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Conservative Home28 Jul 2026

Liam Mannix: The Tories are wrong not to fight the Clacton by-election

As a party, I feel we should always be ready to fight any contest which comes our way. Every extra voter won over to our cause is one further brick in the wall we are looking to rebuild. Every opportunity to get our message across should be seized, and every chance to win a seat back taken. The post Liam Mannix: The Tories are wrong not to fight the Clacton by-election appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home27 Jul 2026

Lord Ashcroft: ‘He wants to show that even after the £5 million bung, they still want me.’ My Clacton by-election focus groups

At least as many, however, thought they should have contested the election, providing some proper opposition to Farage and offering local voters a real alternative: “If you’re dedicated to what you believe in, you’ve got to stand up for it." The post Lord Ashcroft: ‘He wants to show that even after the £5 million bung, they still want me.’ My Clacton by-election focus groups appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home27 Jul 2026

Stephen Goss: Chris Bryant means more of the same for Northern Ireland

Sir Chris arrives with significant parliamentary experience but no track record on Northern Ireland specifically. His instinct so far: vague commitments, rejection of constitutional changes, a studied caution about legacy legislation, suggests a Secretary of State who understands he has little to gain from bold moves and much to lose from them. The post Stephen Goss: Chris Bryant means more of the same for Northern Ireland appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home27 Jul 2026

I don’t believe Burnham. An early election is coming

And so, when Burnham ruled out an early general election yesterday, I found myself - yet again - struggling to believe him. After all, both Theresa May and Boris Johnson ruled out early elections just months before they called them. What is to say that Burnham won’t do the same? The post I don’t believe Burnham. An early election is coming appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home24 Jul 2026

Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

Reform UK gained a seat from the Conservatives in Medway. But Reform UK lost two seats to Labour in Thurrock. The post Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home24 Jul 2026

Hiten Ganatra: The mortgage market is paying the price for Westminster’s instability

The lesson of the past decade could not be clearer, as political stability and fiscal credibility are not optional luxuries for governments. They are the foundations on which the mortgage market, and with it the financial security of millions of British households, depends. The post Hiten Ganatra: The mortgage market is paying the price for Westminster’s instability appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home24 Jul 2026

Burnham takes on Farage

All politicians like to be photographed at election time pulling a pint of beer, but the man who has stepped forward for the past 30 years as the true champion of the man in the pub is Nigel Farage. The post Burnham takes on Farage appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home24 Jul 2026

John Bald: Why multiplication matters

HM Treasury, whose work depends on numbers, has removed tests of literacy and numeracy from its selection process, to promote “diversity”. But intellect has no race or gender. The post John Bald: Why multiplication matters appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home23 Jul 2026

Rhys Hurley: Bigger councils don’t mean better value

The larger and more remote councils become, the harder it is for residents to influence decisions and hold elected representatives to account. If councils are to be merged, put it to the people who pay the bills via referendum. If affected residents vote for it, proceed; if they vote against it, stop.  The post Rhys Hurley: Bigger councils don’t mean better value appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home23 Jul 2026

Bob Seely: Q: Are there votes in foreign and defence issues? A: Yes, more than ever

The next election will be the first arguably since the 1980s where our security and engagement with the world will be a major mainstream election issue. The post Bob Seely: Q: Are there votes in foreign and defence issues? A: Yes, more than ever appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home23 Jul 2026

Tim Dier: Why every MP should start a business

Rather than riding tanks and flying fighter jets, MPs would spend time on the shop floor of small businesses, rolling up their sleeves and seeing how the state makes it difficult for many to make a living. The post Tim Dier: Why every MP should start a business appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home22 Jul 2026

Amy Selman: May’s local elections were not about local issues, Part 2 – We have to get to the heart of those local issues

You need to give your councillors a nudge! Former councillors know where the bodies are buried, and which questions to ask. And follow the money. 'It is an old but true saying that the condition upon which liberty has been given to man is eternal vigilance'. The post Amy Selman: May’s local elections were not about local issues, Part 2 – We have to get to the heart of those local issues appeared first on Conservative Home.

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