Head of Commons media committee denies writing article accusing BBC of bias Excoriating article under Caroline Dinenage’s name remains on ConservativeHome website The Guardian - UK · Jun 13
Triumphant Tories might miss Robert Jenrick more than they think – they need the voters he represents Kemi Badenoch may look like a stronger leader now, but Jenrick is a dangerous rival – he knows where the Conservatives have been going wrong, says Henry Hill, deputy editor of ConservativeHome The Guardian - UK · Jan 20
Is Nadhim Zahawi’s defection to Reform UK a bombshell? No, it’s just naked opportunism The former chancellor’s criticism of the Tory government is indisputable – but so is his role in its dire record, says Henry Hill, deputy editor of ConservativeHome The Guardian - UK · Jan 12
Thursday briefing: Will the ramped up rhetoric of Reform bring about the demise of the Conservatives? In today’s newsletter: Claims of the Tories’ ‘death’ are becoming a political tactic that risks galvanising supporters just as Westminster enters uncharted territory The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2025
The grace period is over – so what now for Kemi Badenoch, the ‘not Robert Jenrick’ Tory leader? Desperate to avoid another regicide, the party wanted to give Badenoch a fair crack. But a year in, that resolve is crumbling, says ConservativeHome’s Henry Hill The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2025
Tory MPs complain party attack ad on asylum hotels ‘makes us look silly’ Backbenchers say party leadership is criticising Labour government for policies introduced by Conservatives The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2025
Call it the Kemi Badenoch conundrum: it’s why the Tories are going nowhere fast In her attempt to be all things to all people, the leader set off without a policy path. Now she has a party that can’t agree which way to go, says Henry Hill, deputy editor of ConservativeHome The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2025
Forget left and right: Norman Tebbit was a working-class hero. Politicians now could learn much from him The iconic Tory had strong clear beliefs and was a fighter when his party needed fighters. We could do with more like that now, says Henry Hill, deputy editor of ConservativeHome The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2025
Why the feverish talk of ousting Badenoch already? Tory MPs know the future looks dire Fairly or unfairly, blame for the Tories’ backwards slide is landing squarely on its current leader, says Henry Hill, deputy editor of ConservativeHome The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2025
Is one-nation Toryism dead? Not yet, but it can’t let Reform and the right provide all the answers The complacency of the traditional left of the Conservative party is allowing the voices they abhor to take over, says Henry Hill, deputy editor of ConservativeHome The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2025
Tuesday briefing: What a new Reform row reveals about Nigel Farage’s control of his party In today’s newsletter: Rupert Lowe has become the newest former ally to be cast from Farage’s fold. Here’s what the latest chapter of Reform’s in-fighting means for their future The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2025
We Tories have no idea what an effective, modern leader looks like – that’s why we struggle to find one Given anxiety about Badenoch, now would be a good time to find clarity about what we actually believe, says Henry Hill, deputy editor of ConservativeHome The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2025
Founder of leading Conservative Party website joins Reform UK A leading Conservative figure has defected to Reform UK ... The National (Scotland) · Dec 3, 2024
Monday briefing: Can Kemi Badenoch face the past and plot a path for the future? In today’s newsletter: The new Conservative party leader was announced on Saturday – and must build a credible opposition from a small pool of colleagues in the House of Commons The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2024 Kemi Badenoch is taking Starmer’s ‘say nothing’ approach – and it will come back to bite her if she wins Sticking to broad platitudes and waiting for your opponent to fail is the wrong approach for a new-look Tory party, says ConservativeHome’s Henry Hill
The National (Scotland) · Aug 13, 2024 Kemi Badenoch comes out top among Tory leadership contenders in new party member poll NEW polling has found Tory leadership contender Kemi Badenoch is the most popular shadow cabinet minister among Conservative members.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024 Leadership drama? Shotgun marriage with Reform? The Tory party’s next move will define its future A reckoning is due – but thanks to voted-out contenders and internal divides, it’s not at all clear who will be leading it, says Henry Hill, the deputy editor of ConservativeHome
The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024 A D-day disaster, dodgy leaflets and policies from thin air. Tory activists must avenge this debacle Grassroots Conservatives will have their time to assess the disaster that is this campaign. They must be unsparing, says Henry Hill of ConservativeHome
The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2024 A great Tory reckoning is coming – but the party won’t split along the lines you’d expect I’m often asked whether the party will move to the right or centre after the election, says ConservativeHome’s Henry Hill
The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2024 Tory MPs didn’t expect a July general election – and now they are rightly furious Sunak’s party has plunged into a short campaign without a plan, says Henry Hill, the deputy editor of ConservativeHome
The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2024 Unloved but unchallenged, Sunak appears safe – because only a fool would want his job now After the local elections, he has a broken party and an unenviable destiny. He is now the fall guy for the Tory wipeout to come, says Henry Hill, deputy editor of ConservativeHome
The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2024 Rishi Sunak has staked his premiership on Rwanda – but the electorate will punish him for it As David Cameron learned to his cost over Brexit, voters don’t judge politicians on policy, they judge on results, says Henry Hill of ConservativeHome
The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2024 Grassroots Tories hit out at budget and say party is ‘burnt toast’ Jeremy Hunt offered ‘nothing for working people’, say Conservative Democratic Organisation members
The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2024 A PM with no credo and a paltry record, a party with no plan or direction. That’s the Tories now Sunak’s job is safe for now because no one else wants it. And don’t discount a May election yet, says Henry Hill, deputy editor of ConservativeHome
Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2024 OPINION - Reality check for Penny Mordaunt: the Conservative leadership is not for you The election has yet to be fought, let alone lost, but already the Tory would-be leaders are circling Rishi Sunak. And among the most energetic on the circuit is Penny Mordaunt. The other day, she was having a go at the SNP at the Caledonian Club; it’s always useful to…