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Conservative Home30 Apr 2026

Is it a stunt or just doing the job? Either way the PM’s been playing politics as much as anyone else

Starmer’s comment about a stunt ‘just before elections’ supposes in one way that a ‘stunt’ is one thing, but it’s 'simply not cricket’ to deploy it just ahead of going to the polls. As he famously once said to a Tory Prime Minister - 'Come off it' The post Is it a stunt or just doing the job? Either way the PM’s been playing politics as much as anyone else appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home30 Apr 2026

Bob Seely: An aimless Foreign Office needs a National Strategy Council

Government waffle-eeze aside, the principle is a simple one. Coordinating our tools of power will deliver more power and more influence, drive strategic thinking to make the Foreign Office more effective and our undisputed intellectual driver of global engagement. The post Bob Seely: An aimless Foreign Office needs a National Strategy Council appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home30 Apr 2026

Callum Murphy: Why the Falklands are central to the British Family and should remain so

To understand why the Falklands matter today, one must look beyond sovereignty alone. They are not simply a territory to be defended. They are a community to be valued. The post Callum Murphy: Why the Falklands are central to the British Family and should remain so appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home30 Apr 2026

Festus Akinbusoye: London is not broken, but it can be much better

A police force shaped primarily around being liked rather than being effective operates with one hand tied behind its back. The post Festus Akinbusoye: London is not broken, but it can be much better appeared first on Conservative Home.

Crime
Conservative Home29 Apr 2026

Sarah Stook: What can a PM do these days to last a full five years?

Many Prime Ministers are unpopular, but is it fair or helpful that their survival in the job, or their being shown the exit is essentially down to a few hundred MPs of their own party? The post Sarah Stook: What can a PM do these days to last a full five years? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home29 Apr 2026

Luke Evans: Starmer can’t handle the truth

We are asked to believe that a Prime Minister can personally  determine the outcome, while remaining detached from the system that delivers it. That he can shape the direction, but not own the destination. That when the machinery of Government bends around a political decision, the responsibility lies only with those who turned the gears.  The post Luke Evans: Starmer can’t handle the truth appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home29 Apr 2026

PMQs: Badenoch grills Starmer over failing record

The Tory leader said that Sir Keir Starmer is no longer in control and has overseen "one disaster after another". The post PMQs: Badenoch grills Starmer over failing record appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home29 Apr 2026

Tim Bale: Why a Prime Minister needs a Parliamentary Private Secretary as good as Ian Gow

Totally trustworthy, Gow was gregarious but also shrewd, relatable but also ruthless.  He knew his boss’s mind, as well as her strengths and weaknesses, and, on occasion, was more than willing to speak truth to power. The post Tim Bale: Why a Prime Minister needs a Parliamentary Private Secretary as good as Ian Gow appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home29 Apr 2026

A three-line whip is no substitute for authority

Labour MPs must now carry not merely a damaged Prime Minister, but a grievously wounded one – and have to explain to their constituents why they thought that vote was a good one, and why they were content to be seen as “complicit in a cover-up”. The post A three-line whip is no substitute for authority appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home29 Apr 2026

Katie Lam: Labour is opening the door to a whole new wave of lawfare

If protecting our veterans from vexatious prosecution really isn’t compatible with ECHR membership, this only strengthens the case for leaving the ECHR altogether. The post Katie Lam: Labour is opening the door to a whole new wave of lawfare appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home29 Apr 2026

Mike Newton: An innovative solution for the fiscal crisis

As gilts yields head above 5 per cent, with welfare out of control and 30 per cent of young adults economically inactive, it is time for an innovative solution to the fiscal crisis. The post Mike Newton: An innovative solution for the fiscal crisis appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Conservative Home29 Apr 2026

Alan Mak: Conservatives understand Britain still needs face-to-face banking

A modern financial system must work for all its users, not just the majority. Older people, small business owners, people in rural, suburban and coastal communities and the digitally excluded also need access to the banking system. The post Alan Mak: Conservatives understand Britain still needs face-to-face banking appeared first on Conservative Home.