Paul Goodman
“Downing Street seems to think that one day’s bad publicity over clearing the backlog is a price worth paying for sorting the small boats problem. It needs to do so now more than ever.”
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Can such a conservative as Kate Forbes lead the SNP?
Henry Hill
“Much as with Lee Anderson and the death penalty, her candidacy puts the spotlight again on the question of major strands of public opinion which are deeply under-represented in public life.”
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Green and the Weald of Kent selection. The issue was CCHQ control – not Johnson or Brexit.
William Atkinson
“This looks to be the latest installment in a contest ConservativeHome has long covered: the tug-of-war between constituency associations and CCHQ over the ins and outs of candidate selection.”
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The Democratic Unionist Party, voice of Protestant desperation
Andrew Gimson
“If Sunak reaches a deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol, he will need it endorsed by DUP politicians with whom he has almost nothing in common.”
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When dealing with Brussels, Sunak should learn from his clash with Sturgeon
Sir John Redwood MP
“Like the SNP, the EU are often an overtly hostile negotiating partner. They will take whatever ground he gives up and come back for more.”
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Looking for rabbits in Hunt’s Budget hat
Dr Gerard Lyons
“The lesson that he will not take from his predecessor’s mini-Budget is to manage expectations – and ensure that the markets are comfortable with what is planned.”
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Lord Ashcroft
“Meanwhile British and American voters both back supporting Kyiv – but differ from the Ukrainians on what that should look like.”
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Sturgeon’s legacy. She didn’t end the Union. Instead, it ended her.
Douglas Ross MP
“A solution that addresses unionist concerns and wins back cross-community consensus for any new governance framework is the only way to achieve the aims of the Protocol that the EU and UK signed up for in the first place.”
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The UK must take more Ukrainian refugees, and offer more support when they arrive
Laura Kyrke-Smith
“Nearly two-thirds of Britons favour greater assistance for refugees, such as the Government increasing employment and English language support.”
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Paul Goodman
“It’s beginning to look as though the reselection of Conservative MPs by their local Associations, previously a matter of course, cannot simply be assumed. “