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Matthew Goodwin-Freeman: Harrow has become the hub of Conservative renewal
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (295+ words) Cllr Matthew Goodwin-Freeman represents Hatch End Ward on Harrow Council. Is this the turning point for the Conservatives? Another set of elections, another victory against the odds, bucking the trend and winning for the Conservatives. In London, the Conservatives came…...
Emma Harrison: Is it time for Conservatives to embrace electoral reform?
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (419+ words) Emma Harrison is the Chief Executive of Make Votes Matter, the cross-party campaign for proportional representation" That assumption now looks far less secure." Across Europe, established parties have seen their dominance challenged by newer political movements that were often dismissed…...
Lord Ashcroft: Somaliland deserves far more attention from Britain and the West
18+ hour, 30+ min ago (483+ words) Somaliland deserves significantly deeper engagement from the UK and the wider West. Security cooperation, investment partnerships, maritime coordination and development support are all firmly in Britain's interests. The post Lord Ashcroft: Somaliland deserves far more attention from Britain and the…...
Calum Davies: What went wrong for the Welsh Conservatives?
20+ hour, 30+ min ago (719+ words) There are multiple reasons for the collapse of our base, but what are we doing to reverse this? After the result, we cannot continue as if it is business as usual. The post Calum Davies: What went wrong for the…...
Alex Burghart: The Labour doom spiral begins again
23+ hour, 47+ min ago (263+ words) Alex Burghart MP is Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary, and Conservative MP for Brentwood and Ongar. After the psychodrama has subsided, how will Starmer's premiership be remembered? Unquestionably as one that failed to confront…...
Shadow Cabinet League Table: Badenoch tightens her grip on the Tory party
1+ day, 30+ min ago (465+ words) I like the team that I've got," Kemi Badenoch told The Sunday Times before the local elections. I put them there for a reason." And in the latest Conservative Home survey, it seems party members are broadly content with the…...
Lee Cain: Kemi abandoned the field, now voters have abandoned her
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (551+ words) Lee Cain is the founder of Charlesbye Strategy and served as Downing Street Director of Communications Most people in the Conservative Party are not yet willing to admit this publicly, but it is time to face reality. Kemi Badenoch is…...
Simon Fawthrop: How did the polls get it so wrong in Bromley and Bexley?
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (200+ words) Cllr Simon Fawthrop represents Petts Wood & Knoll Ward on Bromley Council. Go back a couple of weeks and the Poll Check website along with MRP polls was predicting that Bromley Council and Bexley Council would be either Reform run Councils…...
Our top ten picks of the week
2+ day, 30+ min ago (555+ words) For the "King of the North, Prince Wes and poor Sir Keir, the seeds of this jostling for power were sown long long ago Today is not the end, perhaps the beginning of the end, but the endgame was laid…...
Max Anderson: Attenborough's 100th birthday was a milestone for him but a marker for Conservative environmentalism
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (498+ words) Max Anderson is Senior Communications Manager at the Conservative Environment Network and Associate Fellow at Bright Blue. During the political chaos and intrigue of last week's local election, you would be excused for having missed Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday. But…...