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Conservative Home6 Mar 2026

Our Survey: Members rally behind Badenoch – but remain split on Reform pact

Support for the Tory leader climbs in our latest ConHome survey, with more than 80 per cent now wanting her to lead the party into the next election – despite divisions over a Reform UK pact. The post Our Survey: Members rally behind Badenoch – but remain split on Reform pact appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home6 Mar 2026

Sarah Ingham: Is the Iran campaign of 2026, Kosovo 1999 v2.0?

Contrary to PM Starmer’s assertion at Wednesday’s PMQs, Kosovo highlighted that major political change can be brought about from the skies. If, as is said, war is too important to be left to the generals, it should never be left to the lawyers. The post Sarah Ingham: Is the Iran campaign of 2026, Kosovo 1999 v2.0? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home6 Mar 2026

Austen Morgan: How to use the law to save the Diego Garcia base from Starmer’s bad Chagos deal

The focus should be on legally challenging the second Labour expulsion of the Chagossians.  And, regarding the ninnies in our foreign policy establishment the UK should execute a declaration that the joint Diego Garcia military base does not fall under UNCLOS.  The post Austen Morgan: How to use the law to save the Diego Garcia base from Starmer’s bad Chagos deal appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home6 Mar 2026

Julie Redmond: Drug addicts sleeping rough on our streets should not be accepted as normal

I am proposing a Westminster Street Recovery & Public Safety Plan centred on the creation of a 50-bed Recovery and Stabilisation Centre, a true Centre of Excellence for mental health stabilisation, drug recovery, and structured street transition. The post Julie Redmond: Drug addicts sleeping rough on our streets should not be accepted as normal appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home5 Mar 2026

Besmira Manaj: Why the Western Balkans are central to Britain’s border security?

Blaming migration may be easy. Fixing weak governance and poor coordination is harder but it is the only route to durable border control and genuine security. If Conservatives want to secure Britain’s borders, they must be willing to look beyond them. The post Besmira Manaj: Why the Western Balkans are central to Britain’s border security? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home5 Mar 2026

Petro Nicoliades: Starmer’s paralysis over protecting Akrotiri is weakness disguised as caution

Credibility is indivisible. A falter in Cyprus echoes far beyond the Mediterranean it does not end at Akrotiri. If Britain appears uncertain about defending its own sovereign territory, how persuasive are its commitments elsewhere? The post Petro Nicoliades: Starmer’s paralysis over protecting Akrotiri is weakness disguised as caution appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home5 Mar 2026

Phoebe Arslanagić-Little: If a womb transplant can help a woman have a baby, we should celebrate not criticise

We should be rightly cautious about new procedures and any side effects. Yet we must not allow the opponents of reproductive technology to get away with labelling any and all developments in the field as “exploitative” or “dangerous” The post Phoebe Arslanagić-Little: If a womb transplant can help a woman have a baby, we should celebrate not criticise appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home5 Mar 2026

Newslinks for Thursday 5th March 2026

Labour MP's husband in China spy investigation | Allies dismay at UK's Iran response | Badenoch calls for stronger action The post Newslinks for Thursday 5th March 2026 appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home5 Mar 2026

Shadow Cabinet League Table: Badenoch may not be popular with Starmer but she’s dominant with Conservatives

The Conservative leader is literally leading from the front, with one of her highest results in our league table. But the 'Badenoch bounce' remains about her, and getting any translation into a rise for the party is still gruelling ongoing work The post Shadow Cabinet League Table: Badenoch may not be popular with Starmer but she’s dominant with Conservatives appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home5 Mar 2026

Bob Seely: Starmer’s standing by his principles and defending them, but he’s confused and not defending us

Starmer has become trapped in a confused world of his own making. He’s accepted an interpretation of international law which aids dictators over democracies. He’s alienating our closest ally whilst trying to appease Labour's electoral base as well as its MPs. The post Bob Seely: Starmer’s standing by his principles and defending them, but he’s confused and not defending us appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home5 Mar 2026

Reva Gudi: When principle meets power we must surely always hold the line?

Instead of strengthening the wording of principles let’s strengthen the culture and consequences surrounding them. Standards must be reinforced by real accountability, by incentives that reward integrity and by a collective refusal to excuse evasiveness when it suits our side. The post Reva Gudi: When principle meets power we must surely always hold the line? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Defence
Conservative Home5 Mar 2026

Tony Devenish: How can councils appeal to Gen Z?

Councils have, with one or two exceptions, an appalling record on building new homes. Labour-run Westminster City Council all but eliminated intermediate housing for young professionals so that they could build more homes for those trapped on welfare. The post Tony Devenish: How can councils appeal to Gen Z? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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