The Conservative Post

03/12/2025

Reeves accused of lying about being British girls under 14 chess champion, despite finishing 26th out of 34

Rachel Reeves is facing yet another embarrassment after being accused of lying about her childhood chess record, a claim she has dined out on for years as supposed evidence of her razor sharp political instincts. The Chancellor, who never misses a chance to pose with a chessboard in a photo op, has long suggested that her youthful prowess at the game shaped her into the political operator she is today....

Rachel Reeves is facing yet another embarrassment after being accused of lying about her childhood chess record, a claim she has dined out on for years as supposed evidence of her razor sharp political instincts. The Chancellor, who never misses a chance to pose with a chessboard in a photo op, has....

03/12/2025

Starmer Lied Over Chagos, Manifesto Pledge in Tatters as Labour Pushes Ahead With Sovereignty Handover

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing accusations that he downright lied to the British people, after promising in Labour’s 2024 manifesto to defend the sovereignty and self determination of Britain’s Overseas Territories, only to pursue the handover of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius once in power....

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing accusations that he downright lied to the British people, after promising in Labour’s 2024 manifesto to defend the sovereignty and self determination of Britain’s Overseas Territories, only to pursue the handover of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius once i...

03/12/2025

Starmer Confronted Over OBR Resignation, Tax Claims and Budget Fallout in Fiery PMQs

Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced sustained and often heated questioning in the Commons this morning as Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch opened Prime Minister’s Questions with accusations that the chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility had been forced out for exposing Labour’s tax plans....

Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced sustained and often heated questioning in the Commons this morning as Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch opened Prime Minister’s Questions with accusations that the chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility had been forced out for exposing Labour’s tax pla...

03/12/2025

Women’s Institute to Bar New Transgender Members After Supreme Court Ruling

The Women’s Institute has announced it will stop accepting transgender women as formal members from April 2026, saying it can no longer do so legally following a landmark Supreme Court judgment....

03/12/2025

Queen Camilla’s Son Blasts ‘Useless’ Labour Government During Awards Speech

Queen Camilla’s son, Tom Parker Bowles, has publicly criticised Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Government, declaring that the Prime Minister and Chancellor Rachel Reeves have failed to convince the public over what he described as last week’s “Budget shambles.”...

Queen Camilla’s son, Tom Parker Bowles, has publicly criticised Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Government, declaring that the Prime Minister and Chancellor Rachel Reeves have failed to convince the public over what he described as last week’s “Budget shambles.” Speaking from the stage at the Bo...

03/12/2025

Putin warns he is ready for war with Europe as Kremlin talks with US envoys collapse

Vladimir Putin has issued an extraordinary warning that Russia is ready for war with Europe, accusing leaders across the Continent of trying to sabotage a potential peace deal for Ukraine just hours before high stakes talks with United States envoys in Moscow. Speaking in Moscow on Tuesday ahead of talks with United States envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the Russian president said European proposals related to ongoing diplomatic efforts were “unacceptable” and accused European leaders of hindering negotiations....

Vladimir Putin has issued an extraordinary warning that Russia is ready for war with Europe, accusing leaders across the Continent of trying to sabotage a potential peace deal for Ukraine just hours before high stakes talks with United States envoys in Moscow. Speaking in Moscow on Tuesday ahead of....

03/12/2025

Jaguar Land Rover designer behind controversial rebrand ‘escorted from office’

Jaguar Land Rover’s high-profile design chief has been dramatically removed from his post after a turbulent backlash to the company’s recent rebrand, with insiders claiming he was “escorted from the office”. Gerry McGovern, the influential creative head credited with shaping the modern Range Rover line-up, is said to have been dismissed suddenly on Monday. Staff were reportedly left stunned as he was asked to leave the company’s Gaydon headquarters under supervision....

Jaguar Land Rover’s high-profile design chief has been dramatically removed from his post after a turbulent backlash to the company’s recent rebrand, with insiders claiming he was “escorted from the office”. Gerry McGovern, the influential creative head credited with shaping the modern Range...

02/12/2025

Chagos Consultation in Crisis as Peers, MPs and Advocates Warn of Foreign Interference

Shadow Foreign Secretary Priti Patel Condemns “Sham Process” and Calls for Urgent Safeguards. The Government is facing a deepening crisis over the Chagos consultation process following explosive interventions from parliamentarians, Chagossian groups and policy experts who warn that the survey currently being run by the House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee is fundamentally compromised....

Shadow Foreign Secretary Priti Patel Condemns “Sham Process” and Calls for Urgent Safeguards. The Government is facing a deepening crisis over the Chagos consultation process following explosive interventions from parliamentarians, Chagossian groups and policy experts who warn that the survey cu...

02/12/2025

How UK Towns Prepare for Christmas: Behind the Scenes

As winter arrives and the festive season draws closer, the transformation of towns and cities across the UK becomes unmistakable. Streets brighten with decorative lights, markets are assembled in bustling squares, and councils step up preparations to ensure communities remain safe and welcoming throughout December. While residents often see only the finished product, the work behind the scenes begins months earlier and involves a wide range of teams and specialists....

As winter arrives and the festive season draws closer, the transformation of towns and cities across the UK becomes unmistakable. Streets brighten with decorative lights, markets are assembled in bustling squares, and councils step up preparations to ensure communities remain safe and welcoming thro...

02/12/2025

Doctors to stage fresh five-day strike before Christmas

"We warned Labour that handing out above inflation pay increases with no strings attached would only lead to the trade unions coming back for more." England’s NHS faces yet another wave of disruption after the British Medical Association declared a new five day walkout by resident doctors, beginning on 17 December, in the long running dispute over pay. Resident doctors, the government’s new term for junior doctors, make up nearly half of the nation’s medical workforce....

"We warned Labour that handing out above inflation pay increases with no strings attached would only lead to the trade unions coming back for more." England’s NHS faces yet another wave of disruption after the British Medical Association declared a new five day walkout by resident doctors, beginni...

02/12/2025

Twelve inmates mistakenly freed in just three weeks, Justice Secretary admits, with two still on the run

Justice Secretary David Lammy has revealed that 12 prisoners have been accidentally released in the past three weeks, with two of them still at large. The blunders come on top of the 91 inmates wrongly freed between April and October, prompting fresh concern over the safety and reliability of the prison system. Appearing on BBC Breakfast, Lammy said the string of errors was the result of outdated prison processes....

Justice Secretary David Lammy has revealed that 12 prisoners have been accidentally released in the past three weeks, with two of them still at large. The blunders come on top of the 91 inmates wrongly freed between April and October, prompting fresh concern over the safety and reliability of the pr...

02/12/2025

Public Sector Pension Liabilities Top £200,000 Per Household, Analysis Suggests

Britain’s unfunded public sector pension promises have climbed to the equivalent of more than £200,000 per household, according to new analysis that has prompted warnings over the burden on younger taxpayers. As reported in the Telegraph, Neil Record, a former Bank of England economist, estimates that outstanding public sector pension liabilities will reach £5.8 trillion by the end of the 2024 to 25 financial year, up from £4.9 trillion the year before....

Britain’s unfunded public sector pension promises have climbed to the equivalent of more than £200,000 per household, according to new analysis that has prompted warnings over the burden on younger taxpayers. As reported in the Telegraph, Neil Record, a former Bank of England economist, estimates...