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Interview with Douglas Ross: Sturgeon is not in the clear, and is part of a “conspiracy against getting out the truth”

The Scottish Conservative leader calls for devolution from Holyrood to local councils, and says he is looking forward to campaigning with Boris Johnson.

By Andrew Gimson and Paul Goodman | 24 March 2021 at 6:50 am

Interview. Therese Coffey – “An element of a kinder politics is not calling other people bigots because you don’t agree with them.”

Here’s her take on Universal Credit, science, Liverpool, same-sex marriage – and her department. “Big thanks to the Jabs Army, we are the Jobs Army.”

By Andrew Gimson and Paul Goodman | 19 March 2021 at 6:40 am

Interview. Mel Stride – a damaged economy provides less for health and social care, “and that has a cost in lives”

The Chair of the Treasury Select Committee on its efforts to get information from the Government on the costs of restrictions to lives and livelihoods.

By Andrew Gimson and Paul Goodman | 6 November 2020 at 6:50 am | 35 comments

Interview: Goodhart says Johnson understands better than Starmer that a graduate meritocracy alienates manual workers

The author warns we are sending far too many people to university and creating “a whole great bloated cognitive bureaucratic class”.

By Andrew Gimson | 21 October 2020 at 6:40 am | 57 comments

Interview: “Petrolhead” Milling denies that Elliot is really in charge at CCHQ, and says that she’s visited all 48 Red Wall seats

The co-Party Chairman says next year’s local elections will definitely go ahead, and won’t give a figure for Party membership.

By Andrew Gimson and Paul Goodman | 30 September 2020 at 6:50 am | 16 comments

Interview: Nigel Biggar says human rights are not enough and the British Empire was good as well as bad

If the BBC wants to balance its coverage of the culture war, it should commission this Oxford ethicist to tell the truth about Britain’s past.

By Andrew Gimson | 16 September 2020 at 6:40 am | 48 comments

Interview with Chris Patten: We must stand up to the Communists in Beijing who hate freedom in Hong Kong

“I’m very, very positive about China, but I’m very, very negative about the Chinese Communist Party.”

By Andrew Gimson | 9 June 2020 at 6:50 am | 107 comments

Interview. Bailey commits to reopening all 38 police stations that have closed under Khan.

“So there’s no doubt, we are the underdog. But the point is, the Mayor’s record is so terrible it’s allowed us an opportunity.”

By Andrew Gimson | 19 February 2020 at 6:40 am | 45 comments

Interview: Lamont describes how the belief that Britain should leave the EU entered the Tory mainstream

Her told a meeting in 1994 that “it has recently been said that the option of leaving the Community [is] ‘unthinkable’. I believe this attitude is rather simplistic.”

By Andrew Gimson | 30 January 2020 at 7:20 am | 23 comments

Interview. Johnson: This election is “going down to the wire. It is absolutely vital that every Conservative gets out and votes.”

He names his favourite carol, pledges an independent inquiry into anti-Muslim hatred within the Tory Party, and says his record explains why he can be trusted.

By Andrew Gimson and Paul Goodman | 12 December 2019 at 6:40 am | 30 comments

Interview. Leadsom accuses Benn and Letwin of undermining efforts to prepare businesses for Brexit.

The Business Secretary argues that Parliament’s actions are “discouraging businesses from taking the steps they need to take”, and holding up private sector investment.

By Mark Wallace | 23 October 2019 at 7:10 am | 66 comments

Moore on Major’s part in Thatcher’s downfall, and why she considered women superior to men

As the final volume of the authorised biography appears, its author remarks that by the end, there was almost no one who could say: “Come on Margaret, stop it.”

By Andrew Gimson | 9 October 2019 at 6:50 am | 33 comments

Interview with Laing, candidate for Speaker: It’s “extraordinary” that whoever holds the office “is totally unaccountable”.

“Dignity, kindness, authority rather than bossiness, and I do believe that those things could be brought to the Chair by a woman.”

By Andrew Gimson | 19 September 2019 at 6:40 am | 63 comments

Interview. McLoughlin – Hunt’s former campaign Chairman, lifelong One Nation Tory – backs Johnson’s suspensions

The former Party Chairman and Chief Whip says the only way to save moderate conservatism is to get Brexit through.

By Andrew Gimson and Paul Goodman | 4 September 2019 at 5:20 am | 17 comments

Boris Johnson answers ConservativeHome readers’ questions

The former Foreign Secretary and London Mayor runs the gauntlet. We revive our readers’ interviews.

By Mark Wallace | 12 July 2019 at 10:00 am | 264 comments

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