Ahead of this evening’s debate, Tory MPs rehearse the arguments for and against a referendum

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. This evening's backbench debate and vote on the possibility of a referendum on the… Read more »

Bernard Jenkin MP fears the “political elite” may – yet again – deny the people a vote on EU

In open letter, Bernard Jenkin MP rejects George Eustice’s EU compromise motion

Yesterday George Eustice proposed a compromise amendment on the EU debate scheduled for Monday. Bernard Jenkin MP has sent a… Read more »

Bernard Jenkin MP: Can government change fast enough? Or will the whole public services reform agenda fail?

Bernard Jenkin MP is Chairman of the Public Administration Select Committee. He writes here about the Committee's new report on… Read more »

Bernard Jenkin MP: The meeting of 90 MPs today to discuss the EU is not a rebellion, but might be the genesis of something big

Bernard Jenkin is the MP for Harwich and North Essex and Chairman of the Public Administration Select Committee. It is reported that perhaps… Read more »

Bernard Jenkin MP: A mere 2.0 per cent of GDP for defence: a small price to pay for the freedom, security and prosperity that we take for granted.

Bernard Jenkin MP (Shadow Defence Secretary 2001-3, and Chairman of the Public Administration Select Committee. Paul Goodman responded to my… Read more »

Bernard Jenkin MP: It is far cheaper to be ready to deter wars than to have to fight them

Bernard Jenkin is MP for Harwich and North Essex, is Chairman of the Public Administration Select Committee and was Shadow… Read more »

Bernard Jenkin MP: The UK has now reached a tipping point on defence

Bernard Jenkin is MP for Harwich and North Essex and was a member of the Defence Committee in the last… Read more »

Conservative MPs rebelling more against Cameron than Major

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter. Over on the NottsPolitics blog Professor Philip Cowley underlines the rebelliousness of backbench Liberal… Read more »

Bernard Jenkin MP: No more concessions to Clegg. No more appeasement. No more sell outs.

Bernard Jenkin is MP for Harwich and North Essex. So electoral reform has been lost. Changing the voting system for… Read more »

Lansley under supported on front bench, but strongly supported from backbenches

by Paul Goodman This morning's reports of Andrew Lansley's Commons statement yesterday haven't missed that he was unsupported in the… Read more »

Conservative MPs line up to support Cameron on Libya – but he’s probed about the arms embargo

by Paul Goodman I list below every question asked by a Conservative MP yesterday in response to the Prime Minister's… Read more »

Bernard Jenkin explains why he wants to see a reduction in the size of the Government and the number of PPSs

By Jonathan Isaby Yesterday, Conservative MP Bernard Jenkin secured a short snatch of parliamentary time allotted by the backbench business… Read more »

Sceptical questions about political strategy for Liam Fox as he makes quarterly Afghanistan statement to the Commons

by Paul Goodman So much happens in the Commons that isn't picked up by the media.  If you want the… Read more »

Bernard Jenkin MP: It’s a frustrating time for EU-sceptics inside the Conservative Party

Bernard Jenkin, first elected in 1992, is MP for Harwich and North Essex, a member of the 1922 Executive and… Read more »