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Conservative Home21 May 2026

John Oxley: If you make work more expensive, you get less of it

John Oxley is a consultant, writer, and broadcaster. His SubStack is Joxley Writes. While speculation rages about the future of Sir Keir Starmer’s job, for many people in Britain, the worst has already happened. ONS data published this week showed unemployment was back up, topping 5 per cent again. The number has climbed steadily since Labour came to power, and […] The post John Oxley: If you make work more expensive, you get less of it appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home21 May 2026

Alex de Silva: London Conservatives were rewarded by voters for good financial management

A contrast between the record of Labour-run Westminster and Conservative-run Kensington and Chelsea is instructive. The post Alex de Silva: London Conservatives were rewarded by voters for good financial management appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsDefence
Conservative Home20 May 2026

Julian Smith: Assisted Dying is far too serious for a Private Member’s Bill

If the Government wishes to legislate on assisted dying, it should stand on a manifesto commitment, seek a public mandate, and bring forward primary legislation with the scrutiny such a change demands. The post Julian Smith: Assisted Dying is far too serious for a Private Member’s Bill appeared first on Conservative Home.

Defence
Conservative Home20 May 2026

PMQs Badenoch brands Labour government as ‘like the Soviets won’

The Tory leader likened Britain under Sir Keir Starmer to the Soviet Union as she attacked his foreign and economic policies at PMQs The post PMQs Badenoch brands Labour government as ‘like the Soviets won’ appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Conservative Home20 May 2026

Albie Amankona: What elites get wrong about Unite the Kingdom and pro-Palestine marches

The great mistake of elite Britain is to assume every working-class expression of patriotism is merely bigotry with better branding. Sometimes it is ugly and attractive to genuinely nasty people. More often, however, it is something simpler: people wanting to say that Britain is worth loving. The post Albie Amankona: What elites get wrong about Unite the Kingdom and pro-Palestine marches appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home20 May 2026

John Cooper: The Scottish Tories are not outgunned

We have shown Reform are beatable; that the break-up of Britain is not inevitable. We did that by ploughing our own furrow, following our own North Star of Conservative common sense. The post John Cooper: The Scottish Tories are not outgunned appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home20 May 2026

Our Survey: Could Conservatives bring themselves to vote tactically or back a pact?

Twin by-elections have unleashed a fresh discourse: should there be some sort of electoral pact between the Tories and Reform? The option has been floated by two Conservatives – one current MP, one former MP – as a way of consolidating the right and holding back Burnham, whom they regard as disastrous for the economy. The post Our Survey: Could Conservatives bring themselves to vote tactically or back a pact? appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsEconomyHousing
Conservative Home20 May 2026

John Redwood: How much more will Labour cheer for nationalisation?

Labour wants us to believe nationalisation is a superior way of running a business. This Scunthorpe scandal shows just how much taxpayers money you can lose and put at risk by not agreeing public control with prior owners, and not having a realistic business plan. The post John Redwood: How much more will Labour cheer for nationalisation? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Conservative Home20 May 2026

Sam Collins: Fighting everywhere will only help the Left

We have to ensure there is a right wing government after the next election, no matter what that entails. A deal with Reform is essential, and we must accept Conservatives cannot stand in every seat. The post Sam Collins: Fighting everywhere will only help the Left appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home20 May 2026

Alex Challoner and James Ford: A Conservative can still become Mayor of London in 2028, but only just

The key takeaway from these local elections must surely be that, whilst Reform’s Laila Cunningham now seems certain to fail in her ambition to become Mayor of London, a Conservative candidate could still succeed. The post Alex Challoner and James Ford: A Conservative can still become Mayor of London in 2028, but only just appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home19 May 2026

Mike Newton: The markets will force Labour back into line, or the IMF will

I believe philosophically that government exists primarily to facilitate individual opportunity, and the state should not, and cannot, be involved in our lives to the extent it is. And now it cannot be afforded either.    The post Mike Newton: The markets will force Labour back into line, or the IMF will appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home19 May 2026

Joy Morrissey: We need leaders with the courage to act for British Jews

The battle for the soul of this country will be won when British Jews are able to go about their daily lives without the fear of antisemitic attacks. The post Joy Morrissey: We need leaders with the courage to act for British Jews appeared first on Conservative Home.