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15 October 2026
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Kemi Badenoch, Leader of the Conservative Party addressing the audience at The Conservative Party on 4 October 2026. Image: repic/Shutterstock.

Monthly column: Conference season showed the Conservatives are the only party with a serious plan

Another party conference season is over, and the message was clear: if you want a country where hard work is rewarded, businesses can thrive, our borders are controlled, and people...
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The Rt Revd Richard Atkinson, the Bishop of Bedford. Image: Diocese of St Albans.

Bishop of Bedford joins backlash over Bedfordshire MP’s controversial ‘no-go zone’ claims

Richard Atkinson, the Bishop of Bedford, has written to Mid Bedfordshire MP Blake Stephenson to express his profound disagreement over controversial migration claims...
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Blake Stephenson. Image: LDRS

Bedfordshire Police deny “no-go zones” claims by Mid Bedfordshire MP

A Bedfordshire MP and shadow Conservative Home Office minister has come under fire after comments he made at the party's annual conference, saying there are "no-go zones"...
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