Tory MPs reject May’s final bid to pass her deal “Theresa May faced calls from her own party to resign “immediately” on Tuesday night after putting a second referendum on the table in a “sellout” attempt to save her Brexit deal. The Prime Minister provoked fury after she caved in to Labour demands for a vote on holding […]
Tory MEP candidates told to keep quiet for fear of annoying voters in the local elections ‘Conservative party chiefs have instructed candidates for the European parliament to lie low for fear that campaigning will enrage voters before Thursday’s local elections, according to senior party figures. Theresa May’s official spokesman insisted yesterday that she still believed […]
Tories ‘could lose over a thousand councillors’ “The Tories are braced to lose more than 1,000 seats in the local elections this week, as the party’s deputy chairman admits that polling day is “going to be a difficult night for us”. Voters are expected to abandon the Conservatives on Thursday amid mounting anger over Brexit, with […]
Local elections 1) Lewis: Vote Conservative for better-run local councils ‘When you compare Conservative-run councils to Labour-run councils, our record of success couldn’t be clearer. Across the country, it’s Conservative councillors and Conservative councils who have a consistently managed people’s money carefully and provided better local services. Last year, Conservative councils filled over twice as […]
Cabinet ministers to be hauled before the Huawei leak inquiry “Cabinet ministers will be hauled before a leak inquiry this weekend after Theresa May’s hunt for the source of information on the Huawei affair gathered pace. Mrs May’s chief of staff Gavin Barwell issued a stern warning that if a leaker is discovered they will […]
No deal preferable to no Brexit, insists Hunt… “Jeremy Hunt has vowed to back a no-deal Brexit if the alternative is to remain in the European Union, as he set out his stall to succeed Theresa May. The foreign secretary insisted that he wanted the UK “to leave, leave quickly and leave cleanly” and also moved […]
Spy chiefs demand investigation after leak from National Security Council “An unprecedented leak from highly confidential talks with senior ministers about the Chinese telecoms company Huawei has caused outrage among spy chiefs. There were calls for an inquiry after reports emerged of a meeting at which Theresa May was said to have given Huawei approval to […]
May ponders another vote on her deal ‘Theresa May is planning to bring her Brexit deal back for another vote – even as Tory MPs plan to change the rules of their party’s leadership elections so they can oust her. The 1922 Committee of backbench Conservative MPs met last night but discussions on whether a […]
Leadership 1) May told to name departure date, or face being ousted in June “Theresa May will be told by her own MPs to name the date of her departure or face being ousted in June after the Conservative Party’s patience with her finally ran out. Sir Graham Brady, the chairman of the 1922 Committee […]
Support for May collapses amongst the Tory grassroots… “Discontent with Mrs May’s leadership has fuelled speculation that those rules could be changed to allow a fresh challenge. The ConservativeHome survey of 1,132 party members on its panel found 79% wanted Mrs May to quit and trigger a leadership contest. The Prime Minister has said she will not […]
Pincer movement on May as the Commons prepares to return. This week, the ’22 Executive will mull changing the no confidence rules. 65 constituency chairmen to demand that she goes. Seventy per cent of MPs “want her to resign”. “Theresa May will be told this week that she must step down as prime minister by […]
Brexit 1) 1922 Committee to consider a rule change that would allow another challenge to May “Theresa May could face a new confidence vote in the wake of the European elections under plans that will be considered by senior Tory MPs this week, The Telegraph can disclose. On Tuesday the 1922 committee of backbench Tory […]
Javid demands police use ‘full force of the law’ on climate change roadblocks ‘The home secretary urged the police to use the “full force of the law” after footage emerged of two officers dancing to music at an illegal roadblock at Oxford Circus and of another using a skateboard on Waterloo Bridge. Activists, who are […]
Brexit Party takes early poll lead “Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party has surged into the lead for the European elections, according to two opinion polls. Having formed only in January, the party has leapfrogged Labour and the Tories and eaten into Ukip’s support. A YouGov poll for The Times put the Brexit Party on 23 per cent, Labour on […]
ConHome Pickup 1) Grassroots Tories pushing for no-confidence vote in May “Grassroots Tories believe they are just weeks away from triggering a little-known process that could help to bring down Theresa May. Party chairmen are circulating a petition calling for the party’s National Convention, which represents the grassroots, to call an Extraordinary General Meeting to pass […]