His campaigning on behalf of ex-servicemen helped him see off Graham Brady, Tracey Crouch and Dominic Grieve.
Also: Scottish Conservatives keep up the pressure over fishing and the backstop; Plaid set out new front bench; and Bradley empowers Northern Irish civil service.
“You cannot marry the idea that you should bin universal credit with a commitment to improving the life chances of our most vulnerable constituents.”
If the Budget choice this year is between supporting the new system or raising tax thresholds, the answer is a no brainer.
Also: Davies pledges more diversity and radicalism from the Welsh Tories; fears of Labour stitch-up in race to replace Jones; and more.
A central theme of the author and former army officer is: “I can’t over-exaggerate how different London is to the rest of the country.”
A list of new Tory Reform Group patron MPs suggests that it is stronger in the Commons than it may look.
With over 1,000 responses in, the Tory grassroots appear to believe that May would be right to abandon Blair’s precedent and act on the royal prerogative.
Reports this morning suggest conflict within the Government and hesitation in America. And no wonder.
It might please nurses, but provokes new pay demands from teachers, doctors and soldiers. Nor would a hypothecated ‘NHS Tax’ make the issue go away.
Major Robert Campbell faces investigation for the eighth time for the same allegation, despite being cleared time and time again. When will the Government halt this taxpayer funded bananza for human rights lawyers?
The Conservative MP and former soldier says he’s determined to learn from the “painful lessons” of the past.
The armed forces do not wish to be above the law. The Human Rights Act has had unforeseen consequences, which have caused injustice.