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Conservative Home5 Mar 2026

Reva Gudi: When principle meets power we must surely always hold the line?

Instead of strengthening the wording of principles let’s strengthen the culture and consequences surrounding them. Standards must be reinforced by real accountability, by incentives that reward integrity and by a collective refusal to excuse evasiveness when it suits our side. The post Reva Gudi: When principle meets power we must surely always hold the line? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home4 Mar 2026

PMQs: Badenoch “The PM is catching arrows not dealing with the archers”

The Conservative leader quizzed the Prime Minister as to why in response to Iranian attacks on British military assets he would not allow the RAF to attack missile sites that were firing at British bases, but was leaving it to others to do that. The post PMQs: Badenoch “The PM is catching arrows not dealing with the archers” appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home4 Mar 2026

Rafe Fletcher: Britain needs muscular citizenship

Britain needs a more muscular vision of identity rooted in commitment. Pride cannot reside only in the vestiges of cultural triumphs abroad. It must inspire loyalty at home too.  The post Rafe Fletcher: Britain needs muscular citizenship appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home4 Mar 2026

The unreality of Labour’s rosy picture of an economy that can’t, in fact, pay for our defence

Churchill fought a war having argued for years that Britain was economically and militarily unprepared.  Starmer is trying not to fight a war arguing via his Chancellor that never before has so much been promised for defence. For so little return when it matters, it seems. The post The unreality of Labour’s rosy picture of an economy that can’t, in fact, pay for our defence appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home4 Mar 2026

Katie Lam: We can make Keir Starmer U-turn yet again, but we need your help

Any public inquiry must conduct itself according to its ‘terms of reference’. Unfortunately, the draft terms of reference produced by the Government for the grooming gangs inquiry are fatally flawed. The post Katie Lam: We can make Keir Starmer U-turn yet again, but we need your help appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home3 Mar 2026

Newslinks for Tuesday 3rd March 2026

Trump says ‘I’m very disappointed in Starmer' over Iran | Starmer refuses to retaliate for Iran’s drone blitz on RAF base in Cyprus | US embassy attacked by suspected Iranian drones | Badenoch to ban public sector using diversity quotas when hiring The post Newslinks for Tuesday 3rd March 2026 appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home2 Mar 2026

Luke Graham: Gorton’s lesson is not to take the easy negative option but the harder positive opportunity

If politics continues to descend into ever narrower identity politics and escalating grievance, the fragmentation of our party system will accelerate. The risk is of winning individual battles, but ultimately losing the war for the soul and cohesion of our country. The post Luke Graham: Gorton’s lesson is not to take the easy negative option but the harder positive opportunity appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home2 Mar 2026

Newslinks for Monday 2nd March 2026

RAF base in Cyrpus hit by drone strike after Starmer U-turn on military bases | Channel migrant crossings hit record levels this year as authorities struggle to cope with surge | Labour’s employment shake-up ‘makes Britain worse than France’ The post Newslinks for Monday 2nd March 2026 appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home1 Mar 2026

Healey: “Britain played no part in the strikes on Iran”

The Defence Secretary refuses to support the action and adds “it is for the US” to explain whether or not its strikes on Iran are within international law The post Healey: “Britain played no part in the strikes on Iran” appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home1 Mar 2026

“Few people will mourn the Ayatollah’s death” – Healey

The Defence Secretary says the Iranian regime has been a "source of evil." The post “Few people will mourn the Ayatollah’s death” – Healey appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home25 Feb 2026

Scarlett Maguire: Trump is now underwater on immigration. What can UK politicians learn from this?

Trump has an outsized importance on British voters’ psyche, and as the past 14 months have progressed much of the public appear increasingly wary of anything that seems to too closely mimic Trump’s America. The post Scarlett Maguire: Trump is now underwater on immigration. What can UK politicians learn from this? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home24 Feb 2026

What’s behind Badenoch’s youth revival?

Inside Badenoch’s bet that young voters still believe in hard work and reward – while bringing fun back to the Young Conservatives. The post What’s behind Badenoch’s youth revival? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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