Conservatives must have core principles around which we can unite – here are my 10 propositions
Conservatives must have core principles around which we can unite – here are my 10 propositions.
Labour is in hock to sectional unions. The Tories must become the trade union for the entire country
We must empower members to rebuild the Conservative Party as a mass movement
The campaign review can’t just focus on slogans & logos. To rebuild we must revitalise our grassroots. Members, not party officials, should select Conservative candidates. The central candidates list has morphed beyond its purpose. It must be scrapped.
Resist Labour’s surrender to criminals with every sinew
The British people did not vote to let criminals off scott-free. Far from being “unburdened by doctrine”, Starmer is unburdened from what British people want. We must unite and fight back.
We lost because we got Brexit done but nothing else
We have just suffered our worst ever defeat. We lost because we failed to deliver the strong economy, NHS and border we promised. To recover, we must defend all that we got right while confronting what we got wrong. And we must do this as one team.
A Labour landslide would leave the UK unrecognisable
Until now, Sir Keir Starmer has carefully hidden the Labour Party’s radical, hard-Left agenda from the public. But on the brink of the largest majority in nearly a century the mask has slipped.
Conservative Party is the natural home of Reform voters
I share the frustrations of voters tempted by Reform - it’s why I made the difficult decision to resign. But I ask those voters to do the same and place their heads before their hearts. Dividing the Right only delivers a Labour landslide: the opposite of what our country needs.
If the Right can’t unite, Starmer will change Britain beyond recognition
I not only understand the frustrations of Reform voters, I share them. But a vote for Reform can only deliver a Labour one-party state that increases taxes and immigration. My Telegraph column appeals to heads over hearts to avoid a socialist takeover.
Britain must unashamedly put British interests first
Our leaders should channel Palmerston and ground foreign policy in sovereignty and security. In our generosity abroad we have neglected defence at home. UK foreign policy must be unashamedly grounded in our self-interest. Anything less is a profound failure of public duty.
Betrayed voters deserve action now on the mass migration scandal
The British public are still waiting for the highly-selective post-Brexit immigration system they were promised. Reducing net migration to the tens of thousands would be the single biggest thing the Tories could do to win back support.