Andrew Selous: Government needs to go further to curb junk food advertising to children

Enforcing a pre-watershed ban is an important step towards the sort of cultural change we need for a healthier population.

What Zahawi does in the daytime

Well, at least more people than previously now know he is Minister for Children and Families. What should be in his in-tray?

Michael Farmer: How family members can help prisoners to break their cycle of crime

The final piece in our five-part series on ConHome on a new Manifesto to Strengthen Families, which was launched in Parliament this week.

Andrew Selous: We must take action to clean our air

With the right industrial strategy we can not only reduce pollution but put Britain at the forefront of clean technology.

Toughness and tenderness needed from the Government over refugees

Public opinion will not back a generous approach if abuses are allowed.

From Reggie to Dessie: My Pale, Male and Stale plan to interview prospective leadership candidates

Of course our efforts at Rochester weren’t helped by the glitches in the new CCHQ computer “Darth Vader”.

The disability charities should not demonise Lord Freud

Are the charities trying to break a taboo – or to enforce it?

A tad more reshuffling – and we have a prisons minister at last

After much searching, Andrew Selous gets the job.

The Prime Minister unites his party on Europe, but is he winning – or is the Tory Right?

By challenging the German system of consensus politics, Cameron made himself a hero for a day.

Fiona Bruce and Benedict Rogers: What to do now about the most closed country in the world

A new report by the Party’s Human Rights Commission makes four main recommendations about North Korea’s crimes against justice.

Tory MPs give cautious welcome to shale gas expansion

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. The Government has given the go-ahead for fracking licenses to be granted. Shale gas… Read more »

Tory MPs – and Michael Gove – react to Rotherham council UKIP foster parents story

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. Paul Goodman and Harry Phibbs have already covered this strange case of UKIP-supporting foster… Read more »

The 118 Tory MPs the Daily Mail lists as being opposed to gay marriage

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. The Daily Mail this morning reports on the 118 Conservative MPs who have written to… Read more »

What is the Cornerstone group? Matthew Barrett profiles the socially conservative Tory backbench group

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter My series profiling the backbench groups of Tory MPs has so far mainly featured groups… Read more »

Only three Tory MPs rebel against move to relax Sunday trading laws for the Olympics

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter In the Commons yesterday, a debate was held on whether to suspend Sunday trading restrictions for… Read more »