I am wary that our post-Brexit anti-establishment tendency has allowed our national Church to become something too many Tories treat, at best, with indifference, and, at worse, as an enemy.
A Westminister local, Barnes follows the common tendency towards ‘local champions’ in recent selections.
In his resignation letter Halfon suggests there was “quiet admiration” for Sunak across the country.
The suspended MP has announced he has tendered his resignation after “the honour of a lifetime” in representing Blackpool South.
On current trends, the next election poses the greatest threat to the Conservative Party’s continued existence in its history. Can we imagine politics with under 50 Tory MPs?
It’s true that our cultural institutions are no longer neutral. But in the battle for popular memory, Ben Elton has long since won out over Charles Moore.
Deane told ConservativeHome that he intended his campaign to be a “model of civility” having been “appalled” at Mike Freer’s experiences.
Freelance diplomacy in Venezuela sits at the intersection of Johnson’s three post-premiership priorities: remuneration, supporting Ukraine, and keeping himself in the public eye.
Between Lee Anderson’s defection and the row over Frank Hester, MPs are questioning the Prime Minister’s judgement. But they should remember Simon and Garfunkel’s wise words: every way you look at it you lose.
Spoiler alert: it isn’t Lee Anderson.
The young cannot be expected to be enthusiastic about serving a country offering them so little.
Anderson has responded to Rishi Sunak’s suspension of the whip – opposed by almost two-thirds of our panel – by becoming Reform UK’s first MP.
A mandate for abolition provided by a manifesto pledge might be easier for the markets to accept than just ignoring it in the pursuit of tax cuts, as Liz Truss attempted.
Even May’s most ardent armchair critic would at least acknowledge she has enjoyed an Indian summer on the backbenches.