1+ hour, 28+ min ago   (290+ words) This column’s long-term Andy Burnham-scepticism has so far been borne out by almost everything Burnham has said since re-entering national politics in May. My personal favourite, at which I laughed out loud, was his pledge to ensure that all Labour…...

3+ hour ago   (285+ words) Tim Montgomerie, the founder of ConservativeHome, who switched after 33 years with the Conservatives to supporting Reform UK in December 2024, has been ‘suspended’ as a member of the party. It follows an interview he did with Tim Shipman, and James Heale…...

7+ hour, 25+ min ago   (1149+ words) The death of Jason Arday is – whatever you think of him, what he did or did not do, whatever your politics are, and most of all for his family, his child – a tragedy. There have been reams already written not…...

8+ hour, 18+ min ago   (427+ words) David Willetts is President of the Resolution Foundation and is a member of the House of Lords. The recent heatwaves have brought home the reality of climate change. Wildfires, failing infrastructure and the yellowing of our green and pleasant land…...

8+ hour, 29+ min ago   (1021+ words) Sixteen journalists put questions to Robert Jenrick yesterday. They asked about Brexit, the European Court, a deportation case in Sweden, climate change, planning reform, and whether either he or Richard Tice had ever been catfished. Not one asked about the…...

8+ hour, 38+ min ago   (488+ words) In an environment of tightening local government budgets, my desire is to shield local families from excessive taxation. I remain committed to challenging the council to eliminate administrative waste, ensuring that every penny of taxpayer money is directed toward frontline…...

23+ hour, 48+ min ago   (561+ words) Manraj Atwal is a History undergraduate at UCL and the incoming President of its Conservative Society. Or so the cry goes up as one of the self-declared One Nation Tories peeks above ground to criticise the leadership of the day....

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (328+ words) Ahmed Imtiaz is a qualified barrister working as a legal counsel for a global insights platform in London. He was a candidate for Westminster Council in the May local elections. Across the West and beyond, citizens are taking refuge in…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (758+ words) John Cooper is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Dumfries and Galloway. Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, with the mighty Castle at its summit and the storied Palace of Holyroodhouse at its foot, has many architectural delights – there’s even a house with…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (490+ words) When I parted ways with my ex, I was convinced that I would never love again – having been consumed by unbearable grief and sorrow. “But Ollie,” my friends would say to me, “you’re only 21, you’ll find love again someday.” I…...