Fasten your seat belts (II)
‘What’s the mood of Conservative MPs?’ I asked a frontbencher last week. ‘Is it still tracking the opinion polls?’ ‘Oh… Read more »
Ken Clarke reiterates his desire to remain on the backbenches
Former Chancellor Ken Clarke has given an interview to tomorrow’s Times (Saturday) rich in quotes in which he reiterates his… Read more »
Boris breaks ranks with party on illegal immigrants
London Mayor Boris Johnson has broken ranks with party policy by suggesting that there should be an amnesty for illegal… Read more »
Tax bombshell alert
The battlelines for the political debate over the coming year will be drawn on Monday when Alistair Darling delivers his… Read more »
In praise of Owen Paterson and the Tory/UUP deal
The news today of a new deal between the Conservatives and Ulster Unionists is extremely welcome. Whilst Tony Blair-style Northern… Read more »
Further details of the Tory/UUP deal
More details have emerged of the alliance being forged between the Ulster Unionist Party and Conservative Party, which has been… Read more »
David Cameron hails Ulster Unionist alliance with the Conservatives as a “new political force”
Further to our coverage yesterday of the proposed pact between the Ulster Unionists and the Conservative Party, the UUP Executive… Read more »
Ulster Unionists decide on pact with the Conservatives
Update – It is being reported that the UUP Executive has backed the move as outlined below. We will cover… Read more »
John Maples apologises over recession comments
At Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday, one of the pre-prepared quotes Gordon Brown threw at the Opposition was from Tory MP… Read more »
The race to ‘own’ the economic issues
The Independent reports that Labour has found an extra £5bn of savings across Whitehall. These savings will be used to… Read more »
Osborne: Britain won’t be fooled by Brown’s “tax cons”
George Osborne has just spoken to a private meeting of the parliamentary party. He received a warm reception but one… Read more »
One-third of Tory members expect election within six months
Earlier we published the first results of yesterday’s afternoon’s special survey of Tory members and found overwhelming support for the… Read more »
MEPs begin preparing the ground to remain in the EPP
Update: In this post on CentreRight, Matt Sinclair has highlighted the reactions of MEPs Roger Helmer and Daniel Hannan on… Read more »
Cameron takes on Brown over the economy at PMQ
Jonathan Isaby’s verdict: A far calmer session than last week, and no surprise that David Cameron went on the economy…. Read more »
Nine out of ten Tory members happy with leadership’s approach to tax, spend and debt
Yesterday we hoped that David Cameron’s announcement on spending might produce an outbreak of peace in the Conservative Party (at… Read more »