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Conservative Home23 Jun 2026

Kevin Hollinrake: A strong team and North Sea oil and gas pitch show the flame of Conservatism is still very much alight

It is worth remembering that whilst the Makerfield by-election became a story about one man's job, the by-election in Aberdeen South was about thousands of jobs. Not just in Aberdeen, but in every corner of the United Kingdom. The post Kevin Hollinrake: A strong team and North Sea oil and gas pitch show the flame of Conservatism is still very much alight appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home23 Jun 2026

Hamish Adourian: What eight years as a Conservative councillor in Earl’s Court taught me

Even when officers do say yes, that’s only half the battle: proposals have a habit of being agreed in principle and then quietly stalling. The post Hamish Adourian: What eight years as a Conservative councillor in Earl’s Court taught me appeared first on Conservative Home.

Crime
Conservative Home22 Jun 2026

Austen Morgan: The Northern Ireland legacy Policy was already in tatters before today

Hilary Benn, the NI secretary, finally introduced his Northern Ireland Troubles Bill, creating two classes of veterans: those under the 2021 act and those – who were about to be sacrificed – under the Legacy Act 2023.  This is the bill Al Carns has torn up with his bare hands. The post Austen Morgan: The Northern Ireland legacy Policy was already in tatters before today appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home22 Jun 2026

Lord Ashcroft: Where are the Conservative voters on Brexit ten years on and are they changing their minds?

My most recent poll asked if life in Britain over the last few years had been better, worse or about the same than it would have been if we were still in the EU. On the left, the view is clear: around eight in ten Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters say “worse”. On the right, the view is more nuanced. The post Lord Ashcroft: Where are the Conservative voters on Brexit ten years on and are they changing their minds? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Environment
Conservative Home22 Jun 2026

Luke Graham: Two recent results suggest that the writing isn’t on the wall for the Tories

Politics is rarely as straightforward as the polling makes out. Elections are still fought constituency by constituency, ward by ward and doorstep by doorstep. Aberdeen South and Swindon are reminders that electoral resilience matters, that local campaigning still counts and that recovery is possible long before the commentators notice it. The post Luke Graham: Two recent results suggest that the writing isn’t on the wall for the Tories appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home22 Jun 2026

Sir Keir Starmer announces that he will step down as Prime Minister

The Prime Minister will step down after any leadership contest concludes with nominations closing for that on July 9th. The post Sir Keir Starmer announces that he will step down as Prime Minister appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home22 Jun 2026

‘Mirror, mirror on the wall, on whom can we pin our failures all?’ – Just don’t say ‘us’

I see no appetite for introspection from Starmer or Reform. Anything but the mirror, and despite the fact that such a weakness helps us, it seems a crying shame they can’t, for their own good, take a hard look and go ‘You know what folks, this is on us, and we need to do better' The post ‘Mirror, mirror on the wall, on whom can we pin our failures all?’ – Just don’t say ‘us’ appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home22 Jun 2026

David Gauke: Bye bye to the big by-election everyone remembers, but don’t forget it wasn’t the only one

In the context of Kemi Badenoch’s improving personal rating (now the least unpopular party leader in the country) and the growing evidence that the air is leaving the Reform balloon, in the gains of 18th June there are signs and genuine grounds for optimism.  The post David Gauke: Bye bye to the big by-election everyone remembers, but don’t forget it wasn’t the only one appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home22 Jun 2026

David Davies: Let’s champion Defence industry workers because the Welsh Government doesn’t

It is pointless to champion the men and women of His Majesty's Armed Forces if we are not also willing to champion those who provide them with the equipment they need to fight and win. The post David Davies: Let’s champion Defence industry workers because the Welsh Government doesn’t appeared first on Conservative Home.

Defence
Conservative Home22 Jun 2026

James Ford: The DLR extension to Thamesmead is the wrong railway, at the wrong price, for the wrong reasons.

It is a housing project masquerading as transport policy. Let there be no doubt: this is not the railway that London needs most right now. The post James Ford: The DLR extension to Thamesmead is the wrong railway, at the wrong price, for the wrong reasons. appeared first on Conservative Home.

Housing
Conservative Home21 Jun 2026

Our top ten picks of the week

ConservativeHome's round-up of ten of our best articles from the preceding week. The post Our top ten picks of the week appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home19 Jun 2026

Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

The Conservatives gained two seats from Reform UK in Essex. But Reform UK gained two seats from the Conservatives in Conwy. The post Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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