Watson quits. Will Labour’s moderates follow his example – or endorse an extremist as Prime Minister?
Only yesterday, Andrew Gimson reported for this site that the party’s Deputy Leader was in deep trouble in his West Bromwich constituency.
Poor Hammond – hounded out of politics altogether by Johnson Derangement Syndrome
The Editor of this site has sometimes been afflicted by the same condition, which has clearly driven the former Chancellor nuts.
Vox pub in West Bromwich: “I will definitely vote for Boris, liar, cheat and fool!”
These West Midlands voters in Tom Watson’s seat care deeply about Brexit and see the Prime Minister as their champion.
Congratulations to Hoyle – the new Speaker. He pledges to “polish away” the tarnish of the Bercow era.
This Commons has been excoriated over Brexit, but nothing becomes it like its ending. By putting Hoyle and Bryant in the final, it turned its back on the Bercow era.
Andrew Gimson’s Commons sketch: The post-Bercow era has dawned
The candidates for the Speakership competed to show how different they will be from the man who has just stepped down.
James says to Johnson: “I trust in your One Nation outlook”. Why her farewell letter to him is well worth reading.
By creating a kind of firewall between her take on Brexit and her view of everything else, she has kept her head at a time when too many others are losing theirs.
The point of Bryant’s candidacy
The Commons urgently needs a Speaker who can begin to restore the damage inflicted on the Commons and the constitution by the present incumbent.
Almost nine in ten Party members expect a Conservative-led Government after the election. Our survey.
These findings compare to a 64 per cent total in June, when Theresa May was still Prime Minister, with a leadership election looming.
Cabinet League Table: Johnson takes the gold – with Javid in second place
Not a good month for the Foreign Secretary, who slips from third place to eighth. But this is probably just due to the rising popularity of others.
Farage’s greed is Johnson’s opportunity. Why Conservatives should rejoice at the absence of a pact.
The two parties have different Brexit policies, and it would therefore be impossible for them to project a united appeal.
ConservativeHome returns to publishing seven days a week
We’re happy to report that, for the moment and as the election campaign begins, we will be returning to seven-day-a-week publication.
Our survey. Just over half of Party members agree with Trump – and want a Conservative/Brexit Party pact
It is perhaps not surprising that a majority of activists believe, however narrowly, that it makes sense to work with another party that wants to leave the EU.
The MPs we deserve
The speeding up of turnover rates has almost nothing to do with shifts to the right or left, and much more to do with wider cultural change in Parliament.
Andrew Gimson’s PMQs sketch: Positively the final performance of the Westminster pantomime with its present cast
The Speaker is retiring, so is the Father of the House, but the Prime Minister looks confident of getting several encores.
Andrew Gimson’s Commons sketch: Johnson compares Corbyn to Fidel Castro, Goldilocks and Count Dracula
The Prime Minister reminded the House of his formidable abilities as an electioneer.