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Conservative Home15 Jun 2026

Simon Whelband: I went to the opening of the brand new CCHQ and met the man who inspired me to be a Tory

What struck me most was the atmosphere. The Party has endured a difficult few years and nobody is under any illusions about the scale of the challenge. Yet there was a genuine sense of optimism in the room. People were not dwelling on the past; they were talking about the future. The post Simon Whelband: I went to the opening of the brand new CCHQ and met the man who inspired me to be a Tory appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home15 Jun 2026

Calum Davies: Plaid may have power now but they don’t seem in a hurry to do anything with it

As patient and committed nationalists, the pursuit of independence will infect the decision-making of ministers for the foreseeable, but the general perception in Welsh political circles is the lack of ambition Plaid seem to have in sharp contrast to their campaign rhetoric. The post Calum Davies: Plaid may have power now but they don’t seem in a hurry to do anything with it appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home15 Jun 2026

Farage is factoring in that delivering what Reform supporters expect is not as easy as they thought

The likelihood of any deal with the Tories seems to have greatly diminished. The question ‘why not’? - to which there are many good answers - doesn’t. The post Farage is factoring in that delivering what Reform supporters expect is not as easy as they thought appeared first on Conservative Home.

Reform
Conservative Home15 Jun 2026

Lord Ashcroft: My survey of Reform members – Will they win? How will the Civil Service react? Who should follow Farage?

Last month I surveyed 850 members of Reform UK, asking about their priorities for government, their attitudes to Britain, Conservative defectors, how they see prominent figures inside and outside the party, whether they trust elections, and how they think the civil service and the political establishment would react to a Reform victory. The post Lord Ashcroft: My survey of Reform members – Will they win? How will the Civil Service react? Who should follow Farage? appeared first on Conservative H

PoliticsReform
Conservative Home15 Jun 2026

Andrew Griffith: Tough choices are the stock in trade of business. We need more of that experience in the Party

If you run a business you will know the pain of not being heard by politicians, of the weight of the tax axe hanging over you.  You will know the frustration of dealing with more red tape — all imposed by people who just don’t get it.  The solution is for those of us who do ‘get it’ to step up. The post Andrew Griffith: Tough choices are the stock in trade of business. We need more of that experience in the Party appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Conservative Home15 Jun 2026

Rupert Matthews: Labour’s plan to centralise policing will not help defeat crime

Without doubt these new proposed amalgamations will lead to a loss of local knowledge. The post Rupert Matthews: Labour’s plan to centralise policing will not help defeat crime appeared first on Conservative Home.

Crime
Conservative Home14 Jun 2026

Our top ten picks of the week

ConservativeHome's round-up of ten of our best articles from the preceding week. The post Our top ten picks of the week appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home12 Jun 2026

Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

The Conservatives held a seat in Cheshire West & Chester. But the Conservatives lost a seat to the Green Party in Slough. The post Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsEnvironment
Conservative Home12 Jun 2026

Tommy Birch: John Healey’s resignation is proof the government has lost the ability to make hard choices

Healey's critique, that the plan is backloaded when the danger is front-loaded, that the Treasury has prioritised fiscal comfort over national security, and that the armed forces are being asked to operate with reduced readiness, is not a partisan argument. It is a strategic one The post Tommy Birch: John Healey’s resignation is proof the government has lost the ability to make hard choices appeared first on Conservative Home.

EconomyDefence
Conservative Home12 Jun 2026

Arthur Reynolds: Short week working in Whitehall means long term delays in delivery

The next right-wing government needs to end the presumption that officials’ every need must be accommodated, forcing departments to record who is working when, and making clear that the most senior civil servants are paid to be available when government needs them. The post Arthur Reynolds: Short week working in Whitehall means long term delays in delivery appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home12 Jun 2026

“He agrees with me” – Badenoch reads Healey’s resignation letter

The Conservative leader points out that she has been saying the same things about Labour's position on defence investment as the former Defence Secretary tells his own Prime Minister on quitting. The post “He agrees with me” – Badenoch reads Healey’s resignation letter appeared first on Conservative Home.

Defence
Conservative Home12 Jun 2026

Kemi, are you waiting to say ‘I told you so’?

This was not some unpredictable catastrophe arriving from nowhere. It was a foreseeable outcome of deliberate choices. Labour chose to put welfare spending ahead of defence. Labour chose to delay the release of the DIP for the best part of a year. The post Kemi, are you waiting to say ‘I told you so’? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Defence