Paterson. A contestable verdict, an unfair sentence – and skewed punishment. MPs should heed his appeal.
The Commons needs to go back to the drawing board and review flawed investigatory and recall arrangements.
Our survey. Members think the Government as a whole is dealing with Covid-19 well.
Its approval rating is slightly higher than the Prime Minister’s. But, like his, could change radically over the next few months.
Our survey. Johnson’s Covid approval rating remains stable.
The results have barely shifted from when ConservativeHome last asked its panelists the same question last month.
What an absurd displacement activity this sanctimonious babbling about the climate has become
The British are deluged with sanctimonious propaganda about the need to save the planet, and China goes on burning coal.
Does the Government have the stomach to meet Macron head-on over fishing?
His bullying of Jersey is unacceptable, but the embattled president has reason to fight and plenty of leverage.
Our survey. Party members are marginally in favour of Sunak’s tax and spending plans.
But almost twice as many are ‘very dissatisfied’ as ‘very satisfied’ and one fifth undecided, leaving plenty of scope for a backlash.
How likely is a referendum on Net Zero?
Not very, unfortunately. That’s not to say, however, that the Government shouldn’t pay more attention to voters.
Oh Lord, make me a low-tax Conservative! But not yet.
How do you hugely increase public spending and cut taxes without borrowing? Sunak has until the election to find a way.
Andrew Gimson’s Budget sketch: Everything is for the best in the best of all possible public sectors
To appreciate the full wonder of this Budget it is necessary, as the Chancellor said, to be an optimist.
Forget Covid Plan A or Plan B. Let’s Plan British.
We have a tendency to idolise our European counterparts on Covid strategy. But we should think about our own legacy.
Number 10’s climate conference for kids should be the last
This cheap move by Downing Street saw children parroting lines on environmentalism from, presumably, their teachers and parents.
Conservative backbenchers will have four days to express any worries they may have about the Budget
Many Tories are alarmed by the tax rises recently announced by the Government, and will be looking for reassurance from Sunak.
How the Prime Minister and the Chancellor could do a deal on spending
Johnson should be allowed to build a legacy with special projects – provided he agrees to big savings elsewhere. There is plenty of scope.
Having retreated on planning reform, it would be absurd to deliberately hike mortgage costs
The Party likes to pretend the housing crisis is a demand-side problem. Do they really mean to fix it by pricing people out altogether?
Javid said there would be “no going back” on lockdowns. The Government’s Plan B makes it easier for him to stick to his word.
This secondary option – should the NHS struggle during winter – is in no way as strict as the ones before.