The list tries to bridge the Brexit divide. But will Fox, who supported the IRA campaign which killed several Tory MPs, be a bridge too far?
This crisis, though we wish it could have been avoided – is a big wake-up call to these institutions that business cannot continue as normal.
As ERG Chairman his unyielding opposition to May’s Deal proved to be of great significance.
The speeding up of turnover rates has almost nothing to do with shifts to the right or left, and much more to do with wider cultural change in Parliament.
On a vote on the deal, our calculation is that the Government will lose by two – though that bypasses abstentions. But such a vote is very unlikely today,
Plus: Will the 21 rebels get the whip back? And: The Tories need younger members, and so does everyone else.
The fundamental mistake of the Brexiteers domestically is that they have mistaken a moral argument for a political one.
Many are choosing to depart at an age which would have been very unusual in earlier times, and each gives Johnson a new chance to reshape the parliamentary party.
He has resigned because his profound loyalty to his brother cannot be reconciled with his profound opposition to a no deal Brexit.
Plus: my profound sense of unease at the withdrawal of the whip from 21 Conservative MPs.
“In recent weeks I’ve been torn between family loyalty and the national interest… time for others to take on my role as MP and minister”, says Jo.
Three decades on, the regime’s character has not changed – but its tactics have become more sophisticated.