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Posts Tagged: Richard Benyon MP

The programme motion falls by 322 votes to 308

The Prime Minister falls 14 votes short – and says that the Bill will be paused while he speaks to EU leaders.

23 October 2019 | 164 comments

Withdrawal Bill, Second Reading. The Government wins by 30 votes.

It’s a surprisingly large Government majority: 24 independents and 19 Labour MPs voted with the Government.

23 October 2019 | 12 comments

Ex-Tory MPs split three ways on the question of compelling advisers to publish private correspondence

Seven voted for Grieve’s motion, six voted against, and the remaining eight did not vote.

By Mark Wallace | 9 September 2019 | 91 comments

The rebels – 21 Tory and two Labour – on the Letwin SO24 motion

Mark Spencer has reportedly rung round to inform them that they have lost the Whip.

By Mark Wallace | 4 September 2019 | 331 comments

Which MP is backing which candidate. Our named estimates. Johnson 131, Hunt 48, Gove 36, Javid 22

Here’s our best stab at who is voting for whom, and this list will be updated each morning, as the contest continues.

By Paul Goodman | 20 June 2019 | 741 comments

The 30 Conservative MPs who rebelled to vote for Letwin’s amendment

The list includes the three who resigned from the Government this evening – and Green, one of the Prime Minister’s oldest allies.

By Mark Wallace | 26 March 2019 | 160 comments

Richard Benyon: Climate change is bigger than Brexit

The school strikers have a point, and we ought to listen – not least because we have a great story to tell about what Conservative governments have done.

By Richard Benyon MP | 15 March 2019 | 89 comments

Here are the 15 rebels who almost gave Bercow a casting vote on Cooper/Letwin

By longstanding convention the Speaker casts his vote for the status quo. But would he?

By Henry Hill | 15 March 2019 | 5 comments

The 16 Tory MPs who broke the whip to back Powell’s cut-off amendment

Halfon and Stevenson join the Europhile ultras in a very near miss for the Government.

By Henry Hill | 15 March 2019 | 25 comments

Henry Hill: Hunt squares off with Sturgeon over prospect of second independence referendum

Also: Tory MPs lead the charge against prosecutions of ex-servicemen who served in Ulster; Ulster Unionist leader savages DUP; and more.

By Henry Hill | 14 March 2019 | 13 comments

The 17 Conservative MPs who voted against the whip on the Government’s motion

Two of them, Sarah Newton and Paul Masterton, were members of the Government, and have resigned.

By Paul Goodman | 14 March 2019

The 25 Conservatives who voted with Grieve to block a No Deal Brexit – or try to

Some favour a Second Referendum; others, EEA membership. But they have combined to deal the Prime Minister a second bloody blow in a single day.

4 December 2018 | 131 comments

Henry Hill: Scores of Tory MPs and peers urge May to protect Ulster veterans

Also: Scottish Conservatives keep up the pressure over fishing and the backstop; Plaid set out new front bench; and Bradley empowers Northern Irish civil service.

By Henry Hill | 25 October 2018 | 26 comments

The 14 Conservatives who voted against the ERG’s Customs Bill amendment on tariffs

Frank Field, Kate Hoey, Graham Stringer and Kelvin Hopkins voted with the Government.

17 July 2018 | 85 comments

Henry Hill: Bradley criticised for ‘legal assault’ on ex-servicemen and dithering on MLA pay cuts

Also: Three Plaid AMs call for leadership challenge against Wood; Foster breaks new ground at LGBT event; and Sargeant inquiry may not report until Jones steps down.

By Henry Hill | 21 June 2018 | 17 comments

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