Profile: Mark Spencer – the power behind the reshuffle and the man who disciplined the Brexit rebels

The Chief Whip is a farmer who recognises that “a lame ewe needs to be put down”.

So we’ve had NHS, policing and immigration plans from Johnson. Stand ready for a schools spending pledge.

He committed during the leadership election contest to raise it to £5000 per pupil – and level up outside London.

Coalition deal means Conservatives take charge in Nottinghamshire

The Party will also be sharing power in a number of Scottish local authorities.

Kay Cutts: It is vital for the Conservatives to regain control in Nottinghamshire

We will champion grammar schools, as well as promoting engineering, manufacturing and construction training, and information technology.

It’s time to make a radical offer to the old coalfields

For economic, moral and political reasons we should introduce a new generation of Enterprise Zones to heal the wounds of the 1980s.