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Conservative Home25 Mar 2026

PMQs Badenoch accuses Labour of a ‘bailout for Benefits Street’

Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch pushes Sir Keir Starmer to ramp up North Sea oil and gas drilling. The post PMQs Badenoch accuses Labour of a ‘bailout for Benefits Street’ appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home25 Mar 2026

Harrison Layden-Fritz: Welcome to the age of strategic autonomy

Britain has sleepwalked into a world it has not prepared for. The Iran conflict did not create our vulnerabilities. It revealed them. The post Harrison Layden-Fritz: Welcome to the age of strategic autonomy appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home25 Mar 2026

Reeves lets the crisis go to waste by uttering no national rallying cry

The Chancellor should have seized the initiative by declaring that we cannot go on with the public finances in such a parlous condition. The post Reeves lets the crisis go to waste by uttering no national rallying cry appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home25 Mar 2026

John Redwood: When it comes to the Bond markets, by her own measures Reeves has ‘crashed the economy’

When markets forced up the interest rates in 2022 Rachel Reeves said Liz Truss had crashed the economy Reeves said 4.38 per cent for ten year money was too high. We have to report now that her own measure and words Rachel Reeves has crashed the economy. The post John Redwood: When it comes to the Bond markets, by her own measures Reeves has ‘crashed the economy’ appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Conservative Home25 Mar 2026

Austen Morgan: Why did Gerry Adams pull the plug on the victims’ claim?

The context was the conservatives’ 2023 Northern Ireland legacy act (public law), which the feeble Starmer government set out to repeal and replace (now paused), in order principally to please the Irish government and reset relationships with the EU. The post Austen Morgan: Why did Gerry Adams pull the plug on the victims’ claim? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home25 Mar 2026

Peter Bedford: Why Thatcher matters to me and what of her legacy we could do with today

The 2024 intake is rediscovering a more Thatcherite voice: championing a free, entrepreneurial and property-owning democracy. The post Peter Bedford: Why Thatcher matters to me and what of her legacy we could do with today appeared first on Conservative Home.

Housing
Conservative Home24 Mar 2026

Oliver Dean: Releasing LEO data would stop the rise of ‘Mickey-Mouse’ degrees

The government spends billions subsidising student loans it knows will never be repaid. The least it can do is give students the information to make better decisions in the first place. The post Oliver Dean: Releasing LEO data would stop the rise of ‘Mickey-Mouse’ degrees appeared first on Conservative Home.

Education
Conservative Home24 Mar 2026

Olivier Guitta: We should not underestimate the risks of Iran’s actions in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran doesn’t need to win a naval battle. By dumping cheap mines in the Strait, Tehran can freeze not only 20 per cent of the world’s oil but also 5 per cent of global trade. It’s the ultimate asymmetric play: dirt cheap, total gridlock The post Olivier Guitta: We should not underestimate the risks of Iran’s actions in the Strait of Hormuz  appeared first on Conservative Home.

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

Labour should recognise its pensions defeat – and drop mandation

The Lords were right to strip ministers of powers that would let them direct investments into pet projects. The post Labour should recognise its pensions defeat – and drop mandation appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
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 Home24 Mar 2026

Lord Ashcroft: My latest focus groups -“This is the only time I’ve agreed with Keir Starmer in a while”

My latest focus groups took place in the North-East, where we heard from regular Labour voters in Newcastle East and Wallsend who might be tempted elsewhere, and from people in Bishop Auckland who switched from the Conservatives to Labour at the last election. The post Lord Ashcroft: My latest focus groups -“This is the only time I’ve agreed with Keir Starmer in a while” appeared first on Conservative Home.

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