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Labour splits three ways over the EEA – including 15 MPs voting with the Government

Seventy-five MPs disobeyed Corbyn to back the EEA, joined by three Conservatives. And six more Labour frontbenchers resigned.

By Mark Wallace | 14 June 2018 | 74 comments

WATCH: Ici Londres – Remainer MPs should be honest and admit they are trying to scupper, not scrutinise, Brexit, argues Daniel Hannan

“From the EU’s point of view, why would you make any concessions as long as Remainers in the Lords and Commons are doing your work for you?”

13 June 2018 | 177 comments

WATCH: Buckland negotiates with Grieve from the despatch box about the “meaningful vote”

The Solicitor-General offers to meet the rebel-in-chief to discuss his amendment. Meanwhile, Rees-Mogg mounts a constitutional argument against it.

12 June 2018 | 18 comments

WATCH: “It’s got to stop” – Soubry says one MP requires “six armed undercover police officers” due to death threats

“Everybody now has to stand up and be true to what they believe in.”

12 June 2018 | 153 comments

The finely-balanced votes on the Withdrawal Bill amendments come down to how many Labour MPs will abstain

With the Bill expected to return in the week of 11th June, the Government is weighing up which amendments must be fought and which could be defeated.

By Mark Wallace | 24 May 2018 | 102 comments

John Baron: The country, the Party, and her own backbenchers expect the Prime Minister to deliver Brexit as promised

The time has come for her to show leadership and follow through on the clear instruction of the British people to leave the EU.

By John Baron MP | 22 May 2018 | 200 comments

If there is a Commons vote on Syria, the willingness of Labour rebels to support action could make all the difference

In 2013, Conservative rebels joined with Labour to sink Cameron’s plan. Might the reverse happen five years later?

By Mark Wallace | 13 April 2018 | 46 comments

Mark Harper: We still have work to do to get more Conservative women elected to Parliament

Addressing this persistent under-representation is not political correctness, it is political common sense. Our Party would be the better for it. 

By Mark Harper MP | 9 March 2018 | 32 comments

Road to Parliament 3) Gillian Keegan: An apprenticeship gave me my start in business, so I designed one for entering politics

The third article in our new mini-series, in which female Conservative MPs share the stories of their journeys into politics, comes from the MP for Chichester.

By Gillian Keegan MP | 8 March 2018 | 4 comments

Exclusive: Proposed changes on associations and candidate selection are being “revised” in the face of strong opposition

Since ConservativeHome revealed the planned changes in November, concern has been growing among MPs and Party members.

By Mark Wallace | 15 February 2018 | 61 comments

Adam Holloway: This affirmative action reshuffle was wrong. Why not just appoint the best person to the job?

Many ministers are indeed well-suited – but it feels as if this is a secondary consideration: just check their CVs, and ask if we might sometimes choose better.

By Adam Holloway | 16 January 2018 | 109 comments

Catherine Anderson: Our Party should adopt candidate gender quotas, whether the Colonel Blimps like it or not

Simply pointing to our two female Prime Ministers does not deliver true meritocracy or equal representation.

By Catherine Anderson | 15 January 2018 | 156 comments

Labour MPs have out-tweeted Tory MPs every single day since the election

Despite having fewer MPs, and despite all the talk of fighting back online, the Opposition is still much more active on the social platform.

By Mark Wallace | 5 January 2018 | 140 comments

WATCH: Rudd – “This is a watershed moment in Westminster”

“This is about fundamental change in the way power and authority is exercised. We will be making changes, and we want other people to make them to.”

5 November 2017 | 30 comments

WATCH: Huq says that the exaggerated idea of ‘Pestminster’ is false

“But if something does go wrong, there aren’t any clear procedures of where someone would go to.”

5 November 2017

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