A huge good luck our great Conservatives standing for election today! 💪 ✅ Stephen Dawes in South Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ✅ James Hamblin in Grangetown, Cardiff 🗳 #VoteConservative Conservative Councillors' Association

80 years ago, the guns fell silent in the Pacific marking the end of WW2.   Today, we remember those who fought to the very end and the families who endured years of fear & loss.   Their courage and sacrifice shaped the free, democratic Britain we cherish. We honour them, always.

🎉 75 today! Thank you for all of your kind birthday wishes for The Princess this week. 📸 John Swannell

Wishing the Princess Royal a very Happy Birthday today! Her Royal Highness is pictured meeting members of the Abbey Choir after the annual Commonwealth Day service here in March.

“For the millions of families gathered around their wireless sets, and for their loved ones still serving far from home, it was the message a battle-weary world had long prayed for - ‘The war is over’.” This morning, as we mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, The King has

80 years since victory in the Pacific, we remember the bravery that brought the war to an end. We honour those who fought. We must never forget their service and the service of all those who have come since.

.Kemi Badenoch: “In Opposition, we have to fight to get a hearing, and get better at using social media and digital communications. But under my leadership, we will get our message across and show people we are a Party unashamed to be Conservative.” 👏🏻

As the sun sets over London, Westminster Abbey has been lit up in white as an act of remembrance on the 80th anniversary of #VJDay. Prayers are also being said in the Abbey for international friendship, reconciliation, and peace.  #VJ80

Labour’s approach to economics: tax jobs and wonder why growth goes into reverse. My plan: cut government spending to control the deficit, back the makers and the wealth creators, and cut taxes for the people who keep Britain moving. Which makes more sense?

Inflation up yet again. Labour’s choices to tax jobs and ramp up borrowing are pushing up costs and stoking inflation. And the Chancellor is gearing up to do it all over again in the autumn. Families are paying the price for Rachel Reeves’ economic mismanagement.

Inflation rising to 3.8% means there has been virtually no real terms wage growth since Labour came to power, according to Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Just a paltry 0.2% improvement in people’s living standards.

Very useful summary from PricedOut on why Rachel Reeves proposed changes to capital gains tax is a truly dreadful idea... 👇

'Location, Location, Location' star Kirstie Allsopp says Labour’s ‘property tax’ reforms will punish hard-working Brits and destabilise the housing market. Kirstie's right. Maybe time for taxpayers to brace themselves for a new show: 'Taxation, Taxation, Taxation'.

Inflation has almost DOUBLED under Labour. We left them inflation at 2% and the fastest growing econony in the G7. They’ve slashed growth and hiked up inflation to 3.8% Labour are failing Britain.

Young people across the country are getting exam results today… What would Rachel Reeves’ be?

Key housing insights from new Public First polling 📣 🏗️55% support development in their local area. 🏡 Among 30-39s, those open to voting Conservative are most likely to be YIMBY (75%). 🌆 Young people and Londoners are the most likely to be YIMBY.

“World leading nightlife” in a city where you can’t: 🚫🕺🏼open a new club in Labour-run Hackney after 11PM 🚫🎷open a jazz bar after midnight in Labour-run Soho 🚫🥐can’t get a Greggs after 10:30PM in Labour-run Leicester Sq. 🚫🏳️‍🌈 LGBT venues at all time low Why? #LabourHatesFun

“The thought that the government could spend the money you’ve earned better than your kids can is for the birds.” Iain Dale says Lewis Goodall’s idea to increase inheritance tax to 100% is ‘legalised robbery’.