Tory MPs debate assisted suicide
Yesterday in a five hour debate MPs discussed the law on assisted suicide. Extracts from some of the contributions from… Read more »
An “important moment in British history”, and “a very courageous Budget”: Backbenchers give their verdict on George Osborne
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter Traditionally, after a Budget speech, high-profile MPs speak in the debate that follows, to give… Read more »
What is the Free Enterprise Group? Matthew Barrett profiles the most influential new gathering of Tory MPs
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter The Forty. The 301. The 2020. These are some of the groups formed by Conservative… Read more »
The Conservative candidate for the Bradford West by-election is Jackie Whiteley
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter Conservative HQ has just released the news that Jackie Whiteley will be the candidate… Read more »
Tory MPs, MEPs and activists join Baroness Warsi on latest Project Maja in Bosnia
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Project Maja is the Conservative Party's social action project in Bosnia and Bangladesh. This year… Read more »
‘My Week’: Jesse Norman MP’s latest dust up with Mervyn King is featured in his Parliamentary Diary
Jesse Norman, MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire, is this week's author of ConHome's new parliamentary diary. Follow Jesse on… Read more »
Labour MP Marsha Singh to resign from Parliament
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter This morning, the Bradford Telegraph and Argus carries the news that Marsha Singh, the… Read more »
Cameron gives the impression his decisions reflect the imprint of the last Liberal Democrat who sat on him, says Brian Binley MP
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Conservative MP Brian Binley has reacted furiously to reports that David Cameron is NOT going… Read more »
William Hague condemns Russia and China’s UN resolution veto for betraying the Syrian people
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter In the Commons yesterday, Foreign Secretary William Hague gave a statement on Syria, strongly… Read more »
The People’s Pledge EU referendum campaign may not succeed, but it certainly deserves to do so
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter Earlier today, on Comment, Daniel Hannan MEP wrote: "Today, the People’s Pledge announces the… Read more »
The veto “is no more”, it “has ceased to be”, it is “bereft of life”, it “rests in peace”
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter. I called it on Saturday and Eurosceptic parliamentarians are now in agreement. Cameron's veto… Read more »
Tory backbenchers Bill Cash, John Redwood and Bernard Jenkin warn of the dangers of an “undemocratic” EU
By Joseph Willits Follow Joseph on Twitter In a backbench debate on the European Council yesterday, veteran Eurosceptic MP Bill Cash warned… Read more »
84% of reporters and guests on Radio 4’s Today programme are men. Nadine Dorries MP is on the warpath.
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter. The BBC has often scrutinised the Conservative Party and its once male-dominated candidates list… Read more »
Labour’s Tom Harris MP tells the House what he had for breakfast
By Joseph Willits Follow Joseph on Twitter In the spirit of accountability, speaking at Environment, Food, & Rural Affairs questions yesterday, Labour… Read more »
Children exposed to domestic violence need to receive targeted Government support, says Tim Loughton
By Joseph Willits Follow Joseph on Twitter Yesterday in the House of Commons, Parilamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education Tim Loughton spoke… Read more »