McCartney selected as the candidate for Lincoln, his former constituency

The former MP for the city will now seek to unseat the Labour incumbent.

Final three candidates shortlisted for Birmingham Northfield

Two councillors and an experienced teacher will contest the final on Thursday.

Seven more seats open for candidate applications – and a former MP is hoping to return

Ashfield, Bolsover, Colne Valley, Leeds North West, Portsmouth South, Sefton Central, and Wrexham are seeking would-be MPs.

Don’t blame the A list

It may have produced Anna Soubry – but it also gave us a mixed cross-section of Tories, including Conor Burns, Esther McVey, Priti Patel and Liz Truss.

A dozen more seats open for candidate applications

Dagenham and Rainham, Bury South, Cardiff North and Bassetlaw are among the new tranche seeking a Conservative candidate.

Boles fights back against rulebook warfare with a loophole of his own

His association executive is expected to demand tonight that he makes his intentions clear. But the constitution allows him to simply refuse to answer.

Grantham and Stamford Association Chairman expects proceedings against Boles to begin next week

The latest email to local members confirms ConservativeHome’s recent report.

Trouble in Grantham – Boles’s association executive intends to accelerate deselection proceedings against him

He would have the right to a full ballot of the local membership. But an already strained local relationship, combined with Brexit, makes it an uphill struggle.

Round-up of new Conservative candidates selected in target seats, from Darlington to Plymouth

Also including: Twickenham, Battersea, Croydon Central, Kingston and Surbiton, and Dewsbury.

Candidate applications open for Carshalton & Wallington, Newport West and North Norfolk

Two seats held by the Liberal Democrats and one held by Labour form the latest tranche of Tory targets.

Nick Hargrave: We need better political leaders. Here’s how to go about getting them.

It’s good for MPs to do some work outside Westminster. This will not be a quick win in the current political climate, though. So in the interim, here are some suggestions.

Matthew Vickers selected for Stockton South

The party has selected a local candidate to win back what was one of only a few Conservative footholds in the North East.

Miriam Cates selected for Penistone & Stocksbridge

With strong local connections and potentially years to campaign, she likely has a strong chance of overturning Labour’s narrow majority.

New candidates selected: Daly in Bury North, Largan in High Peak

Two more associations in target seats, both won from Labour in 2010 only to be lost again last year, have chosen their would-be MPs.

Paul Bristow selected for Peterborough

He won out over Cllr Helen Harrison and Clarence Mitchell. The Labour majority is 607, and the possibility of a by-election looms.