Opposition to new national lockdowns is growing on the Conservative backbenches

Over a third of those who asked a question during a Hancock statement yesterday were to some degree resistant to such shutdowns.

Cameron, Osborne, Ministers, MPs, tax returns – and the fourth money laundering directive

The Prime Minister’s decision to publish his tax return has big knock-on implications for his colleagues, and perhaps for himself too.

Brokenshire replaces Harper as Immigration Minister

Downing Street announces the ministerial changes resulting from Mark Harper’s resignation

The 2020 Group of Conservative MPs prepares to help shape the next manifesto

We can look forward to proposals on the economy, society and governance from the group that wants to revive the optimism of the early Cameron project.

Conservative Select Committee appointments announced

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. Guido Fawkes has a list of new Conservative members of Select Committees, from Graham… Read more »

All Tory MPs pour praise on opening ceremony (well nearly all)

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Aidan Burley MP has got himself into trouble (again). This time for some sour… Read more »

“Outrageous”. “Unforgivable”. “Unpatriotic”. Tory MPs take to Twitter to condemn anti-British Olympics strikes

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Lots of Tory MPs reacted angrily yesterday to the decision of the PCS union… Read more »

What is the Fresh Start Project? Matthew Barrett profiles the Tory MPs trying to forge a new UK-EU relationship

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter My series profiling the backbench groups of Tory MPs has usually featured groups with general… Read more »

History, Europe, family and needs of business feature in Christmas adjournment debate

By Joseph Willits Follow Joseph on Twitter In yesterday's Adjournment debate before the start of the Christmas recess, a mix of topics… Read more »

Phillip Hammond says women serve in submarines on the same terms as men

By Joseph Willits Follow Joseph on Twitter Phillip Hammond, the Defence Secretary has said in the Commons yesterday that "all submariner roles… Read more »

Iain Duncan Smith sets out and defends the Government’s pensions legislation

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter Yesterday saw the Second Reading in the Commons of the Pensions Bill – the… Read more »

Whatever happened to justice for England? (Resumed)

by Paul Goodman Nick Clegg's Commons grilling yesterday over social mobility has grabbed the media's fancy this morning.  His stalling… Read more »

Harriett Baldwin demands to know when the Government intends tackling the West Lothian Question

By Jonathan Isaby The fact that Scotttish and Welsh MPs can still vote on matters pertaining to English health, education… Read more »

Whatever happened to justice for England?

by Paul Goodman The second reading of Harriett Baldwin's Legislation (Territorial Extent) Bill took place in the Commons yesterday.  Beneath… Read more »

Harriett Baldwin MP answers ConHome’s Twenty Questions for the Class of 2010

Here is the latest in our series of Twenty Questions with members of the Class of 2010… Harriett Baldwin was… Read more »