The sum total of all this is that Hunt’s wiggle room for tax cuts this Autumn is shrinking even further.
Senior executives at HS2 Ltd stand accused of having used misleading projections, shredded documents, and forced out whistleblowers to keep money flowing into the project.
The pair will ease CCHQ’s concerns about a lack of female candidates in recent selections.
A situation when Labour, representing the vast majority of seats and votes of British Muslims, becomes a party of Palestine and the Conservatives one of Israel would be antithetical to national harmony.
In only three years the former chief executive of Air New Zealand has taken the Nationals from their second-worst ever performance to more than 40 per cent of the vote.
The seats include Gower, Wirral West, and Oxford West and Abingdon, all of which have been held by Conservatives in recent years.
As of last month, only 16 per cent of those selected in Tory-held seats since June had been women – a drop on the current percentage within the parliamentary party.
Fox was previously an MEP for South West England and Gibralter, and Conservative leader in the European Parliament.
Though for all his efforts to place his tanks on Tory lawns, the former editor of Socialist Alternatives still struggled to speak like a Conservative in several crucial areas.
For all the Shadow Chancellor’s efforts to pose as the voice of fiscal discipline, pressure for higher spending from her colleagues and party continue to add up.
Like it or not, in many areas, we need a radical Labour government – or at least one willing to take the tough decisions the Conservatives have ducked.
Hunt may not be looking for tax rises. But tax rises might be looking for him, as borrowing costs may continue to soar.
If there is leeway for cuts, wouldn’t it be wiser to use it for a reduction that affects a greater number of voters or boosts the economy?
The selection of the Olympic gold medallist is interesting not only for his star power, but for his lack of connection to the constituency, and comparative age.
There was a sense that members wanted “a fresh start” after a vote against Jonathan Djanogly, the current MP.