Sooner or later the impact of ever higher energy prices will turn into an explosive political issue for Labour, as it has for other Governments in Europe. The post George Trefgarne: A serious speech by a serious leader who happens to be right on the 2050 net zero target appeared first on Conservative Home ..read more

Something sets apart the people that have bucked the trend to join political parties: those of us who go out in the cold to deliver leaflets and change the world. The Conservative Policy Forum exists to tap into that talent. The post John Penrose and Frances Lasok: Members have a vital role to play in rebuilding the Conservative policy programme appeared first on Conservative Home ..read more

The second in a two-part series exploring where Labour's landmark legislation looks set to improve the planning landscape - and where it has fallen short. The post Samuel Hughes: Two cheers for the Planning and Infrastructure Bill? Part Two – The Bad appeared first on Conservative Home ..read more

Speech starts at 16:00: Net zero by 2050 “is fantasy politics. Built on nothing. Promising the earth. And costing it too.” The post Kemi Badenoch’s Policy Renewal speech – No more net zero by 2050, it is impossible without bankrupting Britain appeared first on Conservative Home ..read more

My latest round of focus groups included voters in Bristol, Taunton, Redcar and Middlesbrough. Most had voted Labour at the general election – many for the first time – with others having switched from the Conservatives to the Liberal Democrats. The post Lord Ashcroft: Latest focus groups – “The only people they haven’t wound up are junior doctors and train drivers” appeared first on Conservative Home ..read more

We don’t just exist to win elections.We have to know what we are winning for and what we are going to do after we win. The post Kemi Badenoch: Net zero by 2050 “is fantasy politics. Built on nothing. Promising the earth. And costing it too.” appeared first on Conservative Home ..read more

Trump just wants to stop spending in Europe - like he wanted to stop spending in Afghanistan, and he doesn’t care who he throws under the bus. Although Starmer got good publicity for his Washington trip he achieved no security guarantees for Ukraine. The post John Wall: The art of the deal for peace. Trump’s track record should be a warning to the PM appeared first on Conservative Home ..read more

Conservative leader ditches net zero by 2050 target saying it’s “impossible” | Government pushes ahead with benefit cuts despite pressure from Labour MPs to stop | 20,000 civil service credit cards are to be scrapped to save on Government spending | Israel-Hamas ceasefire collapses as IDF launch airstrikes into Gaza The post Newslinks for Tuesday 18th March 2025 appeared first on Conservative Home ..read more

For Reform, the obvious question is what they gain by formally linking up with a party which only just left office courtesy of a shattering rout; for the Tories, how it would enhance their prospects in their southern Labour and Lib Dem-facing targets. The post It is in neither the Conservatives’ or Reform’s short-term interests to ‘unite the right’ appeared first on Conservative Home ..read more

Among the under-40s we're already a minor party. That wasn't always the case. As recently as 2015, YouGov had us on 32% among the under-30s. There are some senior Tories — a few of them close to the leader — who get just how much trouble we’re in with younger voters. The post Peter Franklin: The collapse in Conservative support among young voters will kill us sooner than we think appeared first on Conservative Home ..read more