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Many thanks to all those who came to the Rose & Crown, Chorleywood on Wednesday to hear about @prosperuk.bsky.social.

A broad church isn’t about ideology. It’s about winning and governing.

7 million centre and centre-right voters feel unrepresented.

If the focus is growth, living standards and competence, they can be won back.

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I hate to disrespect the Slow Horses but Reform UK is basically becoming Slough House for failed Tories.

David Gauke: Labour will go left and lose those people whose lukewarm vote was for something else | Conservative Home A move to the left will mean that more centrist voters will be up for grabs.  It is a huge opportunity that the Conservative Party cannot afford to miss.

Labour will go left and lose those people whose lukewarm vote was for something else. My piece for ConHome on the opportunity this creates for the Conservatives. conservativehome.com/2026/02/16/d...

He did. But I’m still a Tory (and I rejoined the party in 2024).

Still a Tory!

This should serve as a warning to all those still agitating to depose Keir Starmer and/or drag the Government to the left from the sanest of Tories (if he still is a Tory?).

David Gauke: Labour will go left and lose those people whose lukewarm vote was for something else | Conservative Home A move to the left will mean that more centrist voters will be up for grabs.  It is a huge opportunity that the Conservative Party cannot afford to miss.

Labour will go left and lose those people whose lukewarm vote was for something else. My piece for ConHome on the opportunity this creates for the Conservatives. conservativehome.com/2026/02/16/d...

We are reaching well beyond the usual political base, including people who have never voted Conservative or who have not voted Conservative in recent years.

People from different backgrounds & voting histories are coming together around growth, enterprise, jobs & opportunity.

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If we want strong public services, rising living standards and opportunity, we need a thriving private sector.

That’s why we’re going out to meet businesses, listen to their experiences, and develop practical policy proposals directly based on what we hear.

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Our new polling with More in Common exposes a simple problem in British politics.

Voters want growth, jobs and rising living standards.

But they don’t think politicians are focused on any of them.

81% of people who last voted Conservative in 2010 or 2015 say politicians aren’t talking enough about skills

Prosper UK will be speaking with businesses and communities across all four corners of the UK to help shape a credible centre-right policies on skills and work

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Growth is the key to tackling so many of the pressures we face as a country.

That’s why this conversation can’t stay in Westminster. We need to be out across the country, listening to people and businesses, and focused on growth that actually raises living standards.

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75% of centre and centre-right voters say politicians aren’t talking enough about growth, skills or jobs.

Prosper UK exists to take the conversation beyond Westminster - listening to people and businesses and developing practical policy ideas to raise living standards.

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There are millions of people across the country who want the same basic things from politics.

So we’re going out across the country - listening to voters, working with businesses and communities, and putting forward serious, credible ideas to help the UK prosper.

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Ignoring the 7 million politically homeless voters in the UK isn’t an option.

Here’s what Rory Stewart had to say on the Rest Is Politics

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David Gauke: Bemoaning the people and prospectus behind Prosper UK is just part of politics - but at least get it right | Conservative Home This isn’t about putting forward easy simplistic answers to complex problems because we know that rarely works and there's plenty of others filling that space. It's a serious centre right organisation...

My piece for ConHome on why so many of the criticisms of Prosper UK miss the mark. conservativehome.com/2026/02/02/d...

There is a clear centre right space in British politics focused on growth, competence and responsible government.

Prosper UK will be out across the country, listening to voters and businesses.

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We’re focused on the economy because growth is essential to fixing living standards and restoring confidence.

Next, we’ll be travelling the country - engaging with businesses, communities and experts - and turning what we hear into serious, credible policy ideas.

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Delighted that @prosperuk.bsky.social is now here. Well worth a follow.

David Gauke: Bemoaning the people and prospectus behind Prosper UK is just part of politics - but at least get it right | Conservative Home This isn’t about putting forward easy simplistic answers to complex problems because we know that rarely works and there's plenty of others filling that space. It's a serious centre right organisation...

My piece for ConHome on why so many of the criticisms of Prosper UK miss the mark. conservativehome.com/2026/02/02/d...

Prosper UK - Sign Up Prosper UK is bringing people together who share our values, care about the future of the country, and want politics to work better.

Sign up to Prosper UK here. prosperuk.com/sign-up/

Nothing personal against Suella Braverman (& I’m glad CCHQ withdrew their earlier press release) but her defection from the Conservatives will make it easier for the Tories to win back many of the 7m centre/centre right voters who feel politically homeless #ProsperUK.

Prosper UK - Sign Up Prosper UK is bringing people together who share our values, care about the future of the country, and want politics to work better.

Prosper UK has launched today. It is a new centre right movement in British politics. To find out more and to sign up as a supporter, go to prosperuk.com/sign-up/

Ruth Davidson, Andy Street and their bold new project to save the Tories The former Scottish Conservative leader and ex-West Midlands mayor are starting a movement to attract 7 million ‘politically homeless’ voters

This is a very exciting initiative. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

David Gauke: I got on with Jenrick personally but his departure gives the Conservatives an opportunity | Conservative Home The emphasis on the economy that has been pursued since Conference is beginning to bear results , with the Tories overtaking Labour and closing the gap with Reform. With the salience of immigration fa...

"Certainly, at times, Jenrick’s language went further than anything Nigel Farage has said (at least, since he left school)."

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🚨Lots to discuss on this week's BBC Radio 4's #WeekInWestminster!
💷 budget @chriscurtis94.bsky.social @rachaelmaskell.bsky.social
📺 BBC Tina Stowell & Anna Sabine
⚖️ state of prisons @davidgauke.bsky.social
🌹Labour leadership @pronouncedalva.bsky.social @luketryl.bsky.social
Ed: Harbinder Minhas

David Gauke: Calamitous as their policies would be, there is sense and opportunity in taking the Greens seriously | Conservative Home The principal concern – and this is no small matter - is that the Greens’ policies would be ruinous for the country but taking them on in a changing political landscape, it is an opportunity not to be...

The Greens’ policies would be disastrous for the country but their rise provides a political opportunity for the Tories. My ConHome piece on why the Conservatives should take on Zack Polanski. conservativehome.com/2025/11/03/d...

Leaving the ECHR won’t fix illegal migration Half-baked tales of rulings turning on chicken nuggets are no basis for cutting Britain adrift

Half-baked tales of rulings turning on chicken nuggets are no basis for cutting Britain adrift. My Times piece on the Tories’ policy of leaving the ECHR based on spurious claims. www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

David Gauke: Kruger's defection doesn't point the Conservatives towards disaster but to a crucial decision | Conservative Home The real significance of Kruger’s defection is that it signals that the battle to be the principal party of the populist right is over.  The Conservative Party must reconcile itself to this reality an...

Danny Kruger’s defection shows that the Tories have lost the battle to be the country’s leading party of the populist right. Instead, they should unambiguously position themselves as the only party of the centre right. For ConHome. conservativehome.com/2025/09/22/d...