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Conservative Home3 Jul 2026

There is an end of term feeling in the political air, a weird calm, but what comes next will be wild

If the Conservatives are stuck with that label of being unprepared, they’ll never get a second chance. Everything they have said and done in the last twelve months suggests they know that, have been doing the work, but it’s not the same as the showing your workings. The post There is an end of term feeling in the political air, a weird calm, but what comes next will be wild appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home2 Jul 2026

Badenoch stands up for the taxpayers Starmer forgot

The scene is starting to be set for an election in which Labour defends the ever growing Welfare State. The post Badenoch stands up for the taxpayers Starmer forgot appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home1 Jul 2026

Henry Clifford: Mental health is the missing link for immigrant integration

Integration is an increasingly important part of our politics. To address the issues caused by mass immigration properly we need to broaden our analysis to include all elements of the process, only then can we formulate policies which address the underlying issues. The post Henry Clifford: Mental health is the missing link for immigrant integration appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home1 Jul 2026

Joanna Timm: Australia shows us exactly where Britain’s conversion therapy ban is headed

Good law requires good evidence. But in this case, Parliament risks legislating on the basis of activist research that many independent observers regard as deeply questionable. The post Joanna Timm: Australia shows us exactly where Britain’s conversion therapy ban is headed appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home1 Jul 2026

The end of Starmer drama and the soap opera of coronation street – but who IS our next PM?

We are entitled to more than the carefully crafted cheeky chap with his dress down bonhomie but real, solid, answers to politically serious questions about Britain's future and his plans for shaping that. The post The end of Starmer drama and the soap opera of coronation street – but who IS our next PM? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home30 Jun 2026

Lord Ashcroft: ‘Who is this person?’ – My focus groups on the Starmer Burnham transition

My latest focus groups took place in Plymouth, Exeter, Mansfield and Rushcliffe, where voters from a range of political backgrounds reflected on Keir Starmer’s resignation, the ascent of Andy Burnham, and whether any of it would make any difference. The post Lord Ashcroft: ‘Who is this person?’ – My focus groups on the Starmer Burnham transition appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home30 Jun 2026

Peter Franklin: One big decision Burnham may yet surprise us with brings bigger risks for the Conservatives

Badenoch has gone out of her way to reject any deal with Reform. Her exact words on the possibility are "no, no, no, no, no, no, no". This really doesn’t look like a mere delaying tactic. Indeed, I’d suggest it’s an integral part of a survival plan for an early general election. The post Peter Franklin: One big decision Burnham may yet surprise us with brings bigger risks for the Conservatives appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home29 Jun 2026

Stephen Goss: The disgrace of Jeffrey Donaldson has grave lessons for his party, his politics and further afield

His downfall exposes something deeper about the political culture that elevated him, trusted him, and made him so central to the movement he led. It lies in what his case reveals about the habits, assumptions, and weaknesses of party politics more widely. The post Stephen Goss: The disgrace of Jeffrey Donaldson has grave lessons for his party, his politics and further afield appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home26 Jun 2026

Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

The Conservatives gained seats from the Lib Dems in Hertsmere and Uttlesford. Reform UK gained seats from Labour in Nuneaton & Bedworth, St Helens and Denbighshire and a seat from the Conservatives in Tamworth. The post Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home26 Jun 2026

Chico Khan-Gandapur: The Long Read: The disconnect between political activists and voters and why that matters

The task is not to drag everyone into the world of the political obsessive, but to bring politics back into alignment with the everyday concerns and limited attention of the people it is meant to serve. The post Chico Khan-Gandapur: The Long Read: The disconnect between political activists and voters and why that matters appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home26 Jun 2026

Be very, very scared of a snap election

And so yes, an early general election should worry us, but it should also motivate us to get our house in order and ready ourselves to do battle. To don our armour, and prepare accordingly. I have no doubts that preparations are underway, and that some type of doomsday plan exists if Burnham decides to go to the country.  The post Be very, very scared of a snap election appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home25 Jun 2026

Andy Preston: At the moment not enough people trust Reform for them to assume the future’s theirs

Leading the polls is one thing. Winning trust is another. That distinction may explain why Reform often looks unstoppable in opinion polls and local elections, but struggles when there’s major power at stake. The post Andy Preston: At the moment not enough people trust Reform for them to assume the future’s theirs appeared first on Conservative Home.

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