Henry Hill
“It’s time for MPs to put their letters away and take the fight to Labour. A final rebellion now would fail, and insult the activists preparing to give up six weeks of their time fighting for those MPs’ jobs.”
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William Atkinson
“On both illegal and legal immigration, we have undermined our credibility. Even if flights had taken off to Kigali, Labour only had to point to yesterday’s migration figures to argue we could not be trusted.”
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The Infected Blood Inquiry shows the NHS must learn to welcome criticism, not reject it
Andrew Gimson
“Any good doctor, official, or politician should be keen, in case of difficulty, to ask for a second opinion.”
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Building more children’s homes will not help the taxpayer. Or the children in care.
Harry Phibbs
“Usually the annual costs of placements at children’s homes owned by local authorities are higher than independent ones. Why should children in mainstream schools be placed in institutional residential care rather than with foster carers, or, better still, adoption?”
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The death of the Iranian president kicks off the real race – to be next supreme leader
Garvan Walshe
“Keeping power will demand someone who can inject new life into the regime. Getting it requires the opposite.”
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The Cold War may be over, but NatCons and FreeCons still need each other
Daniel Hannan
“The 20th-century conservative movement was always an alloy of historically separate parts. But the conditions that united it – opposition to socialism – have not disappeared.”
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If Tories aren’t disciplined, we risk the complete collapse of the general election campaign
John Oxley
“That things could get worse from here on out seems almost absurd – but at the same time, so very plausible, if the first afternoon of the campaign is anything to go by.”
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Why I am standing for the Conservatives in Gower – and why I’m worried about a Labour government
Marc Jenkins
“I don’t consider myself a “politician”. It’s not a personal ambition or desire. But for the sake of my young children and to create a better future for them, I joined the Conservative Party.”
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A thriving clubbing scene in London needs better transport and a crackdown on crime
Ruby Sampson
“We need CCTV in open spaces like Leicester Square, we need to increase the number of police officers in London. Customers and staff alike struggle to get home safely from a night out.”
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For better or for worse, Cummings points towards the future of the Right
William Atkinson
“If the Tories want to survive, recover, and return to office swiftly after the next election, they should engage with the analysis of the ex-Vote Leave supremo, whilst junking his objective of replacing us.”
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