News

Original reporting and the latest political headlines from across the UK.

Our Articles

Mainstream Headlines

Filtering by:Tag: politics×Source: Conservative Home×Clear all

58 headlines found — Page 4 of 5

Conservative Home2 Mar 2026

Tommy Birch: The architecture of human nature and how you solve the NIMBY problem

Treating NIMBYism as a planning technicality is no longer tenable. It is a lived political crisis that is shaping the political allegiance of a generation. The post Tommy Birch: The architecture of human nature and how you solve the NIMBY problem appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home2 Mar 2026

Kemi Badenoch: “Targeting voters on the basis of their ethnicity or religion is neither healthy or British”

The Conservative leader gave a speech at the think tank, Policy Exchange reflecting on campaign tactics deployed in the recent Gorton and Denton by-election and why future campaigns that emulate that will damage democracy, our society and Britain as a country The post Kemi Badenoch: “Targeting voters on the basis of their ethnicity or religion is neither healthy or British” appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home2 Mar 2026

Luke Graham: Gorton’s lesson is not to take the easy negative option but the harder positive opportunity

If politics continues to descend into ever narrower identity politics and escalating grievance, the fragmentation of our party system will accelerate. The risk is of winning individual battles, but ultimately losing the war for the soul and cohesion of our country. The post Luke Graham: Gorton’s lesson is not to take the easy negative option but the harder positive opportunity appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsDefence
Conservative Home2 Mar 2026

Regime change in Iran. Which UK political leaders are on the “right side of history”?

Those appeasers of the Ayatollahs who are self-styled "progressives" should be treated with derision. The post Regime change in Iran. Which UK political leaders are on the “right side of history”? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home2 Mar 2026

David Gauke: Welcome to the new world of multi party politics – whose entrance was via Gorton

This was a by-election that showed political support is fragmenting.  Neither of the two traditional parties finished in the top two. The Greens got over 40 per cent of the vote but we're now in a world where MPs will win with a vote share of just a third or even lower.  The post David Gauke: Welcome to the new world of multi party politics – whose entrance was via Gorton appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsEnvironment
Conservative Home1 Mar 2026

Newslinks for Sunday 1st March 2026

Iranian regime confirms Khamenei’s death | Starmer calls for diplomatic solution | Simons resigns as Cabinet Office Minister | Farage calls for an end to non-British citizens voting in UK elections The post Newslinks for Sunday 1st March 2026 appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsReform
Conservative Home27 Feb 2026

Council by-election result from yesterday and forthcoming contests

Just one contest this week. The Lib Dems held a seat in Southampton. The post Council by-election result from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home27 Feb 2026

Jonathan Guttentag: Extremism, pluralism and the need for moral red lines

Britain can be tolerant without being naive. It can defend religious freedom without indulging political extremism. It can welcome diversity while insisting on common civic norms. The post Jonathan Guttentag: Extremism, pluralism and the need for moral red lines appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home27 Feb 2026

Lord Ashcroft: “If a good independent came, I’d give him a chance. I’ve given Labour chances”: My focus groups of Muslim voters

Last month in Birmingham we conducted focus groups among people who will play a decisive part in the next election in constituencies around the country, as they did in the Gorton and Denton by-election: Muslim voters who backed Labour in 2024. The post Lord Ashcroft: “If a good independent came, I’d give him a chance. I’ve given Labour chances”: My focus groups of Muslim voters appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home27 Feb 2026

Lana Hempsall: Motability reform? It’s time to scratch below the surface

Motability is just one of the most visible and politically sensitive manifestations of the growth of disability caseloads among working-age individuals, a visible demonstration of the confused, expensive mess that the welfare system has become. The post Lana Hempsall: Motability reform? It’s time to scratch below the surface appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home27 Feb 2026

Adrian Lee: The Origins of political insider trading – the Marconi share scandal of 1912-1913

When a Select Committee issued its final report, it absolved Lloyd George, Godfrey Isaacs and Herbert Samuel of any wrongdoing. At the time, many pointed to the Select Committee’s composition. The Chairman was a Liberal MP and six committee members were also Liberals. The post Adrian Lee: The Origins of political insider trading – the Marconi share scandal of 1912-1913 appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home27 Feb 2026

Newslinks for Friday 27th February 2026

Starmer on the brink as hard-Left Greens smash Labour in by-election - with Reform pushing them into third, sparking panic among MPs | Mystery as Mandelson messages go missing | Assisted dying bill on brink of collapse after Lords ‘sabotage’ The post Newslinks for Friday 27th February 2026 appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsEnvironment