Henry Hill
“What’s needed is a concerted, coherent, and credible pitch to the bulk of Reform’s voters as voters on the issues which matter most to them, be that crime, immigration, or the economy.”
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William Atkinson
“Labour’s majority is huge but fragile. Things will get worse before they can improve. Despite the scale of our defeat, we must position ourselves to win and govern in 2029. It is time for Tory Leninism.”
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Sketch: Rees-Mogg sets out to make Conservatism once more truly Popular
Andrew Gimson
“In his forthcoming Reality TV show he will take up where Lord Randolph Churchill left off, by expressing “the sublime instincts of an ancient people”.”
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The Government is right to liberalise planning restrictions. But are the changes bold enough?
Harry Phibbs
“The Prime Minister told us the Government would be “unburdened by doctrine”. Has the Deputy Prime Minister got that memo? If the ratio of social housing demanded is too high then nothing will be built at all.”
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We must empower members to rebuild the Conservative Party as a mass movement
Robert Jenrick MP
“Party members are not to blame for our shortcomings. They didn’t set policy. They didn’t sit by as we failed to deliver what we had promised the public on immigration, taxation, and the NHS.”
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Rebuilding our party will require confronting hard truths. Today I announce a thorough review.
Richard Fuller MP
“The unprecedented size of Labour’s majority will worry many. So now, we will take up the crucial role of His Majesty’s Official Opposition professionally and effectively.”
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Who’s to blame for the worst defeat in our history? All our leaders must share in the dishonour.
Peter Franklin
“It won’t do to find a scapegoat or two. Nor should we focus on the last couple of years alone. A defeat this complete has deep roots.”
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An ugly communitarian politics broke through at this election, and demands an urgent response
Alexander Bowen
“It is easy for Labour to dismiss the election of the ‘Gaza Independents’ as a protest vote, not least because in part it was, and to believe that when the war ends so too will the protest. But that is to misunderstand how we got here.”
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It will take a lot more than scrapping the onshore wind ban to hit Labour’s energy targets
Victoria Stratford
“Rachel Reeves’s big announcement centres around putting wind farms on par with solar farms and other energy projects. But in our planning system, not being banned is not the same as being built.”
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Henry Hill
“Holding the race on this timetable means giving up the opportunity to engage members in the process with a hustings in Birmingham, but would allow the new leader to make their debut at conference.”
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