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Conservative Home14 Apr 2026

Annabelle Sanderson: So is shoplifting just OK now? Or should a law and order party say ‘no’

Criminals know now that shoplifting is tolerated, just as they know they can smoke drugs openly in the streets or steal a phone from out of someone’s hand with virtually no come back. That has to change and we Conservatives need to change it. The post Annabelle Sanderson: So is shoplifting just OK now? Or should a law and order party say ‘no’ appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home13 Apr 2026

Charles Amos: Decriminalising abortion up to birth is too far even for pro-choicers

Judith Jarvis Thomson was a titan in analytical philosophy supporting abortion, yet even she probably wouldn’t have supported this amendment. The post Charles Amos: Decriminalising abortion up to birth is too far even for pro-choicers appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home9 Apr 2026

Freddie Attenborough: The serious financial risk of telling your University they got it all wrong

Brodie Mitchell is taking Royal Holloway university to the High Court after being suspended and placed under restrictions following a campus confrontation where he compared a pro-Palestinian student’s keffiyeh to a “tea towel”. At risk? A quarter of a million pounds. The post Freddie Attenborough: The serious financial risk of telling your University they got it all wrong appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home2 Apr 2026

Aled Richards-Jones: Four years, 41 broken pledges – Wandsworth Labour’s record in office

Our manifesto won’t make promises we can’t keep, but will set out a credible plan – for fixing the finances, getting the basics like bin collection back on track, putting more police officers on Wandsworth’s streets, giving more renters the chance to own, and more.   The post Aled Richards-Jones: Four years, 41 broken pledges – Wandsworth Labour’s record in office appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home1 Apr 2026

Charlotte Cadden: It’s part of Conservative policing policy that you stay safe on the campaign trail

Operation Bridger is the Policing that supports the safety and security of MPs, when MPs are back in their constituencies. It was set up after the horrific murder of Jo Cox MP in 2016 and further enhanced after the murder of Sir David Amess MP in 2021.  The post Charlotte Cadden: It’s part of Conservative policing policy that you stay safe on the campaign trail  appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home1 Apr 2026

Katie Lam: We will not fix our problems by telling people to stop talking about them

Failure to acknowledge the truth, and a desire to prevent other people from doing so, allowed people to get away with the some of the very worst crimes committed in this country in living memory. The post Katie Lam: We will not fix our problems by telling people to stop talking about them appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home24 Mar 2026

Brandon To: Even a 13-year-old knows crime is out of hand. Why doesn’t the state?

In theory, everyone is responsible for crime: the police, the council, community safety partnerships, and central government. In practice, that means no one is accountable. The police point to limited resources. Councils blame the central government. Officials promise to “monitor the situation”. The post Brandon To: Even a 13-year-old knows crime is out of hand. Why doesn’t the state?  appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home16 Mar 2026

Oscar Gill-Lewis: Don’t privatise, or centralise – reform the Police

There are so many reforms that you could and probably should do before increasing the number of police hires, because it makes it easier to know when you have a sufficient number of police.  The post Oscar Gill-Lewis: Don’t privatise, or centralise – reform the Police appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home10 Mar 2026

Chris Philp: With crime and antisocial behaviour unacceptably high it’s time to ‘Take Back our Streets’

Britain works best when the rules are clear and enforced. The Conservative plan to Take Back Our Streets will restore visible policing, back officers to act decisively, and ensure that crime and anti-social behaviour face real consequences. The post Chris Philp: With crime and antisocial behaviour unacceptably high it’s time to ‘Take Back our Streets’ appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home9 Mar 2026

Nick McLean: Merton Council is one of 12 Labour-run councils in London that they are at risk of losing control of

While residents worry about bills, crime, and public services, the Lib Dems are focused on virtue-signalling and box-ticking. The post Nick McLean: Merton Council is one of 12 Labour-run councils in London that they are at risk of losing control of appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home26 Feb 2026

Newslinks for Thursday 26th February 2026

Starmer could bow to Badenoch pressure on student loans | PM’s Chagos deal descends into chaos | Police apologise to Speaker for exposing his Mandelson tip-off | PM must quit if we win by-election, say Greens The post Newslinks for Thursday 26th February 2026 appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home25 Feb 2026

PMQs Badenoch says Labour is now known as ‘the paedo defenders party’

The Prime Minister faced Kemi Badenoch after his pick for US ambassador was arrested by police over his links to Epstein. The post PMQs Badenoch says Labour is now known as ‘the paedo defenders party’ appeared first on Conservative Home.

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