
The twelve Conservative MPs who voted against the third lockdown
The tellers for the Noes were Christopher Chope and Chris Green. The last major Tory rebellion against Government Covid policy was 53 strong.
The tellers for the Noes were Christopher Chope and Chris Green. The last major Tory rebellion against Government Covid policy was 53 strong.
Fox floated a new Parliamentary committee to “determine that decisions across all parts of Government have been taken on the best available evidence”.
That’s the biggest Tory revolt so far on a virus-related division, and enough potentially to defeat the Government in future.
Growing anti-lockdown sentiment among northern Labour mayors and councils offer him new opportunities – and dangers.
These are early shots in the developing Tory backbench campaign against the restrictions, which are set to gain volume and velocity.
They can’t have been satisfied with the compromise reached yesterday over future votes on any changes to the Act’s provisions.
The second piece in our mini-series on the road to Brexit explores the challenges which the anti-EU movement overcame to survive and then thrive.
The first of our mini-series on the road to Brexit recalls the watershed moment when the idea entered the political mainstream.
And: Gove says MPs can sit at weekends to get a deal through. Plus: Brisk business at the bookstall – and the menace of the “offence archaeologists”.
Here’s our best stab at who is voting for whom, and this list will be updated each morning, as the contest continues.
Esther McVey with the support of MPs from across the party is refreshing and renewing the project.
“We’ve both been on a very different journey…our views have aligned.”
A dedicated band of Conservative pro-Brexit holdouts stands ready to perish rather than let May’s deal pass.
A majority of our respondents still oppose it. But the trend is clear: fear of No Brexit is driving activists reluctantly to back the Withdrawal Agreement.
I voted for the Prime Minister’s deal today. But the Commons didn’t – and we now all need a positive alternative.