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Conservative Home24 Apr 2026

Tim Sansom: Running for power. Finding the mental, physical or political mindset to navigate parliamentary life

Tim Sansom works for Dr Luke Evans MP as a Senior Parliamentary Researcher and is a committed runner and advocate for running. Let me take you back to Gunnersbury Park on 22 July 2017. I had heard that London could be a lonely and tiring city if you could not find a niche or tribe […] The post Tim Sansom: Running for power. Finding the mental, physical or political mindset to navigate parliamentary life appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home24 Apr 2026

Patrick English: YouGov data shows Reform holding back Conservative recovery in London

Frustrating news for the Conservatives, our model does not currently project the party to be winning back control of either Westminster or Wandsworth. These are, naturally, the top two Borough targets for a Conservative party looking to show they can win again. The post Patrick English: YouGov data shows Reform holding back Conservative recovery in London appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home24 Apr 2026

When it really is a marathon not a sprint don’t be put off by the half-time commentary

In two years of watching this political race I’ve seen an unpromising start and a long uphill climb coming ahead, but I’m still confident that not only are the Tories not ‘out of the race’ they are contending. The post When it really is a marathon not a sprint don’t be put off by the half-time commentary appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home23 Apr 2026

Austen Morgan: We now know more than we did about the Mandelson affair – so what happens next?

Robbins could insist on justifying civil service discretion in the face of ministerial rights to know?  Starmer will have diminishing political support.  Robbins, the support of the former cabinet secretaries and other mandarins. Public opinion, unimpressed with the former, may warm to the latter. The post Austen Morgan: We now know more than we did about the Mandelson affair – so what happens next? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home23 Apr 2026

Emma Revell: Growth is the most over-used and under-delivered word in modern politics

Since the global financial crisis, growth has been held up as the solution to all our problems: the answer to stagnant wages, creaking public services, and a rising cost of living. And it would be, if we had done any of the things necessary to allow it to happen. The post Emma Revell: Growth is the most over-used and under-delivered word in modern politics appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home23 Apr 2026

The Starmer question

Behind the calls for his resignation lies a quieter hope for some Tories that Sir Keir Starmer limps on, dragging Labour down with him. The post The Starmer question appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home23 Apr 2026

John Oxley: My vote in the local elections won’t count, but it could be so different

Our electoral system means that perhaps two-thirds of the electorate could find themselves shut out, and there is no opposition to speak of. The post John Oxley: My vote in the local elections won’t count, but it could be so different appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home21 Apr 2026

Lord Ashcroft: “Labour were always for the working people. Now it’s the non-working people”: my latest focus groups

My last round of focus groups before the May elections took place in Leeds, where we heard from former Tories who had switched to Labour or Reform, and longer-standing Labour voters considering their options; and Bridgend, where Welsh Labour voters pondered the Senedd elections. The post Lord Ashcroft: “Labour were always for the working people. Now it’s the non-working people”: my latest focus groups appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home21 Apr 2026

Terri Bloore: My plan to let Newham businesses not just survive, but to grow

Policies that address costs, safety, accessibility, and local accountability are likely to remain central to how the borough’s entrepreneurs and shopkeepers engage with politics in the years ahead. The post Terri Bloore: My plan to let Newham businesses not just survive, but to grow appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home20 Apr 2026

William Duckworth: All roads lead to Wales – and why it will be the decisive battleground of these elections

If the polls are right, the extent of Labour’s failure in Wales will be unambiguous. No amount of spin or preemptive briefing will obscure the simple fact that Labour has lost control of the Senedd, and that the seemingly invincible force of Welsh Labour has crumbled. The post William Duckworth: All roads lead to Wales – and why it will be the decisive battleground of these elections appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home17 Apr 2026

Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

The Conservatives gained a seat from Reform UK in Northumberland. The post Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home17 Apr 2026

Chico Khan-Gandapur: What’s in a name? For a bit of fun I decided to explore the magic of hidden meanings

This light-hearted review looks ahead to the May 7 elections, exploring the hidden meanings in the names of Britain’s main political parties and their leaders, with uncannily prescient outcomes. The post Chico Khan-Gandapur: What’s in a name? For a bit of fun I decided to explore the magic of hidden meanings   appeared first on Conservative Home.

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