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“The way to convince people not to vote for Ukip is to make a positive case for voting Conservative.”

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Few political debates have been as divisive as the European one. I fought as hard as I could on the Remain side, but I…

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If we don't like modern Britain, then it is very unlikely that modern Britain will like us.

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If we dismiss childcare or work-life balance as soft, or Labour issues, then we dismiss the main concerns of millions of people, especially women.…

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We have to consider who is going to be the best prime minister to take on a "one nation" agenda.

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Without the U.K. contribution to policing and anti-terrorism, the whole of Europe would be less safe.

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There are certain practices that may be historically acceptable to some people but that have no place in our culture.

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The Conservatives must never give the impression we exclude any group of British citizens.

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Neither Left nor Right has a monopoly of virtue when it comes to smearing opponents.

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Abolishing university tuition fees and getting rid of unnecessary speed cameras are ideas that can be grasped instantly, and grab the attention of those…

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Having ground my teeth at educational theorists who say Shakespeare is irrelevant to inner-city children, I was overjoyed to be there when a class…

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The generosity of spirit that is usually shown by advanced democracies disappears when the public feel two things: that their government is not in…

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From online local care portals to greater use of personal budgets we need wholesale change if we are to move the social care system…

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Crony capitalism is essentially a condition in which... public officials are giving favours to people in the private sector in payment of political favours.

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