@davidgauke
@davidgauke.bsky.social
Recovering politician, writes columns, editor of The Case For The Centre Right.
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...
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.
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February 16, 2026 at 7:59 AM
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...
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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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People from different backgrounds & voting histories are coming together around growth, enterprise, jobs & opportunity.
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February 10, 2026 at 10:55 AM
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.
Sign up ProsperUK.com
People from different backgrounds & voting histories are coming together around growth, enterprise, jobs & opportunity.
Sign up ProsperUK.com
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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.
Sign up today: Prosperuk.com
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.
Sign up today: Prosperuk.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:21 AM
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.
Sign up today: Prosperuk.com
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.
Sign up today: Prosperuk.com
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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.
Voters want growth, jobs and rising living standards.
But they don’t think politicians are focused on any of them.
February 7, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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.
Voters want growth, jobs and rising living standards.
But they don’t think politicians are focused on any of them.
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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
Join us today: prosperuk.com
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
Join us today: prosperuk.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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
Join us today: prosperuk.com
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
Join us today: prosperuk.com
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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.
Sign up today: prosperuk.com
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.
Sign up today: prosperuk.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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.
Sign up today: prosperuk.com
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.
Sign up today: prosperuk.com
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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.
Join us today prosperuk.com
Prosper UK exists to take the conversation beyond Westminster - listening to people and businesses and developing practical policy ideas to raise living standards.
Join us today prosperuk.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:54 PM
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.
Join us today prosperuk.com
Prosper UK exists to take the conversation beyond Westminster - listening to people and businesses and developing practical policy ideas to raise living standards.
Join us today prosperuk.com
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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.
Join us today: prosperuk.com
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.
Join us today: prosperuk.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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.
Join us today: prosperuk.com
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.
Join us today: prosperuk.com
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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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Here’s what Rory Stewart had to say on the Rest Is Politics
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February 3, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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
Sign up: prosperuk.com
Here’s what Rory Stewart had to say on the Rest Is Politics
Sign up: prosperuk.com
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My piece for ConHome on why so many of the criticisms of Prosper UK miss the mark. conservativehome.com/2026/02/02/d...
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...
conservativehome.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:18 AM
My piece for ConHome on why so many of the criticisms of Prosper UK miss the mark. conservativehome.com/2026/02/02/d...
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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.
Sign up: prosperuk.com
Prosper UK will be out across the country, listening to voters and businesses.
Sign up: prosperuk.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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.
Sign up: prosperuk.com
Prosper UK will be out across the country, listening to voters and businesses.
Sign up: prosperuk.com
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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.
Sign up now : prosperuk.com
Next, we’ll be travelling the country - engaging with businesses, communities and experts - and turning what we hear into serious, credible policy ideas.
Sign up now : prosperuk.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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.
Sign up now : prosperuk.com
Next, we’ll be travelling the country - engaging with businesses, communities and experts - and turning what we hear into serious, credible policy ideas.
Sign up now : prosperuk.com
Delighted that @prosperuk.bsky.social is now here. Well worth a follow.
February 2, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Delighted that @prosperuk.bsky.social is now here. Well worth a follow.
My piece for ConHome on why so many of the criticisms of Prosper UK miss the mark. conservativehome.com/2026/02/02/d...
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...
conservativehome.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:18 AM
My piece for ConHome on why so many of the criticisms of Prosper UK miss the mark. conservativehome.com/2026/02/02/d...
Sign up to Prosper UK here. prosperuk.com/sign-up/
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Prosper UK is bringing people together who share our values, care about the future of the country, and want politics to work better.
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January 29, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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.
January 26, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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 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/
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.
prosperuk.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:49 PM
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/
This is a very exciting initiative. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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
www.thetimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:13 PM
This is a very exciting initiative. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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"Certainly, at times, Jenrick’s language went further than anything Nigel Farage has said (at least, since he left school)."
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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...
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January 20, 2026 at 9:30 AM
"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
💷 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
November 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
🚨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
💷 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
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...
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...
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November 3, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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...
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...
Leaving the ECHR won’t fix illegal migration
Half-baked tales of rulings turning on chicken nuggets are no basis for cutting Britain adrift
www.thetimes.com
October 6, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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...
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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...
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...
conservativehome.com
September 22, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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...
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...
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...
conservativehome.com
September 22, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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...
A few thoughts on reshuffles and what last week’s one tells us about the Government. conservativehome.com/2025/09/08/d...
David Gauke: Reshuffles aren't always bad, but if things had been going well there wouldn't have been one | Conservative Home
Good ministers will quickly adapt to new briefs so largescale changes – while not ideal – will not be disastrous. But that such wide scale changes were considered necessary is an implicit admission o...
conservativehome.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:53 AM
A few thoughts on reshuffles and what last week’s one tells us about the Government. conservativehome.com/2025/09/08/d...