We welcome the new Conservative Economic Unit and its focus on growth, higher living standards and sound public finances.

Malcolm Rifkind is right, the Conservative tradition has always been strongest when it has combined shared values with room for serious debate. A successful political party should be united by common principles, not require agreement with every individual policy. www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

The Tories’ new candidate policy is anti-conservative

The party has always seen itself as a broad church but now respected members such as Grant Shapps are being turned away

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Small announcements can still make a real difference. But they need to add up to something bigger, a clear plan for growth. Backing business, investment, innovation and the private sector should be at the heart of the new PMs plan.

On Thursday, 10 September, we'll be in Exeter to hear what the South West needs and to take your questions directly. This is a chance to tell us what you want to see on the national agenda and hear about Prosper UK. Sign up at: www.prosperuk.com/prosper_uk_i...

The public wants secure borders and control over who comes to Britain. But legal immigration is a different question. When skilled people come here to work, create jobs and strengthen key industries, that can make Britain more prosperous. www.prosperuk.com/an_immigration_plan_for_growth

Regional mayors know their economies better than the Treasury. Give them the power to retain local tax revenues, invest for the long term and deliver growth, with clear accountability for every pound spent. Read our latest policy proposal: www.prosperuk.com/set_up_for_s...

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Kemi Badenoch is right to seek candidates with serious experience beyond Westminster. But the Party must remain a broad church. Requiring agreement on every major issue risks shutting out talented people, narrowing the party’s appeal & making it harder to build the coalition needed to govern.

PIP needs more than another review. It needs reform that puts work first while protecting those who need support. www.prosperuk.com/a_fairer_wel...

A packed town hall in Guildford. A business roundtable with local SMEs and employers. Real conversations about what is holding growth back. This is what taking politics beyond Westminster means: listening first, then building serious policy around the real barriers people face.

The question is not whether we refight the referendum. The question is how the UK works with its closest allies and most important trading partner in a more dangerous world. Help shape our policy work on the UK’s relationship with the EU. www.prosperuk.com/britain_s_fu...

Ten years on from the EU referendum, the UK needs a practical debate about Europe. But not another referendum argument. Instead a serious look at how we improve trade, support growth and work with our nearest neighbours in the national interest. Have your say: www.prosperuk.com/britain_s_fu...

Ten years on from the EU referendum, the right question to ask is not how people voted in 2016. It is what relationship with the EU best serves the UK’s interests now. Trade. Defence. Security. Growth. We want your views. Take the survey: www.prosperuk.com/britain_s_fu...

Ten years on from the EU referendum, how do you think it has gone? What has worked? What has held the United Kingdom back? We want to hear your views as we develop our next policy proposal on the UK’s relationship with Europe. www.prosperuk.com/britain_s_future_relationship_with_europe

Welfare spending needs to be brought under control Health & disability spending is rising rapidly. The triple lock is uncertain, unpredictable & increasingly expensive A sustainable welfare system means lower pressure for future tax rises, room to invest in growth, & stronger incentives for work

Pension reform does not mean cutting pensions. A smoothed earnings link would keep pensions rising, protect pensioners in high-inflation years, and avoid permanently locking in exceptional cost spikes. That is a fairer settlement between generations. www.prosperuk.com/a_fairer_wel...

You work hard. You make your student loan repayments every month. Yet the amount you owe keeps rising. For many graduates, that is the reality of the current system. It is not fair, and it needs to change. Join the Fair Fees campaign: www.fairfees.uk/sign

Our report sets out proposals to: Reform the triple lock Restore in-person benefit assessments Reform health-related Universal Credit and PIP Make work pay A fairer welfare system must protect those in need, support people into work, and be sustainable. www.telegraph.co.uk/money/pensio...

A smoothed earnings link would protect pensioners when inflation rises faster than wages. But it would then return the state pension to an earnings-based path. That means protection for pensioners, greater certainty for taxpayers, and a more sustainable system over time.

The time is right to move on from the triple lock. It is uncertain, unpredictable and expensive. A smoothed earnings link would protect pensioners from inflation, make the system fairer, and free up more money for priorities like defence.

We have launched A Fairer Welfare System. Welfare spending is heading for £406bn. Our plan: reform the triple lock, restore in-person assessments, make work pay, and protect those who genuinely need help. www.prosperuk.com/rebalance_th...

Replace the triple lock with a smoothed earnings link. Pensions would keep rising with wages and be protected when prices spike, but on a fairer and more sustainable footing. Security for pensioners. Fairness for taxpayers. www.express.co.uk/news/politic...

You can repay hundreds of pounds through your salary every month and still see your student debt rise. That is not a fair loan system. Thousands have already joined our campaign for reform. Add your name, tell us your story and help make the Government listen. www.fairfees.uk/sign

If you need to earn over £66,000 before your student loan balance starts going down, the system is broken. That is not a normal loan. It is a tax on aspiration, work and getting on. Sign the petition: www.fairfees.uk

Seven years after graduating. That is not a normal loan. It is a broken system. Sign the petition: www.fairfees.uk/sign

Rachel Reeves says student loans are “fair and reasonable”… Meanwhile, in the real world, graduates are paying 9% of their earnings for up to 30 or 40 years, while many cannot even reduce the balance. Sign the petition: www.fairfees.uk/sign

Young people were told university was the route to opportunity. Now too many are trapped in a system that works less like a loan and more like a tax on getting on. That has to change, it is a national scandal. www.lbc.co.uk/article/stud...

Student loans are a 'national scandal' which are 'holding young people back,' former Scottish Tory tells LBC | LBC

Student loans are a "national scandal" and young people have been "done over twice", according to a former Scottish Tory boss.

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Graduates are being charged far more than they borrowed. Today we launched our first campaign to reform the student finance system and make it fairer for graduates, students and the next generation. Sign the petition: www.prosperuk.com/fair_fees_petition

We heard it again in Liverpool. At our roundtable with Downtown Busines, businesses were clear: they want to invest, hire and grow. But high taxes, rising employment costs, planning delays and skills gaps are holding them back.

We are on the road, listening to businesses and communities across the UK In Liverpool, we heard real energy & ambition But place after place, time after time, the same barriers come up: high taxes, rising employment costs & poor access to finance Find an event near you: www.prosperuk.com/events