Moderate Tory Eurosceptics seek to water down today’s hardline Eurosceptic motion on bailouts
By Jonathan IsabyFollow Jonathan on Twitter Yesterday Mark Reckless MP wrote on ConHome about the motion he is putting before… Read more »
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21 Tory rebels object to supplementary vote for election of city mayors
By Tim Montgomerie Jonathan Isaby is ConHome's student of rebellions but with him away I should record a small rebellion… Read more »
A sole Tory MP joins the 15 MPs voting to oppose military action in Libya
By Jonathan Isaby It came as no surprise that Basildon and Billericay MP John Baron voted against the motion supporting… Read more »
Four Conservative MPs signal concerns about the Health Bill
By Jonathan Isaby This afternoon sees two opposition day debates initiated by the Labour Party, on fuel prices and the… Read more »
An audit of rebelliousness on the Tory backbenches since Christmas
By Jonathan Isaby I haven't done an overall audit of Tory backbench rebellions since before Christmas – two months ago… Read more »
House of Lords finally concedes over 40% referendum threshold
By Jonathan Isaby Yesterday afternoon, Tim noted that the House of Lords was standing its ground and had inflicted another… Read more »
A-Listers are less likely to vote against the Government than the rest of the 2010 intake
By Jonathan Isaby Earlier in the week I concluded that of the 147 new Conservative MPs elected for the first… Read more »
Tory PPSs will get a free vote on votes for prisoners
By Jonathan Isaby Earlier in the week I reported that Tory backbenchers would get a free vote next Thursday on… Read more »
Three Tory MPs vote with Labour to condemn forest sell-off plans as “fundamentally unsound”
By Jonathan Isaby I've just had a quick glance at the division list from the vote at the end of… Read more »
20 Tory backbenchers back Peter Bone’s amendment calling for a trigger on an in/out EU referendum
By Jonathan Isaby At the end of proceedings on the European Union Bill yesterday, there was an opportunity for the… Read more »
Tory backbenchers will reportedly get a free vote when votes for prisoners are first debated next week
By Jonathan Isaby Next week sees the first parliamentary debate on whether to give the vote to prisoners – not… Read more »
James Clappison fails in his attempt to make Parliament – not ministers – decide when a transfer of power to the EU requires a referendum
By Jonathan Isaby The European Union Bill returned to the floor of the Commons yesterday for the first of three… Read more »
Seven Tory ex-Cabinet ministers back successful amendment in the Lords to retain the Isle of Wight as a single constituency
By Jonathan Isaby When the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill was going through the House of Commons, Isle of… Read more »
27 Tory MPs back Bill Cash’s amendment on reaffirmation of parliamentary sovereignty
By Jonathan Isaby Yesterday saw a whole day's debate in committee on the floor of the House on the European… Read more »
Is a Commons defeat on Europe really on the cards for David Cameron?
By Jonathan Isaby Today's Sunday Telegraph splashed on Melissa Kite's story suggesting that David Cameron "faces the prospect of an… | 19 comments