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Posts Tagged: Andrew Stephenson MP

Johnson’s ministerial appointments

We’ll continue to update this as the Prime Minister fills out the lower ranks of his government.

29 July 2019 | 43 comments

Matt Kilcoyne: The debate over British Steel puts a spotlight on Tory divisions

Is the party about protecting British industry, prioritising the environment, or unleashing the free market? The leadership contest must answer the question.

By Matt Kilcoyne | 22 May 2019 | 89 comments

Appointments 4) Stephenson is now part of the Business & Industrial Strategy team

The high-ranking whip replaces Harrington, who stepped down in March.

4 April 2019

Seven Cabinet Ministers. Half the Whips Office. Eleven Ministers. All these failed to back the Government in yesterday’s extension vote.

Now some of these MPs may have been ill, or absent, or abroad. But how many were slipped with the connivance of the system?

By Henry Hill | 28 March 2019 | 55 comments

The 17 Tory MPs who rebelled to support the Cooper amendment

Freeman joins the rebellion. But the amendment fell by 321 to 298.

By Mark Wallace | 30 January 2019 | 12 comments

Chris White: May faces a huge task – and she has made it harder for herself by neglecting the Whips’ Office

It is an extraordinarly inexperienced team. None of the four senior whips were appointed before July 2016, and no junior whip before June 2017.

By Chris White | 4 December 2018 | 15 comments

Donelan, Quin, and Stewart join the whips office; Spencer, Stephenson, and Freer promoted

The Prime Minister completes the mini-reshuffle she started last week. Will she now give the new appointees a chance to grow into the role?

By Henry Hill | 26 July 2018 | 8 comments

Over-shuffling the whips’ office has undermined its effectiveness

All but one of the current team has been appointed since May became Prime Minister. What institutional memory are they supposed to draw on?

By Henry Hill | 21 July 2018 | 34 comments

Rory Stewart: Three reasons why we won Copeland. Theresa May, Trudy Harrison – and Labour’s long failure to deliver

After 75 years of the latter’s strategy, most people in Copeland faced a choice of either working for the nuclear industry or being without a job.

By Rory Stewart MP | 25 February 2017 | 170 comments

Andrew Stephenson: Help us win in Copeland

This will be a challenging by-election, but only the Conservatives will stand up for Cumbria’s vital nuclear energy industry.

By Andrew Stephenson | 7 January 2017 | 12 comments

David Nuttall: Our candidate in Copeland must be Cumbrian – and a Leave supporter

The by-election is a huge opportunity for our party. We should select someone equipped to pick up crucial votes from Labour and UKIP.

By David Nuttall MP | 3 January 2017 | 41 comments

The full PPS list. One third Leavers. One third women. And ninety per cent May supporters.

There’s one undeniable trend among those promoted: they backed the winning candidate.

By Mark Wallace | 22 September 2016

Securing the Majority 6) Build on CCHQ’s ethnic minority campaigning

Priti Patel, Alok Sharma, Shailesh Vara – all have played a part in the big push among Indian-origin voters. It needs more money and support.

By Paul Goodman | 25 May 2015 | 5 comments

Battlegrounds Revisited 1) The North West

In the aftermath of the election, we revisit our regional profiles to see how the parties fared compared to expectations.

By Henry Hill | 21 May 2015

Andrew Gimson’s sketch: Osborne with Cromwellian sobriety produced a Workers’ Budget

Ed Miliband had nothing but class war to offer in reply.

By Andrew Gimson | 19 March 2014 | 25 comments

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