Ruth Davidson attacks SNP for trying to “buy” independence with handouts – and announces Tory plans for a tax cut

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. Ruth Davidson, the leader of the Scottish Conservatives, has written for the Mail on… Read more »

Tory backbenchers – and Alan Duncan – push for Cameron to claw back aid money from the European Union

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. There's something going on. In the Sunday Telegraph today, there is an offensive against… Read more »

An EU referendum: What do Conservative Cabinet members think? And what (if anything) will they do?

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter Tim Montgomerie wrote yesterday about David Cameron's view of EU renegotiation and a referendum. … Read more »

David Cameron’s words on Europe should not be subject to exacting scrutiny. They are designed to leave all options open.

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter David Cameron has been talking about the Conservative Party's position on Europe today. Interviewed… Read more »

Can Cameron appeal simultaneously to Lib Dem and UKIP-minded voters? Yes he can.

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter The challenge for David Cameron at the next election, writes Michael Ashcroft in an… Read more »

New Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin insists he is “open-minded” about third Heathrow runway

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. Until the reshuffle, Patrick McLoughlin had been a whip for 15 years, serving six… Read more »

The Coalition is not doing enough to end the equalities industry – tackling it would be a social and economic good

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. Amidst all the talk of "going for growth", Lib Dem "hate taxes on the… Read more »

Boris Johnson leads Conservative resistance against Clegg’s mansion taxes

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. "Boris isn’t shy about lobbing grenades across the political landscape", as my colleague Peter… Read more »

David Cameron speaks to the United Nations General Assembly, attacks the United Nations

By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter This morning, it seemed that the stand-out point from David Cameron’s UN speech would be… Read more »

The aims of David Cameron’s New York trip

By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter Who is David Cameron? Or, rather, how should he come across? This question has exercised… Read more »

Boris weighs in on the Mitchell story

By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter Boris isn’t shy about lobbing grenades across the political landscape, is he? Yesterday there was… Read more »

Forget the party conferences. Think instead about what will happen here if Israel bombs Iran

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter Cameron is worried that Israel may attack Iran… I returned from Israel and Palestine… Read more »

Lamont warns of British economic decline if we don’t match other nations’ deficit reduction efforts

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter It's always called Ken Clarke's golden legacy but, in reality, Norman Lamont laid most… Read more »

Snobbery, not poshness, is toxic to the Tory brand

By Harry PhibbsFollow Harry on Twitter Let's face it.  The reported comments of the Chief Whip, Andrew Mitchell, are excruciating. The… Read more »

Full text of Andrew Mitchell’s to-camera apology

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter The Chief Whip has just given a statement to reporters in Whitehall. It was… Read more »