“There were standing ovations today - was this genuine, or was this Iain Duncan Smith, do you remember the quiet man?” Nicholas Watt asks Shadow Cabinet member Victoria Atkins whether Kemi Badenoch’s conference speech has quietened “murmurings” about her leadership. #Newsnight

We have a small (“starter”) flat, but want something larger so we can start our family. However stamp duty makes this extremely expensive, whichever way we pay it. As such we are less likely to move now, and less likely to offer our “starter” flat back into the market for another

Karl Starmer says he’s currently on the biggest ever trade mission to India. But that’s not strictly accurate is it. IYKYK

Kemi Badenoch reemphasises a key moment in her speech to party supporters in a new email. The argument that her front bench team have worked to deliver a comprehensive economic plan. Implicit jibe at the Reform Party here.

Kemi Badenoch and CCHQ will be delighted with tomorrow’s front pages.

Good question from the audience member ;)

Two million ID photos leaked. This is going to happen more and more. How many compromising photographs have people taken in order to access websites since the implementation of the Online Safety Act? Idiot politicians thought this would make people safer. It’s the opposite.

The Devonshire in Soho is London's most hyped pub and is consistently full. Every Friday and Saturday it closes 2 hours earlier than the family pub at the end of my residential street in Brighton. A new duty to promote economic growth for licensing authorities is overdue.

🏠 "Stamp duty is an enormous deterrent to moving homes. When you have to pay huge amounts of money in stamp duty, it stops older couples downsizing and frees up family homes for younger families." Reem Ibrahim on Talk explains why abolishing stamp duty is part of the

Full list of policies announced Conservative Party Conference❗️ - Our "golden rule": for every £1 we find in savings, half will go on reducing the deficit. - Scrapping Stamp Duty on primary residences. - Doubling apprenticeships. - Ending the university debt trap by reducing

Does this mean I get a Tesla then?

There you have it folks I put this list of policies into ChatGPT, and asked it to evaluate – then asked to condense into a single tweet 📈 Get ready for the roaring 30s under a Conservative Government

Immediately increasing housing supply without a single new home being built.

More than half the year getting extra exam time in some schools. The system is being gamed. Overwhelmingly gamed. It's there in black and white for all with eyes to see.

Step up to front door: effectively illegal under building regs Approved Document M Openable sash windows: effectively illegal under building regs Approved Document O

🚨The latest Opinium The Observer polling 🚨 Early signs of a Kemi boost? Badenoch’s net approval rating rises by 8 points in a week after #cpc25. Her score of net -14 is the highest she’s had at any point in 2025.

🚨 The latest Opinium The Observer polling🚨 Tory brand recovery? Perceptions of the Conservative Party have improved across the board since last week. The all-important “ready for government” score is up 6 points, though still low at net -31.

District Line says no to Digital ID

There hasn’t been a single new application into the Building Safety Regulator since the 14th July. The BSR is single handedly destroying any dense building in England. My new paper for The YIMBY Initiative outlines how to fix this 👇