This new account gives us Brexit from the losing side.
Tory members do not seem to be gathered in corners nursing their undoubted, and understandable emotional bruises from the election. They seem remarkably upbeat.
Simply assuming the next leader of the Conservative Party will be whoever in the final two is the more ‘right-wing’ is an insult to our membership. They are much more intelligent and prescient than most commentators give them credit for.
Until we understand just why the electorate is so sick of us, the chances of the Conservatives recovering any time soon are miniscule, however awful the election result.
Forcing us to stay home, lockdown neither saved lives nor protected the NHS. This dystopian experiment was supported by all the political parties. Will it be repeated?
We face an unprecedented number of ex-prime ministers trying to spin their legacies, and an unprecedented number of outlets in which they can do so. This will not be helpful.
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?
The former Chancellor says Sunak should ‘suppress a bit of ego’ and ask Johnson to come back.
According to YouGov, the Party commands a plurality of voters only among the over 70s. As far as voting intention is concerned, the Conservative Party is literally dying on its feet.
Fail to address the challenge head-on, and conservatives will find that our constitution continues to evolve away from its roots, each new Labour government bringing in new measures to ‘modernise’ our ‘anachronistic’ system.
Most Conservative MPs are desparate to avoid one any time soon. It may not have occured to some that bringing down the Bill could bring about precisely the outcome they want to avoid.
The odds are that the Government will win tomorrow. But it’s not hard to see how it could lose by accident.
Monday’s speech and today’s announcement show them choosing their ground for the next election. And since Hunt may find no money for further tax cuts next spring, the option of a May general election is opening up.
The Prime Minister looked relieved to have appointed a Home Secretary who is not furious with him.
We’ve been asking, what is the state of the left-of-centre voting coalition under the biggest Labour majority for nearly 30 years? With Reform ahead in the polls, can the left mobilise to keep the right out of office? It might be trickier than some imagine.