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Calum Davies: What do Reform UK stand for, in Wales?
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (375+ words) Calum Davies is a Conservative councillor in Cardiff and a candidate for the Senedd in May. A great deal has been written about Reform UK's potential electoral performance in May's devolved elections, but what do they actually stand for? There…...
Unlike McSweeney's mobile phone, there's no mystery to the disappearance of Starmer's 'popularity"
5+ hour, 42+ min ago (1026+ words) How did Liz Truss make this job look so easy?!" Saturday Night Live UK " "Starmer and Lammy discuss calling Trump" sketch A sharp line, in a clever sketch, in a better than expect launch show, seems to have tickled President…...
Alexander Bowen: Why does Starmer think the 'faithist' place for Bishops is staying in the House of Lords?
6+ hour, 12+ min ago (256+ words) Alexander Bowen is a trainee economist based in Belgium, specialising in public policy assessment, and a policy fellow at a British think tank. "The Hereditataries are no more " or at least in a month and a half, when this sitting…...
Adam Kent: Worcestershire’s nine per cent Council Tax rise was Reform UK's choice. It could have been avoided.
6+ hour, 31+ min ago (481+ words) Cllr Adam Kent is the Leader of the Conservative Group on Worcestershire County Council. Worcestershire residents are now facing a confirmed 8.98 per cent council tax increase. At the same time, the County Council has committed "500,000 to consultants from PwC to…...
James Cartlidge: When it comes to our defence Labour's missed the boat
6+ hour, 21+ min ago (518+ words) James Cartlidge is Shadow Defence Secretary and MP for South Suffolk. When I shared my policy plans for Defence with Conhome's Tali Fraser last week, I stressed that we would learn the lessons from Labour's big mistake " that is, do…...
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1+ day, 5+ hour ago (462+ words) Inside the young Tories" plot for a Conservative revival The Conservative Party must "embrace a new radicalism" and "significantly accelerate" its renewal if it is to be ready for power by 2029, according to a bold new report from a group…...
Council by-election result from this week and forthcoming contests
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (147+ words) There was only one contest this week. Reform UK gained a seat from an independent in Pembrokeshire. The post Council by-election result from this week and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home. Pembrokeshire " Milford Hakin Reform UK 179 (27.1 per cent,…...
Joey Gwinn: Rejoining the EU would cost over £31bn a year - it will bankrupt us, not save us
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (492+ words) Joey Gwinn is a parliamentary assistant, researcher, and a former county and city council candidate. For months, the final holdouts of Brexit acceptance have made their calls to re-embrace EU alignment far louder " coalescing around a single Liberal Democrat estimate…...
Neil Shastri-Hurst: Build more homes, but build them beautifully
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (862+ words) Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst MP is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Solihull West & Shirley, elected in 2024. He previously served as a British Army Medical Officer and barrister, and sits on the House of Commons Justice Committee. Britain faces a housing…...
Alex Clarkson: Why village post offices matter
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (812+ words) Alex Clarkson is Councillor for Borehamwood Hillside on Hertsmere Borough Council and is also Deputy Chairman of Hertsmere Conservative Association. He stood in Stevenage at the last General Election. He is a Founder Member of Conservatives Together and is the…...