Luke Graham: I'm not celebrating yet but there are gifts of opportunity for the Conservatives this Christmas

Luke Graham: I'm not celebrating yet but there are gifts of opportunity for the Conservatives this Christmas

Luke Graham was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Ochil and Perthshire South from 2017 to 2019, the candidate in Perth and Kinross-shire in 2024, and a former head of the Downing Street Union Unit. I was hoping my final ConHome column of 2025 would be full of festive cheer, with a positive outlook for our country for 2026. Alas, with the Reeves budget and the Conservative’s first Lord’s defection to Reform, I’m putting the champagne on i…