Kay Isa: Britain’s Turkish Cypriots are a natural Conservative ally that the party is overlooking appeared first on Conservative Home.

Defence
Conservative Home2 Jul 2026

Ben Ramanauskus: Let’s celebrate the OBR

Rather than disparaging the OBR, Conservatives should be pleased that we have a well-respected body which enforces some fiscal discipline on our otherwise profligate politicians. The post Ben Ramanauskus: Let’s celebrate the OBR appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Conservative Home2 Jul 2026

Callum Price: Burnham’s new plan for Britain is delegation not devolution

Burnham, like his predecessor, has pledged a focus on growth. But growth won’t necessarily come from shifting decision-making power around, as beneficial as that might be in other ways. The post Callum Price: Burnham’s new plan for Britain is delegation not devolution appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home2 Jul 2026

Badenoch stands up for the taxpayers Starmer forgot

The scene is starting to be set for an election in which Labour defends the ever growing Welfare State. The post Badenoch stands up for the taxpayers Starmer forgot appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home2 Jul 2026

John Oxley: Without Margo the party will struggle to rebuild

She was a fictional character, but Margo Leadbetter from The Good Life represented middle class women who were staunch Conservatives. The problem for the party is that there are very few Margos left. The post John Oxley: Without Margo the party will struggle to rebuild appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home2 Jul 2026

Lord Ashcroft: The President of Somaliland tells me it’s time for Britain to recognise his country

Recognition is not simply symbolic but essential. “Recognition is not something we can manufacture ourselves,” he said. “It is the greatest achievement when another country recognises you.” The post Lord Ashcroft: The President of Somaliland tells me it’s time for Britain to recognise his country appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home2 Jul 2026

Ewan Woods: Botched devolution plans won’t deliver efficient local government

Simply pushing for more devolution as a fix fails to reconcile the dodgy foundations the current local government settlement is built upon. The post Ewan Woods: Botched devolution plans won’t deliver efficient local government appeared first on Conservative Home.

Housing
Conservative Home1 Jul 2026

Henry Clifford: Mental health is the missing link for immigrant integration

Integration is an increasingly important part of our politics. To address the issues caused by mass immigration properly we need to broaden our analysis to include all elements of the process, only then can we formulate policies which address the underlying issues. The post Henry Clifford: Mental health is the missing link for immigrant integration appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsImmigrationHealthcare
Conservative Home1 Jul 2026

PMQs Kemi Badenoch criticises the Prime Minister’s Defence Investment plan as ‘too weak, too short, and too late’

The Prime Minister tried to defend his record on defence and criticised the last Conservative Government, but Badenoch pointed out the threat level has increased in the two years Starmer had been in office. The post PMQs Kemi Badenoch criticises the Prime Minister’s Defence Investment plan as ‘too weak, too short, and too late’ appeared first on Conservative Home.

Defence
Conservative Home1 Jul 2026

Howard Leigh: The Employment Rights Act was not Starmer’s favourite policy – Burnham seems far keener

Perhaps the reason Starmer never boasted about the Act was that he didn’t want to rush this into legislation, or intended much of it to go into the long grass. The feeling is that the Burnham camp very much welcomed this Act and are even keener to ingratiate themselves to the Unions. The post Howard Leigh: The Employment Rights Act was not Starmer’s favourite policy – Burnham seems far keener appeared first on Conservative Home.

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