If anyone can make this new Conservative policy role work well, it’s O’Brien
Our columnist’s appointment is a signal that the Red Wall will not be forgotten, a recognition of talent – and the shutting- up of a nuisance.
Red Wall, go green?
Newly-elected Tory MPs in the Midlands and North are on board for an environmental pitch that’s focused on jobs.
Why Cummings’ departure creates new problems for Johnson’s Brexit strategy
The former Chief Adviser has had little to do with the negotiation recently, but his leaving has knock-on effects on it. Here’s why.
Brave New World
We fear the worst after Cummings’ departure, but Johnson must now make the best of it. That means a Cabinet shuffle.
“With a Cummings, a Cummings and a half”
We fear that more Vote Leave departures will see the Conservatives drift towards their south-based comfort zone.
Will Cummings quit? It’s Carrie Symonds v Vote Leave – as tensions over the Government’s future explode
Johnson can’t seem to manage with Vote Leave. But he may not be able to manage without them.
Caino-ho-ho
Finding a new Chief of Staff is only the start of the changes that Johnson needs to make his government work.
Please join Lord Ashcroft this week for the launch of his biography of Rishi Sunak
Please register for your free ticket for Thursday evening’s event via the link in the article above.
There is more to America’s elections than Biden, and the Grand Old Party is in fine electoral form
The Conservatives grew apart from the Republicans post-Major, but now is the time to start quietly re-engaging.
This is a morning on which to celebrate unifying, popular, national leadership
We refer of course to Rishi Sunak. Please join Lord Ashcroft this Thursday for the launch of his biography of the Chancellor – link enclosed.
A one-term President Biden?
Perhaps he will contest the 2024 presidential contest at the age of nearly 82. But expectation that he may not will surely undermine his authority.
Trump’s path to a narrow win and Biden’s to a comfortable one
It’s very early to draw conclusions from America’s elections – though the President’s challenge to the results has been coming for some time.
“These measures may be a short-term strategy, but they cannot be a long-term one”
Those words from Jeremy Wright capture the spirit of many Tory MPs who voted for lockdown yesterday. Ministers be warned.
How Conservative MPs should approach today’s vote on the Government’s lockdown plan
Until or unless they receive assurances from Ministers that an impact assessment will be published, they should withhold their support.
Johnson is pressed in the Commons by Tory MPs about an end to shutdown by Christmas
Fox floated a new Parliamentary committee to “determine that decisions across all parts of Government have been taken on the best available evidence”.