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Posts Tagged: Richard Drax MP

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.

By Paul Goodman | 7 January 2021 | 50 comments

The forty-two Conservative MPs who voted against the Government on the 10pm curfew

That’s the biggest Tory revolt so far on a virus-related division, and enough potentially to defeat the Government in future.

By Paul Goodman | 14 October 2020 | 49 comments

The twelve Conservative MPs who voted yesterday evening against the rule of six

These are early shots in the developing Tory backbench campaign against the restrictions, which are set to gain volume and velocity.

By Paul Goodman | 7 October 2020 | 34 comments

“Project fear” and a “national trauma” – criticisms from Tory backbenchers in the Commons yesterday

From calling the measures “dystopian”, to criticising Whitty and Vallance’s latest graph, there were some scathing speeches.

By Charlotte Gill | 29 September 2020 | 62 comments

The 38 Conservative MPs who rebelled over Huwaei

They included seven former Cabinet Ministers, the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee and the Chairman of the 1922 Executive Committee.

11 March 2020 | 57 comments

Newport West’s by-election. Where is the voter uprising against establishment elites?

This isn’t even that event of journalistic legend – small earthquake, not many dead. It is a tremor that barely registers on the seismograph.

By Paul Goodman | 5 April 2019 | 188 comments

WATCH: “I made the wrong call on Friday.” Drax apologies for not voting against May’s deal.

And he says that she must commit to taking the UK out of the EU by April 14 – or else quit.

1 April 2019 | 63 comments

The 75 Conservative MPs who opposed the Prime Minister’s deal

Mostly ERG-aligned Leavers – but roughly ten former Remainers, a core of whom now back a second referendum.

By Paul Goodman | 13 March 2019 | 30 comments

The 22 Conservative MPs who voted against the Cooper amendment

We understand that 88 other Tory backbenchers didn’t vote on it, including Boris Johnson, Dominic Raab and Jacob Rees-Mogg.

28 February 2019 | 84 comments

Academisation – Morgan’s greatest test to date

Managing the controversial White Paper through into action is a formidable task for the woman who is mulling a future crack at the leadership.

By Paul Goodman | 21 April 2016 | 41 comments

Why is Hammond never available to take difficult Commons statements on Europe?

There were 26 critical questions from Conservative backbenchers on the Government’s EU referendum leaflet yesterday and 5 supportive ones.

By Paul Goodman | 12 April 2016 | 17 comments

The 15 Conservative MPs who voted against the Government on the main DRIP amendment

While the reshuffle dominated talk in the village, the Data Retention and Investigatory Bill was hurtling through the Commons.

By Paul Goodman | 16 July 2014 | 21 comments

Fourteen Tory MPs defy Cameron on press regulation

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. Fourteen Conservative MPs voted against David Cameron's proposals on press regulation earlier this evening… Read more »

By Paul Goodman | 19 March 2013

Leveson debate snapshot: Four Conservative MPs for statutory regulation, eight against

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter For statutory regulation Robert Buckland George Eustice Sir Edward Garnier Zac Goldsmith Against statutory… Read more »

4 December 2012

The 118 Tory MPs the Daily Mail lists as being opposed to gay marriage

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. The Daily Mail this morning reports on the 118 Conservative MPs who have written to… Read more »

24 November 2012

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