Caroline Spelman tipped to replace Francis Maude

Writing for The Telegraph this morning Iain Dale says that "the hot money" is on Caroline Spelman to replace Francis… Read more »

Telegraph touts Hague as Party Chairman

All of the old broadsheet newspapers dedicate leading articles to the Conservative Party this morning and all sense that these… Read more »

Your tips for the Shadow Cabinet

In our last survey we asked members to name one MP they would like to see in this summer’s predicted… Read more »

Spinning by “senior Tories” forced Graham Brady’s resignation

These were yesterday’s headlines: FACING THE SACK, THE SENIOR TORY WHO SPOKE UP FOR GRAMMARS – Daily MailTORY GRAMMAR SCHOOL… Read more »

Iain Dale recommends Trimble, Pickles and Grieve for shadow cabinet

My fellow blogger Iain Dale’s fortnightly Telegraph column appears today.  The article contains lots of good advice for David Cameron… Read more »

Sunday Telegraph: Cameron may sack Fox

"David is strong enough to do anything he wants to do now." That’s the view of one "insider", quoted by… Read more »

William Hague under fire for outside interests

Simon McGee, Political Editor of the Yorkshire Post, effectively accuses William Hague of being a part-time Shadow Foreign Secretary in… Read more »

Davis proposes “eventual” return for Mercer

Shadow Home Secretary David Davis has made his first statement since Patrick Mercer, one of his frontbench team, had to… Read more »

Patrick Mercer forced to quit over race remarks

Now outgoing shadow homeland security minister Patrick Mercer has issued the following statement after he had appeared to downplay the… Read more »

Gove and Hurd tipped for shadow cabinet

The Telegraph speculates this morning on how David Cameron might reshuffle his shadow cabinet pack later this year.  Here are… Read more »

Strathclyde enjoys high satisfaction ratings in ConservativeHome’s wider survey of shadow cabinet

With apologies for the lack of graphics this month, here are the December net satisfaction ratings for the shadow cabinet… Read more »

What do you think of the shadow cabinet? Dunno really.

Just over a year after they were appointed to the shadow cabinet, at least five of David Cameron’s top team… Read more »

Year2(6): Swap Hague and Osborne

Recommendation 6: George Osborne’s pro-American, Eurosceptic and hawkish views will make him an ideal Foreign Secretary.  If Hague can become… Read more »

CCHQ statement on changes to the frontbench in the Lords

"Lord Strathclyde, Leader of the Opposition, House of Lords, has announced changes to the Conservative front bench team in the… Read more »

Cameron promotes eight new MPs to frontbench

The new appointments from the 2005 in-take are: Anne Milton has been appointed Shadow Minister for Tourism in the Department… Read more »