What signal does it send to appoint the third Housing Minister in as many years?

It is an odd move at a time when housing is a crucial political battleground.

Would-be Conservative Ministers cut off by F.O.G

The shuffle sends out a clear message to Conservative MPs: stay on the right side of the Chancellor. Theresa May and Boris Johnson should note it too

The reshuffle: evening summary

All in all, a good day for the Centre-Left of the Tory Party, lots of change at the Whips Office…and what the lobbies are bound to see as the demotion of housing.

The reshuffle: lunchtime summary

Sajid Javid, Esther McVey. Nicky Morgan. Greg Hands – it’s turning out much as predicted. Women, Blue Collar Tories and Friends of George (not necessarily in that order).

What might the reshuffle look like?

Watch out for Sajid Javid, Esther McVey, Liz Truss, Nicky Morgan and Karen Bradley.

George Osborne, Mr Workfare

A major welfare announcement would usually be made to the Conservative Conference by the Work and Pensions Secretary.  So why… Read more »

Watch Sajid Javid

It’s no surprise to see Conservative attack dog Chris Grayling sinking his fangs into Labour’s spending pledges in today’s Sunday… Read more »

Yes, it’s Mitchell Is Innocent Day on ConservativeHome

In my ToryDiary of earlier today about Andrew Mitchell case, and the failure of Operation Alice to report a year… Read more »

Andrew Mitchell should be returned to the Cabinet at the first opportunity

It is a year today since Operation Alice, the investigation by the Met into the Andrew Mitchell affair, was launched:… Read more »

Gove’s passion: for schools, Syria – and democracy everywhere

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. Andrew Gimson has correctly fingered David Cameron's temperament as Anglican, which makes it very… Read more »

Downing Street’s Corporal Jones moment?

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. I asked yesterday whether David Cameron or the Whips bore the main responsibility for… Read more »

An inner Cabinet. More status for Whips. Changes in his circle – and at the Foreign Office. What Cameron should do next.

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. Yesterday evening's vote makes no real difference to anything.  The economy will continue to… Read more »

“No-nonsense Villiers puts her credentials on parade”

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. Northern Ireland's marching season has a coat-trailing element, in which loyalists and republicans behave… Read more »

Gove now almost level with Boris as Party members’ favourite for next Tory leader

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. When we last reported on who Conservative members want as Party leader after David… Read more »

Bad news but tabloid praise for Thesea May. The lady in the leopard print heels is now a Big Beast

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. I hate needles, and thus wouldn't care to inject myself twice a day, either… Read more »