Unlike Michael Fallon, whose presence in Cabinet the Prime Minister inherited, he was her own creation at the top, and one on which she relied.
She voted for Davis in 2005, and her hero is Airey Neave: “The escape from Colditz is I think probably the coolest thing any British politician has ever done.”
Overall, our new report suggests that public attitudes towards immigration – and indeed leaving the EU – are not fuelled by racism or intolerance.
Nasserism, Ba’athism and Arab Socialism, not capitalism, are the colonial impositions on the Arab world.
How to give Brexit contingency the priority it needs, put housing delivery at the front of the queue and recharge the batteries of Tory social reform.
We should prove our commitment to democracy and the individuated nature of nations by promising now to return what Lord Elgin looted.
Who was Minister of the Year? Backbencher of the Year? And – in a hotly contested field – what was feud of the year?
High educational standards are essential, but the most disadvantaged children also need help with workplace skills and social capital.
That means taking back full control – then using our new-found independence to its greatest possible benefit.
With a woof-woof here and a moo-moo there, there is a new Tory focus on our feathered, scaled, winged and four-legged friends.
Those who turn a blind eye to MPs being labelled mutineers are playing with a fire which will eventually consume them too.
I joined the Conservatives six months after this year’s general election, with a vision to help us progress in the area of social equality.
Futhermore, the Government needs to sharpen up its sense of mission. And there is a heap of talent on the Tory backbenches.
Because Britain and the EU both want to maintain high levels of access to each other’s markets, a bespoke deal is needed: there is no off-the-shelf solution.