The 39 Conservative MPs who switched from opposing the Withdrawal Agreement to supporting it
Philip Davies, a famously long-standing and committed Brexiteer, is among their number.
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A snap election and a Tory nightmare. Losing seats in London without gaining them elsewhere.
The point here is the electoral trade-off between what could plausibly happen in the capital and the provinces – with Corbyn entering Downing Street in consequence.
Matthew Offord: Ministers must go further to make the ‘Blue Belt’ a reality
The current rules blur the line between fishing waters and properly-protected areas, and our Overseas Territories need more support.
The eight Conservative MPs who voted against Heathrow expansion
Six were from west or north London constituencies, plus Windsor’s Adam Afriyie and Sir David Amess of Southend West.
What will be the electoral impact of Labour’s anti-semitism?
Last year’s General Election came as a shock. But Jeremy Corbyn may finally be running out of excuses for the dubious company he keeps.
Battlegrounds Revisited 5) London
Both parties hammered the Lib Dems as a clutch of very slender victories gave Labour their point of light on election night.
70 Tory MPs vote to repeal the Human Rights Act
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. Yesterday in Parliament, Richard Bacon, a Conservative backbencher, tried to introduce a Bill which would… Read more »
The 118 Tory MPs the Daily Mail lists as being opposed to gay marriage
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. The Daily Mail this morning reports on the 118 Conservative MPs who have written to… Read more »
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 »
What is the 40 group? Matthew Barrett profiles the MPs trying to keep hold of the most marginal Tory seats
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter I recently profiled the 2020 and Free Enterprise groups of Tory MPs. Those two groups are formed by ideology:… Read more »
In a speech to the Holocaust Education Trust, Francis Maude says to learn from the Holocaust is to proactively fight bigotry
By Joseph Willits Follow Joseph on Twitter To commemorate Holcaust Memorial Day this coming Friday, yesterday evening the Holocaust Educational Trust hosted… Read more »
Conservative backbenchers halt effort to move clocks forward
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter Yesterday, a Private Member's Bill by Rebecca Harris, the Member for Castle Point, which… Read more »
Matthew Offord MP: Reductions in Defence spending do not have to mean a reduction in overseas influence
Matthew Offord is the Member of Parliament for Hendon. In recent years political and military attention has been focused on… Read more »
Alistair Burt refuses to be drawn on whether the Government would support a Palestinian statehood bid
By Joseph Willits Follow Joseph on Twitter In an over-subscribed Urgent Question debate in the Commons yesterday, on the Palestinian statehood bid,… Read more »
29 32 Tory MPs rebel against Britain’s £9.3 billion EXTRA contribution to IMF bailouts
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter. Last night at least 32 Tory MPs (listed below) voted with Labour against an… | 110 comments