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Tory MPs rally round in the Prime Minister’s hour of need – as Corbyn fails to even mention IDS

After Gauke did a valiant job defending the Treasury wicket, Cameron no doubt expected a rough ride. He didn’t get one.

By Mark Wallace | 21 March 2016 at 6:10 pm | 58 comments

Conservative MPs give their latest reactions to the IDS row

Wollaston praises his “compelling case”, Brady calls for calm and Percy guns for ‘disgraceful’ Ros Altmann.

By Mark Wallace | 20 March 2016 at 12:43 pm | 106 comments

Crabb. A Remainer. A social justice Tory. And now, as he replaces Duncan Smith, a possible leadership contender

Alongside his ally Ruth Davidson, single-mum-and-council-house-raised Crabb is also part of a new generation of blue collar Tories.

By Henry Hill | 19 March 2016 at 11:00 am | 26 comments

Cameron’s reply to the Work and Pension Secretary’s resignation letter: full text

“I am puzzled and disappointed that you have chosen to resign.”

By Paul Goodman | 19 March 2016 at 6:20 am | 28 comments

Duncan Smith’s resignation letter: full text

I am unable to watch passively…fiscal self imposed restraints that I believe are more and more perceived as distinctly political rather than in the national economic interest.”

By Paul Goodman | 19 March 2016 at 6:10 am | 7 comments

Project Fear Scare Story of the Week: Soubry’s trade apocalypse

To her credit, the Small Business minister has conceded it was an absurd claim.

By Mark Wallace | 18 March 2016 at 1:58 pm | 54 comments

Jesse Norman: What does the failure of the House of Lords Bill tell us about the constitution?

The full text of his Inaugural Lecture to the Bingham Constitutional Studies Programme at Balliol College, Oxford.

By Jesse Norman MP | 14 March 2016 at 11:00 am | 30 comments

The full text of David Cameron’s speech to the Welsh Conservatives Conference

“Wales has the potential to be a powerhouse too.”

12 March 2016 at 2:00 pm | 17 comments

Kamall comes out for Leave

The most senior Conservative in Brussels backs Brexit because he wants an immigration system that is fairer to people from outside the EU.

By Mark Wallace | 11 March 2016 at 11:26 am | 38 comments

Gisela Stuart’s Vote Leave appointment. A formidable opponent, a welcome ally, a move we called for.

Though it would doubtless have happened anyway, given the respect with which she’s regarded in the Commons.

By Paul Goodman | 10 March 2016 at 6:30 pm | 36 comments

The Conservative MPs who rebelled on Sunday Trading

Twenty five Tory MPs joined Labour and the SNP in opposing liberalisation, and provided the Government’s margin of defeat.

By Henry Hill | 10 March 2016 at 10:30 am | 170 comments

Cameron’s speech to the Scottish Conservative Conference: full text

“We need to tell voters that we’re the party that can challenge the SNP – now the only party that can challenge the SNP.”

4 March 2016 at 5:30 pm | 17 comments

Project Fear Scare Story of the Week: The pro-EU campaign’s dodgy £3,000 figure

This central pillar of their argument is, in the words of Andrew Tyrie, based on “a scandalous misuse of data”.

By Mark Wallace | 4 March 2016 at 3:00 pm | 70 comments

The majority of ethnic minority Conservative MPs are backing Leave

Meanwhile, Leave campaigners are pitching targeted messages to voters from a non-EU background.

By Mark Wallace | 4 March 2016 at 7:00 am | 30 comments

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