He, like many of his Labour colleagues, is ideologically committed to mass migration. When inconvenient facts undermine his assumptions, he tries to stop those facts from being reported.
The national party is at a low ebb, and many voters are frustrated with the party’s record. Often, they’re right to be. But Reform’s vote is soft, meaning that if Conservatives can show their principles in practice, we can win – whoever we’re up against.
We do not – and should not – have blasphemy laws in the UK. Burning a religious text as an act of protest should never be a criminal offence. Offensive? Yes. Criminal? Absolutely not.
We have reached a high water mark of judicial activism, where the rule of law has been hijacked in favour of rule by lawyers. If judges and legal quangos step into the political arena, they can expect a political response.
I want our best players outside of Parliament fighting for us. I’d appoint Jacob Rees Mogg Conservative Party chairman, and we would bring back great campaigners like Penny Mordaunt to the frontline.
The change we need is not all in one direction. Far from it. If I become leader, we will not lurch to the right or the left — we will move towards the public.
Underpinning all these ideas is a very simple idea: our economy needs a small state that works, not a big state that fails. Britain is still a country of immense potential. It’s time we stepped back, and let it succeed.
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.
“There is an extensive body of research that demonstrates the damaging effects on social trust and cohesion from uncontrolled migration.”
The High Court’s judgement earlier this week marks a major step forward in our plans and we are focused on moving ahead with the policy as soon as possible.
This week will see Conservative Friends of Ukraine’s inaugural Conference Reception in Birmingham – a vital opportunity for our party to rally behind Ukraine once more.
We must learn the lesson that appeasing belligerent regional powers never pays off in the long run.
We’ve announced a £43 million package to help new arrivals find a home, a school place for their children, employment or a route to set up a business.
This is not an easy issue to solve. Rough sleeping is as much a health issue as it is a housing issue – it is often a crisis of addiction and mental health as well.
We will resist this assault on our liberties, just as we have in the past when Labour tried to curb jury trials under Tony Blair. Even at the height of Covid, despite enormous pressure, the last Conservative Government resisted calls to suspend jury trials, recognising their importance.