Mike Watkinson deserves a medal for a textbook response to being Cricked

The Tory press officer responded far better to the Channel 4 correspondent’s pursuit than many a politician.

As Labour prepare to implode the Conservatives must seize the chance of a breakthrough in the Socialist heartlands

Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership won’t last forever.

If Britain is to be more generous to refugees, that has to be a British decision

There is no grand, overarching solution to the acute refugee crisis now afflicting Europe. Politicians in each country will have to carry their voters with them.

Spencer Pitfield steps down as National Director of the Conservative Policy Forum

Applications are invited for the role.

The Lords. And how it’s swelling out of shape.

Pretty soon, the Liberal Democrats could have over 110 peers.

Daniel Hamilton: It’s time for businesses to fight for TTIP, the biggest trade deal in history

TTIP offers huge benefits on both sides of the Atlantic. We shouldn’t allow indecision and misinformation to derail it.

Paul Abbott: Our Party’s membership system needs to be abolished and rebuilt for the modern age

Over two years in CCHQ I saw how a broken system hampers campaigning and alienates supporters. This must be stopped.

Don’t let’s be beastly to Tim Farron

Why and how the Conservatives should work with the Lib Dems in this Parliament.

Profile: Tracey Crouch, the Sports Minister who leads Conservative opposition to hunting

Could it be that she has done Cameron a favour by helping to avert a relaxation of the hunting ban?

You’ll never believe who might lead the Tories into the next election

Most politicians at the top tend to become more like themselves over time (and not in a good way). But there are exceptions.

From Tory nazis to feminised Conservatives. An academic view of Party progress with women.

In 2005, the party still only had 17 women MPs. Ten years on, it is 68. The Universities are taking note.

The race for the Chairmanship of the National Convention

Meet the two candidates hoping to succeed Emma Pidding in the Conservative Party’s most senior voluntary position.

Andrew Lilico: The Prime Minister could end up leading the ‘Out’ campaign – not the ‘In’ campaign

Cameron doesn’t care very much about Europe either way, so the idea he’d split the Tories to keep us in it is completely out of keeping with his character.

Alex Story: We won small in 2015 because we played small

The Tory general election campaign was far too cautious. We need to become an irreverent, confident and bullish force.

Interview: Cllr Peter Golds calls for “compulsory integration” in order to defeat corruption in Tower Hamlets

The local Tory leader says that the police are turning a blind eye to the flouting of electoral law, public subsidies for mosques, and expressions of support for Hitler.