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Conservative Home27 Mar 2026

Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

The Conservatives gained a seat from the Lib Dems in the Vale of White Horse. Reform UK gained a seat from Labour in North Lincolnshire. The post Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home27 Mar 2026

Igor Merheim-Eyre: Why Brexiteers are now becoming like Euro-federalists

Calling for a ‘proper Brexit’ after all those that have been tried and failed over the past decade, is reminiscent of those Marxists arguing that their ideology was never properly tried in practice and next time will be different. The post Igor Merheim-Eyre: Why Brexiteers are now becoming like Euro-federalists appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home27 Mar 2026

Goodwin’s much derided book shows what peril the Conservatives are still in from Reform UK

He does not write well, but there is a large public for his message. The post Goodwin’s much derided book shows what peril the Conservatives are still in from Reform UK 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 Home24 Mar 2026

Peter Franklin: Farage’s plan to kill the Tories is reaching a dramatic conclusion

Kemi Badenoch isn’t just playing defence here. By decisively frustrating Farage’s attempt to kill us off, she might just force Reform to rethink its entire strategy. And once both parties realise they’ve got more important things to worry about than each another, anything is possible. The post Peter Franklin: Farage’s plan to kill the Tories is reaching a dramatic conclusion appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home23 Mar 2026

Calum Davies: What do Reform UK stand for, in Wales?

Reform supports the expansion of the Senedd from 60 to 96 members at a cost of £120m. On this they are on the same page as Labour, Plaid, the Lib Dems, and the Greens. Only the Welsh Conservatives have opposed this expansion from the start and want to reverse it. The post Calum Davies: What do Reform UK stand for, in Wales? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home23 Mar 2026

Adam Kent: Worcestershire’s nine per cent Council Tax rise was Reform UK’s choice. It could have been avoided.

The budget was secured at a £21.2 million price of abstention paid to the Liberal Democrats. The post Adam Kent: Worcestershire’s nine per cent Council Tax rise was Reform UK’s choice. It could have been avoided. appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home20 Mar 2026

Council by-election result from this week and forthcoming contests

There was only one contest this week. Reform UK gained a seat from an independent in Pembrokeshire. The post Council by-election result from this week and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home17 Mar 2026

David Willetts: Labour’s New Deal for young people has a focus on apprenticeships – a good idea if understood properly

It's right to try to grow the number of apprenticeships. They are worthwhile and popular. But there are limits. They thrive in environments where there are more regulated jobs and activities. They are not guaranteed routes into long-term stable employment in an open flexible economy. The post David Willetts: Labour’s New Deal for young people has a focus on apprenticeships – a good idea if understood properly appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home16 Mar 2026

David Gauke: Donald Trump is not our friend and all parties should be wary of being too close

Wanting the US action against Iran to replace an evil regime with something much better is one thing, but the odds were always that is not going to be the case.  In such circumstances, reticence in supporting the US was not a moral failure, but perfectly sensible. The post David Gauke: Donald Trump is not our friend and all parties should be wary of being too close appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home13 Mar 2026

Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

Reform UK gained a seat from Lincolnshire Independents in North Kesteven. The Lib Dems gained a seat from the Green Party in the Vale of White Horse. But the Lib Dems lost a seat to the Green Party in Liverpool. The post Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home10 Mar 2026

Fleur Butler: How cultural icons are radicalising a generation of girls – straight from the populist playbook

This cuts against the story our commentariat prefers. We are told that young men are the epicentre of radicalisation, volatile, misogynistic, one podcast away from extremism. Not only is this misandrist; it obscures the sharper electoral point. The post Fleur Butler: How cultural icons are radicalising a generation of girls – straight from the populist playbook appeared first on Conservative Home.

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