Maximum flexibility – the Government’s starting assumption in post-Brexit negotiations

There is a good reason why they have rejected all limiting amendments to the Withdrawal Agreement, and are making legislative provision for swift divergence.

HS2’s financial case gets weaker and weaker – but has its political justification held up any better?

The project has its vocal supporters, but there are many areas in the North of England which it will not help at all.

Four former Brexit Party MEPs – including Rees-Mogg – join the Conservative Party

They helped to Get Brexit Done by urging Brexiteers to vote Tory in the election.

Bullish Tory members: more than nine in ten think the next election will produce another Conservative majority

Our survey is a snapshot, five years before the event, but this is the starting benchmark: can the Government possibly keep confidence levels this high?

Conservative Party members think Keir Starmer would be the most effective Labour leader

And by ranking Rayner second, they appear to agree that “Rebecca Long Bailey isn’t even the best Labour leader in her own flat”.

Newslinks for New Year’s Eve 2019

Javid announces record rise in the National Living Wage ‘The National living wage will rise by 51p to help struggling… Read more »

Labour’s civil war is set to get worse before it gets better

The vituperative tone of the debate and incredibly factional environment smacks of settling scores rather than learning lessons.

Newslinks for Sunday 15th December 2019

Johnson sets agenda in Sedgefield: “We are not the masters, we are the servants now.” ‘In a signal of his… Read more »

Johnson’s message to Conservative Party members: Thank you

“Whatever the outcome, I want you to know how grateful I am for your support.”

Whatever the election result, the 2019 intake of Conservative MPs will be overwhelmingly drawn from this list

There are 103 candidates contesting either Tory-held seats vacated by their incumbents or Conservative target seats. Good luck to them all.

Five videos that show how much the Conservatives’ online campaign has improved

Rumours that CCHQ was saving cash to go big on digital advertising in the last week of the campaign appear to be true.

Exclusive: The Liberal Democrats’ untrue claims about a “Brexit brain drain” at British universities

Alarming statistics – reported this week in the national press and on high-profile social media accounts – about academics leaving the UK were bogus.

Now is the time to emphasise the massive tax rises which Labour’s plans would inflict on the nation

Today’s pledge of a swift Tory National Insurance cut is welcome, but more importantly it sets the stage for an attack on Corbyn’s tax grab.

Annunziata Rees-Mogg and three other leading Brexit Party MEPs say ‘Vote Conservative to get Brexit done’

They are unimpeachably dedicated Brexiteers, who have stuck their necks out time and again for their beliefs. Any wavering Leave voters should heed their message.

How well is the Conservative campaign machine running this time round?

There are some signs of improvement, and some continued problems. Share your experience with us to inform our analysis.