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Conservative Home22 Jul 2026

Civil war looms for Labour

Having enjoyed the backing of close to the entirety of the PLP, Burnham appears to have fallen at the first hurdle after entering Number 10. To justify these types of actions - these ideological purges and unfunded commitments - one requires some type of Great Leap Forward The post Civil war looms for Labour appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home20 Jul 2026

‘A new day has dawned, has it not?’ And now we’ll go ‘forward’ to the past with vague and Haigh

If Andy Burnham and Louise Haigh really do think Britain's current problems started because of the Thatcher years, I'm very much afraid he will try to borrow solutions from the past which will not tackle our profound and monumental challenges as a country but make our future a darned sight worse.  The post ‘A new day has dawned, has it not?’ And now we’ll go ‘forward’ to the past with vague and Haigh appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home16 Jul 2026

Freddie Downing: As a tax adviser, I can tell you: Labour is driving wealth creators out of Britain

If we want a more prosperous country, we need to reward the things that create prosperity. We need the entrepreneurs who build businesses, create jobs, generate profits and pay taxes. The post Freddie Downing: As a tax adviser, I can tell you: Labour is driving wealth creators out of Britain 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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Conservative Home15 Jul 2026

Charlotte Vernon: Do you know a Conservative councillor who deserves recognition or an award?

Across the country, Conservative councillors are proving every day that local democracy works best when it is driven by people who care deeply about their communities. The post Charlotte Vernon: Do you know a Conservative councillor who deserves recognition or an award? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home15 Jul 2026

Labour say there’s a civil war with the ‘wets’ raging in the Conservative party. I can’t find one

What we are seeing is a consistency of position being forged that is neither wet nor dry, left or right, but 'Conservative' as defined by the current leadership. But I'm not expecting this so called purge to produce mass casualties, and it's fundamentals aren't even new. The post Labour say there’s a civil war with the ‘wets’ raging in the Conservative party. I can’t find one appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home9 Jul 2026

Sebastian Milbank: Young people need a better deal — but can Britain’s political class deliver it?

Currently we tax young people for getting an education that often doesn’t enhance their income, tax employers for hiring them, tax them for coupling up, ration the asset they most need to access adult life, and, when they fall into depression and despondence, reward them for giving up. The post Sebastian Milbank: Young people need a better deal — but can Britain’s political class deliver it? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home9 Jul 2026

Bob Seely: Why Conservatives should hope Al Carns gets the top Defence job

He's led the SBS and Special Forces' work is about small teams delivering strategic effect. It’s inherently political and led by people who see the bigger picture. In Parliament, he's also been one of the few of the Labour Parliamentary intake who has stood out. The post Bob Seely: Why Conservatives should hope Al Carns gets the top Defence job appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home8 Jul 2026

Rafe Fletcher: The fourth of July: pragmatism over purity

That light-touch dispersed approach was how Britain otherwise governed its empire. America was the aberration. And rehashing centralised principles today breeds the same futility. Instead, Britain must take Washington’s realist view and make the best of things as they are. Pragmatism over purity. The post Rafe Fletcher: The fourth of July: pragmatism over purity appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home8 Jul 2026

‘Desperate’, ‘cowardly’ and ‘like a toddler’ – what do MPs make of Farage’s resignation?

Each month, Farage becomes a greater liability for his own party. Gone are the days when he could be wheeled out in front of a crowd and watch Reform's polling skyrocket. He is a marmite politician now The post ‘Desperate’, ‘cowardly’ and ‘like a toddler’ – what do MPs make of Farage’s resignation? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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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.

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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.

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