Now some of these MPs may have been ill, or absent, or abroad. But how many were slipped with the connivance of the system?
All but one of the current team has been appointed since May became Prime Minister. What institutional memory are they supposed to draw on?
May, Johnson, Hannan, Davidson, Fabricant and others give their thoughts. Plus, has anyone checked on Sir Simon Burns?
There’s one undeniable trend among those promoted: they backed the winning candidate.
Graham Brady MP, Sajid Javid MP, Timothy Kirkhope MEP, Emma Pidding & Tim Montgomerie will be among those speaking.
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter A number of Tory MPs led by Damian Collins have come together to propose a new industrial strategy for Britain. Mr Collins explains how the approach recommended by him and his colleagues is different from the industrial strategy of the 1970s and also a mythical laissez-faire policy: "The industrial strategy […]
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter Yesterday, a Private Member's Bill by Rebecca Harris, the Member for Castle Point, which sought to move British clocks forward by an hour all year round, was brought before the House. The Government was supportive of the Bill, and there was a strong turnout with wide cross-party support for […]
By Jonathan Isaby Momentum appears to be growing behind Rebecca Harris' Private Member's Bill to reconsider the pros and cons of permanent Daylight Saving Time and run a three-year trial of it. Today her parliamentary colleague, Tobias Ellwood, the MP for Bournemouth East, bas published a glossy pamphlet, Time to Change the Clocks, arguing that […]
Rebecca Harris was elected MP for Castle Point in Essex at the general election and is promoting the Daylight Saving Bill after being drawn fourth in the Private Member's Bill ballot. In the run-up to the changing of the clocks last night, there's been more debate than usual about whether we should stop moving to […]
Thirteen Conservative MPs – including nine of the new intake – were successful in the Private Member's Bill ballot earlier in the month. Today sees them formally presenting their Bills for the first time (there won't be any debate at this stage), which are summarised as follows on the parliamentary website: PUBLIC SERVICES (SOCIAL ENTERPRISE […]
By 2025, GY and younger will be a competitive proportion of the electorate. We must appeal to them.