By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter For statutory regulation Robert Buckland George Eustice Sir Edward Garnier Zac Goldsmith Against statutory regulation Angie Bray Therese Coffey Damian Collins Richard Drax Kris Hopkins Peter Lilley Jacob Rees-Mogg John Whittingdale This is, as the headline says, a snapshot. It doesn't deal with speeches that didn't touch on the […]
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. The Daily Mail this morning reports on the 118 Conservative MPs who have written to constituents indicating their opposition to gay marriage proposals. The Mail says "Their opposition has been expressed in letters and emails sent to constituents who have contacted them with their own concerns", and points out that […]
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. After today's 1922 Committee elections, Robert Buckland has been elected Joint-Secretary (replacing Karen Bradley, an Assistant Whip) and Simon Hart and Karl McCartney have also been elected to the Executive, replacing George Hollingbery (now PPS to Theresa May) and Simon Kirby (now PPS to Hugh Robertson). A few results of […]
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. Guido Fawkes has a list of new Conservative members of Select Committees, from Graham Brady's office. Mr Brady explains: "For the following committees I have received the same number of nominations as there are vacancies, the following are therefore elected". The appointments are: Communities and Local Government John Stevenson […]
By Joseph Willits Follow Joseph on Twitter Phillip Hammond, the Defence Secretary has said in the Commons yesterday that "all submariner roles will be open to women" in response to questions from Tory MPs Caroline Dinenage (Gosport) and Harriet Baldwin (West Worcestershire). Hammond was asked by the MPs what the role of women would be on submarines, including on […]
The new MP for Gosport, Caroline Dinenage, used her maiden speech on Wednesday to celebrate her constituency's "800-year history as a vital part in the defence of the realm": “We still have a range of military facilities including for engineering training and helicopter maintenance, but the prospect of shutting any more of those bases would […]
Caroline Dinenage is the Member of Parliament for Gosport. In the midst of World War Two, tens of thousands of men were forced to endure what Churchill described as the "worst journey in the world". In sub-zero temperatures, the servicemen of the Arctic Convoys valiantly fought to keep the supply lines with Russia open. It […]