The Prime Minister has also chosen not to tinker with the whips, in contrast to the habit of both his predecessors.
Unity of purpose requires debate, compromise and ultimately putting collective interest above self- interest.
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.
That the MP for Corby feels able to accept an office vacated over opposition to Chequers illustrates division amongst the Brexiteers.
The Government must highlight its achievements and spell out how it will build on them, or the public will stop listening.
There’s one undeniable trend among those promoted: they backed the winning candidate.
This week we examine another region where the main parties fought themselves to a stalemate, whilst UKIP positioned themselves for future success.
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. Conservative Friends of Israel is an influential affiliate group of the Conservative Party which contains perhaps the largest number of Conservative MPs of any group in Parliament. It exists to promote understanding of and support for the State of Israel in the Conservative Party, and its membership reaches the […]
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. Robert Halfon, the Member of Parliament for Harlow, and one of the most successful campaigning MPs in Parliament, has organised a motion, backed by 60 MPs from all parties, and including 41 Tories, calling for the Office of Fair Trading to investigate allegations of price-fixing by British oil companies. […]
Also, a balanced Parliamentary Party requires a diverse pipeline of candidates – this means diversity of background and thought.