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Conservative Home18 Jun 2026

Rhys Hurley: Britain is pricing smokers into the black market

Excessive regulations and taxes have only pushed more people into the black market and increased the money going into crime instead of to the Treasury. The post Rhys Hurley: Britain is pricing smokers into the black market appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home18 Jun 2026

Aaron Jacob: How we beat the Lib Dems

Where we work harder than they do, knock on more doors than they do, and cover more ground than they do, we can win. The post Aaron Jacob: How we beat the Lib Dems appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home17 Jun 2026

Oliver Rose: Labour has a performative male problem

If representation truly matters, then Labour's inability, or unwillingness, to elect a woman leader is one of the most remarkable and least discussed facts in modern British politics, and it is only those in the Labour Party who can change this The post Oliver Rose: Labour has a performative male problem appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home17 Jun 2026

Lewis Ormston: Labour have choked on AI. It could give the Tories a chance

Britain should be the place where AI companies want to start, scale, and list. Right now, we’re falling at the final hurdle. The post Lewis Ormston: Labour have choked on AI. It could give the Tories a chance appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home17 Jun 2026

Annunziata Rees-Mogg: Reapealing the Public Sector Equality Duty is about delivering a genuinely level playing field not quotas

Conservatives have no wish to return Britain to some imaginary era of unchecked prejudice. Rather, the aim is to restore the soundest parts of our liberal tradition: liberty for the individual, equality before the law, equality of opportunity, not outcomes, and the right to hold unfashionable opinions The post Annunziata Rees-Mogg: Reapealing the Public Sector Equality Duty is about delivering a genuinely level playing field not quotas appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home17 Jun 2026

Politics needs a serious shift to look after the ‘young ones’ and so far it’s all looked old and tired

We need an offer to the younger generation. Not just us, the country needs an offer to the younger generation. Given how much we will rely on them, whilst curbing their opportunities and piling on the debt. The post Politics needs a serious shift to look after the ‘young ones’ and so far it’s all looked old and tired appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home17 Jun 2026

John Redwood: Ten years on, this Government is still trying to reverse Brexit – not harness it’s opportunities

There are so many opportunities to Brexit if only we would cut tax rates and remove damaging regulations.  Going back in would be ruinously expensive and would lower our growth rate with all the extra regulatory and tax burdens it would impose.  The post John Redwood: Ten years on, this Government is still trying to reverse Brexit – not harness it’s opportunities appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home17 Jun 2026

Robbie Lammas: I made a mistake defecting to Reform. They are not a serious party

Despite policy disagreements, the Conservatives are fundamentally united by shared values – like one big family. Reform are like one big HMO – they don’t like each other and are united by grievance alone. The post Robbie Lammas: I made a mistake defecting to Reform. They are not a serious party appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home17 Jun 2026

Amy Selman: May’s local elections were not about local issues – we have to challenge a lack of interest in what councils are for

Too many voters in May voted on national politics and policy or couldn't be bothered to vote because they didn't know what councils can do or should be doing. Together we can keep Parliamentary and media pressure on councils so they help people, not pet causes. The post Amy Selman: May’s local elections were not about local issues – we have to challenge a lack of interest in what councils are for appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home16 Jun 2026

Peter Bedford: We have to stop thinking of ‘overseas aid’ but more as British investment, because it works

The relationship between development and security is at the heart of promoting British interests abroad. Strategic engagement overseas is not an alternative to advancing Britain’s national interest - it is an essential part of it. The post Peter Bedford: We have to stop thinking of ‘overseas aid’ but more as British investment, because it works appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home16 Jun 2026

Rupert Talfourd-Cook: It’s not just about picking the right candidates, but training them how to campaign

Representing constituents effectively, making the case for good policy and winning the arguments that matter are not things we should leave to chance. Politics is a craft, not just a calling, and serious candidates deserve the chance to learn it properly. The post Rupert Talfourd-Cook: It’s not just about picking the right candidates, but training them how to campaign appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home16 Jun 2026

Brandon To: As an immigrant I’d say Britain’s policing isn’t “two-tier” – it’s too terrified

By reforming the guidance that currently paralyses our frontline, we can restore the confidence of our police officers. True anti-racism in policing should not be hesitation, but confidence that when the police act, they do so with the full, unbiased weight of the law behind them. The post Brandon To: As an immigrant I’d say Britain’s policing isn’t “two-tier” – it’s too terrified appeared first on Conservative Home.

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