Patrick Spencer: Some advice for the new Conservative leader. Stick to these three ideas to boost productivity.
The new Chancellor should stick to the basics of cutting taxes, spending more on education and rebalancing growth outside of London.
Posts Tagged: Esther McVey MP
Tom Tugendhat: The last two men left standing in this contest must resist the temptation to slug it out
While there is no shortage of ideas, there has been a shortage of leadership. We need a Prime Minister who will take us through Brexit and confront the challenges beyond.
Clark Vasey: Only Johnson can deliver Blue Collar Conservatism
He is the only candidate who can further the work of the project to which Esther McVey and I are so committed.
Iain Dale: If you’re coming to a hustings I’m chairing, draft an original question – and I’ll try to call you.
Plus: How I was booed in Birmingham. On to Nottingham…via Exeter. And: who would I vote for, if I had a vote?
Who’s supporting whom: David Jeffery’s calculations. 5) Meaningful Vote decisions.
From the blog of the University of Liverpool academic: his detailed breakdown of the contest.
Which MP is backing which candidate. Our named estimates. Johnson 131, Hunt 48, Gove 36, Javid 22
Here’s our best stab at who is voting for whom, and this list will be updated each morning, as the contest continues.
From Reggie to Rory Sahib: Here at Westminster, you can smell the fear and ambition
Of course, many of the sacked ministers – Fallon, Mitchell, Shapps and a dozen others are hoping for preferment under a Boris administration.
Who’s supporting whom: David Jeffery’s calculations. 3) Gender.
From the blog of the University of Liverpool academic: his detailed breakdown of the contest.
Our latest Next Tory Leader survey. Stewart consolidates at second – but almost 40 points behind Johnson, who keeps over half the vote.
A big question today for Conservative MPs is: what sort of final stage, when the contest goes to the members, do they want?
Who’s supporting whom: David Jeffery’s calculations. 1) Ministers and backbenchers
From the blog of the University of Liverpool academic: his detailed breakdown of the contest.
Iain Dale: Johnson – unstoppable now, unless he unstops himself
Many will hope that Gove and Hunt duke it out in a constructive way for the right to take on the man who is the clear winner from the week’s events.
Johnson as Ulysses. After his many shipwrecks, bloopers and scrapes, Ithaca finally looms into view.
The only other candidate with momentum is Stewart – and it is almost impossible to see where he can glean the votes he needs.
Conservative leadership election result, Parliamentary stage, first round. Johnson wins over 100 votes and tops the poll.
Hunt is second on 43 votes, Gove third on 37, Raab fourth on 27, and Javid fifth on 23. Harper, Leadsom and McVey are out.
Next Tory Leader. Our eve of poll snap survey. Johnson wins over half the vote – a record high.
In our view, his support is a mix of genuine enthusiasm and a certain resignation: a sense that now is the time to give him a go.
From Reggie to Rory Sahib: My whip said the office is neutral for this leadership contest. Tell that to the marines.
Our elder statesman returns for the election – and writes that “the poor devil who wins will then face the same dead end as old Mrs May”.