The Liberal Conservatives

Grassroots campaign in support of liberal Conservative, pragmatic, centrist & progressive values

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[Robert Jenrick @RobertJenrick]

This is a great day for Israel and the world.

Sinwar was a murderer, a terrorist and an obstacle to peace in Gaza.

The world is a safer place without him.

[The Liberal Conservatives @Liberal_Tory]

Wonder what it would be for a more centrist, moderate candidate?

The Conservatives don’t have a chance in the next election with either of these two.

@OneNationCons need to get their ducks in a row ahead of the inevitable 2026/27 leadership election.

[Calgie @christiancalgie]

MRP poll of 6,300

Jenrick +57 seats
Badenoch +30 seats

Difference between a hung parliament for Jenrick and a Labour majority of 14 under Badenoch https://t.co/HE6Kvo0Yz9

[Sir Greg Hands @GregHands]

The rules need serious reform.

I am not with any of the camps, but it seems tactical voting has taken place on an industrial scale either yesterday, today, or both.

It pains me to say it, but one STV ballot paper - rather than multiple rounds - would probably solve it.

[Gavin Barwell @GavinBarwell]

The Conservative Party following in the fine tradition of parties who have lost elections choosing to go further away from the electorate (see 1979, 1997 and 2010). Keir Starmer continues to be a very lucky general (Johnson, Truss, Sturgeon, now this)

[James Heappey @JSHeappey]

Gutted for @JamesCleverly. I honestly thought he was one to detoxify party & bridge gap between voters lost to both Reform & Lib Dems. Feels awfully like a few people have tried to be a bit too clever with votes this afternoon. Important this doesn’t now become race to the right.

[Gavin Barwell @GavinBarwell]

Oh you're certainly much closer to the views of the average Conservative MP than I am - but much further from the views of the average voter. And therein lies the problem

[Robert Colvile @rcolvile]

Pretty striking - and damning - findings on the BBC's Middle East coverage https://t.co/UGva9JZvKr

[Claire Coutinho @ClaireCoutinho]

Exempt all children in independent special schools now.

Don’t give a £9000 pay rise to the highest paid train drivers in Europe.

Fixed it.

[Boris Johnson @BorisJohnson]

Hamas is still holding many innocent Jewish hostages while Israel tries to prevent a repeat of the 7th October massacre. Why are Lammy and Starmer abandoning Israel? Do they want Hamas to win?

[James Cleverly🇬🇧 @JamesCleverly]

The Foreign Secretary has damaged two of our most important relationships at a crucial time - and it won't have the impact he wants.

[The Liberal Conservatives @Liberal_Tory]

The 1st principle of the NHS: “available to all irrespective of religion and belief”

If people are discriminated against based on religion or belief as Minister Jess Phillips seems to boast about here, we should be very worried

Any comment from @wesstreeting or @NHSEngland?

[The Liberal Conservatives @Liberal_Tory]

Labour's playbook 👇

✔️ Accept donations from unions
✔️ Give unions inflation-busting pay rises
✔️ Raise taxes
✔️ Claim it was the @Conservatives' fault despite having the fastest-growing economy in the G7

🔂 Repeat

All without fixing the issue. This is not serious government.

[The Telegraph @Telegraph]

🚨 BREAKING: Train drivers to strike every weekend for next three months despite bumper pay rise
https://t.co/2XGLLzWt5k

[The Liberal Conservatives @Liberal_Tory]

The roots of our loss stem from:

❌ Partygate
❌ The Owen Paterson scandal
❌ Liz Truss’s harmful mini-budget
❌ A failure to deliver on our promises
❌ Prioritising culture wars over competence

If we follow this article’s analysis, we will be out of power for a decade.

[ConservativeHome @ConHome]

From Jacques Arnold: The roots of our loss stem from @David_Cameron's election as leader https://t.co/vV1U3AQ2We

[Mel Stride @MelJStride]

Difficult moments underscore the importance of deeply held British values that unite us right across the political spectrum.

In a volatile and increasingly populist world a renewed Conservative Party will be ever more important. https://t.co/Y6F59m7hDY

[Brendan Cox @MrBrendanCox]

In case you are confused:

NOT far right:
📣worried about immigration
📣pro-Brexit
📣angry about awful murders

DEFINITELY far right:
💥Hate people on the basis of their race/identity
💥Use the murder of kids to attack Muslims& immigrants
💥Justify thugs attacking police

[James Johnson @jamesjohnson252]

British society is being assaulted by two forces.

First, by a meek liberal consensus at the top of society. As well as pathetic coverage of integration issues, it shamefully handled the Israel-Gaza protests and denied the role of Islamism in the murder of Sir David Amess.

Second, by a cowardly nascent racism at the bottom. It revelled in a made-up story about the murderer of little girls, leading to violence on the streets of Southport last night. It is lazy, disgusting, and hateful.

People only seem capable of criticising one and not the other.

Until we have the ability to call out both, the lives of the innocent will be insulted rather than honoured.

My piece for @ConHome today 👇

https://t.co/2Afa8ceHm2

[The Liberal Conservatives @Liberal_Tory]

The reality 👇

Economic growth:
2010: Recession
2024: Fastest in the G7

Inflation:
2010: 3.4%
2024: 2%

Unemployment:
2010: 7.8%
2024: 3.8%

Net borrowing (of GDP):
2010: 10.3%
2024: 3.1%

It’s sad to see a politician previously with integrity such as Reeves sink to mistruths.

[Rachel Reeves @RachelReevesMP]

The Conservatives left us with the worst inheritance since the Second World War.

Today I will set out how this new Labour government will fix the foundations of our economy, so we can rebuild Britain and make every part of our country better off.

[Robert Colvile @rcolvile]

Fun fact from my column - the top 1% of earners contribute roughly three times as much in income tax as the bottom 50% put together https://t.co/fRNvWVxL2W

[Sam Hall @samuelhall0]

CEN is launching our manifesto today, with over 90 policies to put the environment at the heart of conservative renewal. Three former Conservative leaders have supported the launch with a call for the party not to abandon its environmental commitments.

[Robert Jenrick @RobertJenrick]

The worst economic inheritance since the War?

That would be when Labour left office in 2010, not today:

2010 - Deficit 7%
2024 - Deficit 1.9%

2010 - End of deep recession
2024 - Forecast to be fastest growing economy in G7

2010 - Unemployment 7%
2024 - Unemployment 4%