In the desperate search for growth, Labour could be playing right into China’s hands
Giles Dilnot
“In the desperate search for economic growth – and given how lousy the growth forecasts in the Budget were, it is desperate – Labour will give the Chinese some things they’ve wanted for a very long time, and the Conservatives were wise to avoid.”
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Our survey. Four in ten members expect a Conservative majority after the next election.
Henry Hill
“The last election was a historic rout, but also a reminder that past performance is no guarantee of future events. Imagine telling anyone in January 2020 that not only would Labour be back next time, but with one of the largest majorities ever.”
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Badenoch needs Lord Clarkson of Diddly Squat
William Atkinson
“She would be mad not to bind the tribune of the farmers to the Tories in any way possible.”
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PMQs sketch: Rayner begins to sound a bit like Marie Antoinette
Andrew Gimson
“The Deputy Prime Minister sounded happy, and seemed quite unaware how people might feel outside the palace gates.”
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We should deplore both Starmer and Trump’s attorney-generals, not one or the other
Daniel Hannan
“Trump may make sensible decisions on deregulation, but his is morally unfit. Starmer may be doing dreadful damage to Britain, but he is not wicked.”
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Badenoch, and her search for a functioning government machine
David Willetts
“She is right to focus on how government can be more effective. If Labour lose the next election it will be because they have found it hard to deliver their promises.”
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Labour is dumbing down the curriculum – and disadvantaged children will suffer most
Laura Trott MP
“Under their last government the number of pupils sitting core academic subjects halved, we plummeted down international league tables, and the attainment gap at A Level widened.”
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Labour are not just targeting farmers – they don’t understand them
Victoria Atkins MP
“Labour are not part of our rural communities. Worse, many don’t care about them. The sad truth is that once these family farms are gone, they are gone – and we’ll feel the consequences a long time after this Labour Government is removed.”
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Labour’s sums on the promise of cheaper energy really don’t add up
Claire Coutinho MP
“Ministers promised voters energy bills would be £300 cheaper, but will instead fight an election asking the equivalent of ten million homes to use energy not when they need it, but when the wind blows.”
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Roger Hirst
“If the law is felt to be a constraint on free speech, then that is for Parliament to debate, and hopefully change.“
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