first principles

In her November victory speech, Badenoch promised to "renew" the party by returning the Conservatives to "first principles".

Effective policymaking demands respect for different views and acknowledging that well-meaning people can disagree on first principles.

“We can go back to first principles, as we did in the 70s and the early 2000s,” opposing bigger government and bigger taxes.

During her campaign, Badenoch vowed to return the Conservatives to "first principles" and launch a series of reviews in the coming months to shape a new policy platform.

The former business secretary argued that the UK’s system of government was “broken” and her party needed to go back to “first principles” to fix it.