The 39 Conservative MPs who switched from opposing the Withdrawal Agreement to supporting it

Philip Davies, a famously long-standing and committed Brexiteer, is among their number.

Rudd’s possible resignation. A definitive statement.

A tweet from Greg Hands gets to the heart of the matter in a single sentence.

“We have never said this.” Selmayr tweets a response to Hands’ ConHome article about him and Weyand.

The Secretary-General of the European Commission denies that either of them want to punish Britain.

Chicken May

Is she chickening out on Brexit? Or playing chicken with Commons and Party over her deal? Or merely a headless chicken herself – bent on daily survival?

WATCH: “She said the same last month” about stepping up No Deal preparation, Hands points out

He asked May to “tell us at least one action that is now taking place that wasn’t taking place last month”. The Prime Minister reported some letters had been sent.

Yesterday in the Commons. More opponents than supporters of the Prime Minister’s deal on the Conservative backbenchers.

That said, there was more backing for her from her party than some of today’s headlines suggest.

Greg Hands: Bailey is the right person to win in 2020 – and turn London blue again

He has the ideas to take the Capital forward. One great example is his plan to put one thousand extra police officers on the streets by cutting waste in City Hall.

The eight Conservative MPs who voted against Heathrow expansion

Six were from west or north London constituencies, plus Windsor’s Adam Afriyie and Sir David Amess of Southend West.

WATCH: Hands – “A hub airport suits Heathrow. And it suits the BA business model. But these are not the same as the national interest.”

The former Trade Minister who resigned over expansion argues that the size of London requires more than one hub.

Hollingbery replaces Hands. Ultimate safe choice.

He was Theresa May’s PPS when she was Home Secretary, and has also been her PPS since she became Prime Minister.

Hands resigns from the Government over Heathrow – could he be teeing up a mayoral bid?

The former Trade Minister has not just put Boris Johnson in a tight spot, but might have just made a high-profile entry into the race for his old job.

Nabil Najjar and Luke Springthorpe: How we’re helping build the Conservative Renaissance

Conservative Progress is engaging and training up the activists who will help deliver future election victories for our Party.

May doesn’t need a First Secretary of State

The course consistent with this site’s recommendations is to appoint a more junior Cabinet Office Minister.

Raab and Stewart. Our survey’s top Ministerial choices for Cabinet promotion.

Jo Johnson is third. Then Greg Hands and Matt Hancock. But those who lead the results may be no less likely to go up than those who trail them.

The Conservative MPs most likely next to make the Cabinet are those you may not have heard of

The Mercers, Tugendhats and Cleverlys get a lot of media coverage. However, most promotions come from the ranks of the toiling Ministers of State.