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Conservative Home10 Apr 2026

Daniel Pitt: Back in the day a flowering of Conservatism came from a bloom of primroses

Today we shoul keep the cost of party membership down, provide social events for members to enable like-minded Tories to meet, and we must provide platforms for serious but enjoyable political participation. Indeed, we can learn all this and more from the Primrose League. The post Daniel Pitt: Back in the day a flowering of Conservatism came from a bloom of primroses appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes10 Apr 2026

Labour Dismantles Mandatory Cost Reporting for Trade Union Duties in Government

Labour has now fully dismantled the reporting process for trade union facility time in government departments. The pilgrims can proliferate without the hassle of public scrutiny… Facility time is paid time off for union staff working in the public sector. It has long been abused by union stooges – the Employment Rights Act removed a…

Express Politics10 Apr 2026

Misery for Keir Starmer as £31billion investment pulled over 'mad Net Zero agenda'

Critics say this has slammed the door on young people's career opportunities.

Environment
Guido Fawkes10 Apr 2026

Healey: Starmer Went to the Gulf ‘To Scope Discussions’ on Iran

John Healey has summarised Starmer’s trip to the Middle East as ‘scoping work’ during a televised interview this morning. Meetings, meetings… The Defence Secretary talked up Starmer’s role in changing Britain’s posture at the London Defence Conference: “I thought that was a really important speech um and a very important sort of declaration of first…

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The Guardian Politics10 Apr 2026

Starmer says he’s ‘fed up’ with Trump and Putin’s actions pushing up energy bills for Britons – UK politics live

Prime minister explicitly blames US president for British consumers’ higher bills as he concludes tour of Gulf states Good morning. Keir Starmer is wrapping up his three-day tour of Gulf states today, and we are starting some conclusions. What we have not got is any sort of plan for a resolution of the Iran war; Starmer is not one of the main protagonists in this conflict, what he has said publicly about his talks with Gulf leaders has consisted largely of platitudes, we still have no idea about

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The Guardian Politics10 Apr 2026

Starmer says he is ‘fed up’ with Trump and Putin’s impact on UK energy costs

PM appears to draw comparison between Russian and US leaders and calls for plan to restore shipping through strait of Hormuz Keir Starmer has said he is “fed up” with the effect that Donald Trump’s actions in the Middle East are having on the British public, while appearing to draw a comparison between the US president to Vladimir Putin. Speaking to ITV’s Robert Peston on Thursday, the prime minister said: “I’m fed up with the fact that families across the country see their bills go up and down

Guido Fawkes10 Apr 2026

Blair Backs New Oil and Gas Drilling in Latest Net Zero Attack

The Tony Blair Institute has staged yet another rare intervention against Miliband’s Net Zero fantasy, with a new report accusing him of being too “ideological” and urging the government to approve the drilling of the Jackdaw gas field and the Rosebank oilfield. This is the fourth time in a year that Blair has criticised Labour…

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The Guardian Politics10 Apr 2026

Both doctors and the government are handling this strike badly – that’s why there is no end in sight | Polly Toynbee

With the BMA making ‘impossible’ demands and Labour responding with Trumpian threats, negotiations are stuck – and it’s the NHS that will suffer What’s the off-ramp? When I ask one of the negotiating team close to the health secretary, the bleak answer is, “I don’t know.” Resident doctors in England are on another strike, for six days this time. Labour arrived in office bearing a 22.3% pay rise to end the strike it inherited – and it thought it was all over. But within a year, doctors were out a

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Express Politics10 Apr 2026

Politics LIVE: Nightmare for Starmer as Iran ceasefire waivers

Keir Starmer returns from the Gulf as ceasefire looks set to collapse.

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Express Politics10 Apr 2026

Rachel Reeves 'destroying' UK housing market as Brits hammered by another new tax

Some people who voted Labour in 2024 now regret their decision, a survey has suggested.

EconomyHousing
Conservative Home10 Apr 2026

I don’t hate Starmer but he’s an empty box, not the full package

I've tried to give a totally honest, and fair appraisal as to why a centrist Labour friend and myself have the same view as one publicly shared by the leader of Reform, that Keir Starmer is simply not up to the job. We don't hate him, we just think there's nothing there. The post I don’t hate Starmer but he’s an empty box, not the full package appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home10 Apr 2026

Anne-Marie Trevelyan: On the issue of defence spending and deterring any aggressor Trump is actually right

Do we look like if attacked, we would fight back and win? The bully only ever picks on the weak looking kid in the playground. Now is the time to listen to the US President. The post Anne-Marie Trevelyan: On the issue of defence spending and deterring any aggressor Trump is actually right appeared first on Conservative Home.

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