He was the candidate for Rother Valley in 2015, when he placed third.
I understand how public service can be a daunting prospect. But it can be one of the most rewarding moves you ever make.
So no more dropouts after Sam Gyimah’s departure earlier this afternoon. The first ballot will be held on Thursday.
Several Ministers helped to see off the Government’s best hope of avoiding a full-on crisis in the Party – and perhaps of saving Brexit too.
He seems to have been the most impressive performer – “very professional”, said one source. “Surprised on the upside” said another.
She’s keen to stress that she isn’t Cameron’s candidate. And there may be an element of women-voting-for-women on the Labour side.
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. The Daily Mail this morning reports on the 118 Conservative MPs who have written to constituents indicating their opposition to gay marriage proposals. The Mail says "Their opposition has been expressed in letters and emails sent to constituents who have contacted them with their own concerns", and points out that […]
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Tory MP Gary Streeter is one of Parliament's most active Christians. Earlier this year, writing in the Church of England Newspaper, he offered some advice to the soon-to-be-appointed new Archbishop of Canterbury: "On day one I would hold a press conference at a homeless shelter in Camberwell and announce […]
Gary Streeter is Conservative MP for Devon South West. He was one of the 81 rebels on an EU referendum and one of last week's 91 rebels on an elected Lords. If we had been given a vote two years ago about whether we should enter the five year coalition agreement with the Liberal Democrats, […]
A variety of reactions are pasted in this blog. The names of those calling for some change of message, priority or operational changes are emboldened. We have also included the contributions of MPs who have not advocated substantial changes. 5.45pm A little round-up of what Tory MPs have said during the day: David Ruffley MP […]
Gary Streeter is the MP for South-West Devon Christians in Parliament is a well supported all-party parliamentary group that decided last year to hold an investigation into whether or not Christian freedoms were being squeezed in this country, and so our “Clearing the Ground” select committee-style enquiry was born. This was fuelled in part by […]
By Jonathan Isaby In advance of yesterday's debate on votes for prisoners, the man moving the motion, David Davis, made his case on ConHome here. So below are some of the highlights from the contributions of other Conservatives during the debate. NB A full breakdown of how all MPs voted is here. South West Devon […]
Question Time in the Commons on Thursday saw a large clutch of questions about the campaign to Save General Election Night aimed at Tory MP Gary Streeter in his capacity as the MP representing the Electoral Commission. He gave the following update of when counts are scheduled to take place: The Electoral Commission informs me […]
After I launched the campaign to Save General Election Night to ensure that votes are counted and results delivered overnight at the general election, a number of spurious arguments have been offered for wanting to overturn the traditional Thursday count in favour of Friday morning counts. One of the claims regularly made by Returning Officers […]
The question for you in this Open Letter is whether you will continue, develop and deepen that Conservative pledge to put human rights at the heart of foreign policy.