Our top ten picks of the week

The Tory tribe declares its support for its chief

Andrew Gimson

“Badenoch released her supporters from fear and gloom, enabling them to defy pundits who see no hope for the Conservatives.”

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Sensible opposition is a thankless task, but it’s the right thing to do and we’re doing it

Daniel Hannan

“Conservatives are doing the right thing by offering sensible, small government, pro-business policies that can deliver growth and strong borders. It may feel unrewarding, but it is the only credible approach.”

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The final act of Conference doesn’t feel like it’ll be the final act of the Conservatives

Giles Dilnot

“If I could answer the question ‘has she done enough?’ any more than anyone from top to bottom of the the party, I’d be very wealthy indeed. Today Badenoch has a chance, indeed a big opportunity, to show she herself can answer that.”

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Leaving the ECHR would be a grave mistake

Robert Buckland

“Withdrawal from the ECHR would upset the delicate political balance in Northern Ireland, compromise our extradition and security arrangements, and damage our moral authority abroad. Above all, it would betray a tradition of liberty under the law that Britain itself helped to shape.”

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The battle is no longer over just policy but for the soul of our country

Edward Davies

“​What has struck me over five party Conferences is how often I’ve heard a common language of morality. Not just that politics needs to discover a moral purpose, but that there are specific moral conundrums interlaced into all our policy problems.”

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Abolishing Stamp Duty is an excellent idea – but will it win the Tories a hearing?

Henry Hill

“Kemi Badenoch resisted the temptation to make wild and unrealistic promises, but we shall have to see how seriously voters take sensible proposals from a party polling below 20 per cent.”

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The Conservatives must rebuild their relationship with small business

James Crouch

“The fact that the Conservatives ceded so much ground in areas with many focused on economic and business issues should give pause for thought. But it also highlights an opportunity to rebuild.”

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I tried my hand at TV’s Big Brother and was evicted first, just because I was a Tory

Emily Hewertson

“I was there to challenge the public’s perception of me, to show that a female Tory villain might, in fact, have a bit more to her but my big personality and Tory credentials were, it turned out, a deadly combination.”

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Badenoch’s survival act worked in Manchester – but is revival beyond her?

Tali Fraser

“For months her team tried to steady jittery colleagues with the promise of policies. On that count, the conference was a success. But the bigger anxiety remains: ideas are one thing, a narrative quite another. What do the Conservatives stand for?”

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Conservatives must be the defenders and cheerleaders of free speech and liberty, not its silencers

Phil King

“We are now running into next year’s crucial local elections. These contests will set the tone for what follows. They will show whether we can regain trust, reconnect with our base, and convince new voters that we are still the party of competence.”

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