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.
Power seems to be seeping away from the ancien regime.
That said, there was more backing for her from her party than some of today’s headlines suggest.
Meanwhile, the Government has quietly been appointing more trade emissaries during the last few months.
That’s ten gone from the front bench or CCHQ – and it would be surprising were there not more today.
Is the Witney MP’s decision a one-off, or part of a co-ordinated plan – with more to come? Downing Street and the Whips will be searching for an answer.
It doesn’t seem to be complete yet, but here are as many of the appointments as have been released to date.
There’s one undeniable trend among those promoted: they backed the winning candidate.
Instead of the widely predicted rebellion, only half a dozen Conservative parliamentarians were openly negative. Others preferred to dig into the detail.
Plus: We need to care more for our candidates post-election. And: A recruiting brainwave from Conor Burns.
With: David Mundell’s non-flag. £4.50 for an egg mayonnaise roll. Justice for Rob Wilson. Swearing from Lord Ashcroft. And: How will we all survive without the Bow Group?
Whatever you think Britain’s response to ISIS should be, MPs are right to demand an urgent debate.
“You might very well say that, I couldn’t possibly comment.”