The fullest account yet written of Sunak the rising star

Tories will read the story of his ascent to high office with enormous pleasure – for it amounts to a vindication of the United Kingdom.

WATCH: The launch of Lord Ashcroft’s new biography of Rishi Sunak – Going for Broke

ConservativeHome’s proprietor is interviewed by Paul Goodman about the Chancellor’s rise, his story, his values – and his future.

Please join Lord Ashcroft this week for the launch of his biography of Rishi Sunak

Please register for your free ticket for Thursday evening’s event via the link in the article above.

This is a morning on which to celebrate unifying, popular, national leadership

We refer of course to Rishi Sunak. Please join Lord Ashcroft this Thursday for the launch of his biography of the Chancellor – link enclosed.

Henry Smith: Britain must show international leadership on wildlife and the environment

This isn’t just a green issue: cruel animal exploitation is seriously increasing the risk of future diseases jumping the species gap.

Tory MPs, Downing Street and the Treasury are poised to clash over plans to cut the army to 60,000. Who will win out?

One MP said this is more than enough for Islamists here, not nearly sufficient for Estonia and “for the Middle East, you’d want something in between”.

The Conservatives risk obsession with China to the exclusion of other threats, including Russia and Islamist extremism

As the great eye of the Conservative Party swivels its gaze towards the Far East, it’s in danger of missing other threats that are closer to home.

Wanted: an international solution to the plight of the Hong Kongers

Three million of them are unlikely to pitch up here, but government must plan for all eventualities – and support for its plan wouldn’t survive a mass influx.

WATCH: Lord Ashcroft on the breeding of lions in captivity for slaughter

ConservativeHome’s proprietor explains that his focus isn’t on trophy hunting per se – but rather on the raising of lions for killing.

China 1) Our survey. 85 per cent of Party members support the Government’s Hong Kong passport rights extension plan.

Given the sensitivity of the public to mass immigration, what’s the explanation for our panel’s return above? 

Lord Ashcroft: The damage that even the threat of the virus is wreaking on St Helena

Tough measures brought in to ensure that the island remains free of the virus have once again killed off tourism for the foreseeable future.

Andy Street: NHS staff have invoked the Blitz spirit during these times. They must be rewarded for their gallantry.

As Lord Ashcroft wrote recently for ConservativeHome, the George Cross would be the best way to honour our heroes.

As 2020 begins, we look back on ten years in which Tories first led the movement for austerity…and then against it

And so it was that the cause of Remain, fronted by Cameron and George Osborne, lost out to that of Leave, led by…Boris Johnson and Michael Gove. 

Lord Ashcroft: Was it really ‘Brexit wot lost it’ for Labour?

It is only human to grasp at the most comforting explanations that come to hand. But the truth may be harder for Corbynites to swallow.

Lord Ashcroft: The limits of tactical voting – why all Brexiteers should vote Conservative tomorrow

The latest polls clarify the choice: either Johnson gets it done, or a Corbyn-led government blocks it. A vote for Farage is a vote for the latter.