Here are six recent examples of how the Prime Minister has been mugged by reality.
You might think that it’s fine to work as a nurse or an army reservist, but not as a consultant. Who gets to decide, though?
If Conservatives don’t take the Opposition seriously, one can hardly blame them. And yet that could prove to be a big mistake.
Zahawi, the new Education Secretary, should consider whether the bill as it stands is a sticking plaster.
The Liberal Democrat leader is pressed by Marr on his party’s commitment to free speech on this issue, and tries to evade the issue.
The media has suggested there is something suspect about the Conservative Party’s receipt of private money.
However, the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill must be strengthened.
That Switzerland and New Zealand each have their own arrangements suggests that a bespoke arrangement ought to be possible.
Plus: I’ll admit that I didn’t see the Lib Dem victory coming. And: So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye.
If we don’t learn lessons, then the Party runs a real risk of repeating this result at the next general election more widely.
But this electoral Titan has an Achilles heel – tax rises which, rather than planning or HS2, are the real threat to future Chesham & Amershams.
Annual net migration currently suggests 55,000 more homes a year since the 2014 projections – more than the entire rise planned after the housing row.
The Government’s planning proposals haven’t even gone out to consultation yet – and everyone knows that the current system’s broken.
Lib Dem leader says Conservatives “have taken people for granted” who feel Johnson is “not in tune with traditional Tory values”.
If his mission is successful, he will hugely bolster the long-term future of the Conservative party.