By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Lots of Tory MPs reacted angrily yesterday to the decision of the PCS union to disrupt border control on the eve of the Olympics. Here's a selection of what they Tweeted: My hope is that the anger that we felt yesterday and today is not forgotten. We need to […]
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. 2.30pm Steve Baker MP has called for Bob Diamond, the Barclays CEO, to resign: "Yes I do think Bob Diamond should resign, and I think more than that – the various authorities should be looking extremely carefully at whether any offences have been committed." 2pm David Cameron appeared on […]
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Matthew Hancock, MP for West Suffolk, and pictured above has to lose twenty pounds over the next ten weeks as part of his bid to take part in a 'Horsemen and Heroes' charity race at Newmarket race course in his constituency. The diet is only a small part of an […]
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter David Cameron dispensing ice creams in Downing Street and with girl guides: Robert Halfon at a Royal Legion Jubilee Party: Stuart Andrew and friend waiting on the Commons Terrace for the pageant to pass by: Rob Wilson with Sir John Madejski, Chairman of newly promoted Reading FC: Matt Hancock and […]
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter The Forty. The 301. The 2020. These are some of the groups formed by Conservative MPs after the last general election. Most are largely made up of, or driven by, 2010-intake MPs. Over the next few weeks, I'll be profiling some of these groups. Today, we kick off with the […]
Matthew Hancock is the Member of Parliament for West Suffolk. Follow Matt on Twitter. “It’s not fair!” is often one of the first sentences a child learns. The vital role of fairness is embedded deeply in each of us. Injustice, and the battle for fairness has driven people into politics down the ages. Sometimes, in […]
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter Sky News' annual St Valentine’s Day poll, compiled by Sky News’ political team sees the Conservative MP for Richmond Park, Zac Goldsmith, retaining his position as the most fanciable male MP. Labour's Luciana Berger also retained her position as the most fanciable female MP, although Tory women are rated as the most attractive […]
Matthew Hancock is the Member of Parliament for West Suffolk. With Christmas approaching, we Conservatives can reflect on a year which has seen our argument on the economy grow stronger as Labour’s has fallen apart. But we must prepare to keep winning this argument. The success of our economic argument will be the factor that […]
Matthew Hancock is the Member of Parliament for West Suffolk. With impeccable timing after the Prime Minister’s tough defence of Britain’s national interest last night, today’s trade figures (pdf) are great news for the British economy. They demonstrate the importance of trading with the whole world, not just Europe. In October, the UK exported goods and […]
Matthew Hancock is the Member of Parliament for West Suffolk. Follow Matt on Twitter. Many of us have personal experience of the injustices of social care. Yesterday, the progress towards a solution got an airing in the media, and today, the Commons will debate this issue. It's a pressing, long term, problem. For decades, people […]