Bailey has three months to persuade Londoners he can cut crime
Showing that the current Mayor is failing is not enough. A strong alternative must be put forward.
Where CCHQ should move to
Our readers’ top choice was the same as Number Ten’s for the Lords: York. But a good case was made for Coventry – and Warwick University.
Waiting for the Remainers. “Those people were a kind of solution.”
It seemed at times as though Brexit would never happen. But we confess that up to a point we will miss Blair, Heseltine, Grieve, Miller, Maugham…
Andrew Gimson’s PMQs sketch: How long before people complain it’s too damn quiet?
The Prime Minister resembles a batsman who is enjoying himself.
Johnson’s philosophy owes far more to Oakeshott than to Scruton
The Prime Minister is neither a pessimist nor a foxhunter, but there are other ways to be a conservative.
Today, we publish our latest guide to the new generation of Tory Parliamentarians
This intake represents over a quarter of all Conservative MPs. It will have a huge impact on the outlook and culture of Parliament as a whole.
Brady re-elected Chairman of the 1922 Committee
Blackman and Latham were elected Joint Secretaries. Further details as and when we have them.
This curious contest for the Chairmanship of the 1922 Committee
Conservative backbenchers must choose today between two candidates who at first glance at least have much in common.
The Sussexes – out. Not half in and half out. The Queen acts swiftly and effectively.
We wrote last week that “one cannot fudge membership of the working Royal Family”, and Buckingham Palace clearly thinks so too.
The Queen’s Speech in York, Cummings-style
We suggest that the state coach wends its way from Buckingham Palace to York along the slow lane of the A1 – via Finchley Road, Brent Cross and the Doncaster by-pass.
The Commons should vote on the Big Ben bing bang bong bung
A vote by MPs is the only sensible way to resolve the matter one way or the other – assuming that the £500,000 target is reached.
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.
Job vacancy: ConservativeHome seeks a Deputy Editor
We invite applications to join the editorial team of the UK’s most influential Conservative-supporting news and analysis website.
Wiggin to challenge Brady for the Chairmanship of the 1922 Committee
Both men sit broadly on the centre-right of the Parliamentary Party. That there is no candidate from the centre-left is a sign of internal change.
Andrew Gimson’s PMQs sketch: Good King Boris triumphs over the doomsters
Seldom have the politics of magnanimity been used so skilfully to baffle dissent.