Ken Clarke: Tories will get more pro-European in office
So Mr Clarke said six weeks ago, according to The Guardian: "I think the need to be working with Obama… Read more »
£1m is just “small beer” for Labour
Shadow Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has rightly leapt on a remark made by Alan Johnson on this morning’s Today programme…. Read more »
David Cameron captures the national change of mood on the economy at PMQs
VERDICT: "A clear victory for David Cameron. Not just because his performance was strong – and it was – but… Read more »
All Tory MPs will be ordered to fight Labour attempts to keep expenses secret
1PM UPDATE: BROWN BACKS DOWN ON EXPENSES VOTE As The Guardian reports this morning, Conservative and Liberal Democrat MPs are… Read more »
Who else should be in the shadow cabinet?
This word cloud – created by wordle – represents the more than 800 unprompted answers given in the latest ConHome… Read more »
David Cameron claims similarity between the Tory and Obama messages
This from conservatives.com: "David Cameron praised Barack Obama for setting out “a different agenda” and for putting the emphasis on… Read more »
Ken Livingstone will be turning in his political grave
When Ken Livingstone was London Mayor you were more likely to see honours for Hugo Chavez or some suicide-bomb-justifying-cleric. Fortunately… | 14 comments
That hush is the sound of unity
It wouldn’t have happened a few years ago. The airwaves would have been full of unhappy Tories complaining at the… Read more »
Grassroots give a big thumbs up to the reshuffle
1,087 members voted in this survey which we put into the field at 3.30pm yesterday afternoon. There’s a big welcome… Read more »
Ipsos Mori poll gives Tories a 14% lead
The Ipsos-MORI January Political Monitor has been published tonight and puts the parties on the following percentages: Comparisons are with… Read more »
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The shadow cabinet has more punch but less reform
Ten observations on today’s shadow cabinet reshuffle: The economic team has been considerably strengthened: …but there must be a danger… Read more »
Confirmation of all changes to the Conservative frontbench
CCHQ has now confirmed all the changes that have been made to the frontbench. New to the Shadow Cabinet: The… Read more »
Reshuffle Live blog Part II
1530: Ken Clarke takes his place on the frontbench alongside David Cameron and George Osborne in the chamber this afternoon:… Read more »
Eric Pickles is new Party Chairman
Eric Pickles is being appointed Conservative Party chairman in today’s reshuffle, news which we greet warmly. We presume readers will… Read more »