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Council by-election results from this week and forthcoming contests

The Conservatives gained a seat from the Lib Dems in Stratford-on-Avon and a seat from an independent in Pembrokeshire. Reform UK gained a seat from Labour in South Lanarkshire and a seat from an independent in Flintshire. The Green Party lost a seat to Labour in Camden and a seat to the Lib Dems in Lambeth. The post Council by-election results from this week and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Mike Newton: Can Burnham really convince the Bond markets?

Burnham may not realize that this is 2026, and both the underlying problems and the PLP are very different from his Wilsonian and Blairite analogues. Stephen Pollard's observation that 'his political body clock stopped when he was last in office' may prove to be on the money. The post Mike Newton: Can Burnham really convince the Bond markets? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Arthur Reynolds: The civil service will prepare ‘day one’ briefings for Burnham’s new ministers but nobody’ll read them

So much behaviour around a reshuffle is performative. A flurry of notes is passed between departments to relay how a minister likes their coffee, their go-to lunch order, the font they like for speeches, whether their submissions should be single or double-spaced. Or you could just ask them The post Arthur Reynolds: The civil service will prepare ‘day one’ briefings for Burnham’s new ministers but nobody’ll read them appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Kemi Badenoch: ‘I’m not planning a reshuffle… at the moment’

The appeals from a number of MPs comes to blows with the mindset of LOTO. The reality, as much of a cop out answer as it may seem, is that only Kemi Badenoch knows whether a reshuffle will occur. At the moment, we can only take her on her word - that she is “not planning a reshuffle at the moment.” The post Kemi Badenoch: ‘I’m not planning a reshuffle at the moment’ appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Sarah Ingham: ‘Head North’ is where you go looking for a Burnham who needs to shake off some old habits

This 10-point plan for solving Britain’s woes was co-written with ex MP Steve Rotheram. it's the Lennon and McCartney of local politics in ITV Granadaland, Our Steve became the first elected Mayor of Liverpool City Region in 2017 when Our Andy conquered Greater Manchester. The post Sarah Ingham: ‘Head North’ is where you go looking for a Burnham who needs to shake off some old habits appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Blake Stephenson: Britain should not gamble its borders on at home English tests

English language testing is one of the many tools the Home Office must deploy to ensure our immigration processes are robust. My recent recommendation: is that the UK Government should not move to remote and digital-by-default English language testing for visas. The post Blake Stephenson: Britain should not gamble its borders on at home English tests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Matthew Taylor: Why I’m standing to be the Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk

Whether the role survives beyond 2028 is, in one sense, beside the point. The people of Norfolk still deserve someone prepared to spend every day of the next two years making their communities safer. The post Matthew Taylor: Why I’m standing to be the Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Isabel Goodwin: To take on Burnham, the Tories must reignite their communities first approach

The Conservatives must have a clear, alternative vision and plan for delivery in response. One that is based on the core conservative principles of streamlining red tape, unlocking private investment, and trusting that local people know their communities best The post Isabel Goodwin: To take on Burnham, the Tories must reignite their communities first approach appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Ian Acheson: A review of our Prisons system must not be so broad it gets blurred

The risk with a system‑wide mandate is that distinctly different threats – overcrowding, organised crime, Islamist extremism, chronic under‑staffing – are flattened into a single story about “pressure”. The post Ian Acheson: A review of our Prisons system must not be so broad it gets blurred appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Sebastian Milbank: Young people need a better deal — but can Britain’s political class deliver it?

Currently we tax young people for getting an education that often doesn’t enhance their income, tax employers for hiring them, tax them for coupling up, ration the asset they most need to access adult life, and, when they fall into depression and despondence, reward them for giving up. The post Sebastian Milbank: Young people need a better deal — but can Britain’s political class deliver it? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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