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“The prison-building programme is designed to revive the Tories' traditional reputation as the party of law and order and restore public confidence in the creaking criminal justice system.”

“The Tories said they would use extra prison capacity to reverse these measures.”

“The new pledge came alongside a commitment to roll out the largest prison building programme in modern history, adding 50,000 new spaces.”

“Signalling a return to the Tories' traditional focus on lower taxes and home ownership, the party leader pledged to scrap inheritance tax on main residences passed down the generations.”

“- Published Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has pledged to scrap inheritance tax (IHT) on family homes and increase the amount couples can leave tax-free to £1m, in her keynote speech at the party's conference in Birmingham.”

“Polling suggests there would be a hung parliament at the next election, with Labour currently expected to be the largest party followed by Reform and the Tories.”

“In recent weeks, the Tories have pledged to bar non-Britons from social housing, strip UK citizenship from dual nationals convicted of serious crimes, and cut some benefits payments to a “subsistence” level, with restrictions preventing the money being used…”

“The Tory leader said she would use half of those savings to pay for an additional 50,000 prison places.”

“The Tories will turn the tide on the “destructive socialist agenda” of Andy Burnham’s Labour, Kemi Badenoch said as she seeks to stake out clear battle lines with the ruling party ahead of the Conservative conference.”

“He rejected that Mr Burnham’s choice to centre reforming social care – which Sir Ed has long pushed for – and his pledge to take “stronger public control” of water companies will shift focus from his party’s message.”