Hammond is right to be concerned about the 2050 emissions pledge
It’s easy to pledge nice-sounding achievements in the far future, but irresponsible not to explain the costs now.
This week’s winner in the Tory leadership election is…Johnson
The vocation of the front-runner is not to mess up. And he hasn’t. Indeed, he has picked up support – and upped the pace.
Key questions for candidates 5) Javid
A series in which we ask seven public questions of the leading contenders. They may not be the most convenient, but that’s why we’re asking them.
Who is the real Gove?
A run-off between him and Johnson would risk being seen as a continuation of the “psychodrama” between the two men.
Key questions for candidates 4) Raab
A series in which we ask seven public questions of the leading contenders. They may not be the most convenient, but that’s why we’re asking them.
Mordaunt’s conference call with Tory activists suggests she is still considering running – but she must decide soon
The call was a genuine consultation, floating policy ideas and testing the response, rather than just a PR pitch. But the clock is ticking.
Andrew Gimson’s PMQs sketch: Long-Bailey seeks to make Lidington responsible for Trump
Corbyn’s new stand-in was strikingly self-possessed.
How much does a Party leader’s back story matter?
There’s little evidence from the history of either main party to suggest that it has counted much to date electorally – if at all.
Key questions for candidates 3) Gove
A series in which we ask seven public questions of the leading contenders. They may not be the most convenient, but that’s why we’re asking them.
Message to the ’22: please speed up the ballots
We see no reason why the bottom three, say, shouldn’t fall out each time – rather than just the one, as previously.
Mordaunt leads the pack in our latest Cabinet League Table
Truss and Davidson take the other podium spots, challenging the assumptions held in some quarters about the Tory grassroots.
Key questions for candidates 2) Hunt
A series in which we ask seven public questions of the leading contenders. They may not be the most convenient, but that’s why we’re asking them.
How many Tory members voted Brexit Party? YouGov’s findings are almost identical to our pre-election survey results
The match-up between the two sets of numbers is extremely close.
There’s no majority in this Commons for anything. This Conservative contest is faltering because candidates won’t face that fact.
None are willing to admit that an election is likely, and set out how on earth they would win it with Brexit undelivered.
Key questions for candidates. 1) Johnson
The start of a series in which we ask seven public questions of the leading contenders. They may not be the most convenient, but that’s why we’re asking them.