Brexit has transformed the context in which we plan our security. Commitments to our European neighbours and Global Britain require more money.
Cabinet Ministers were told yesterday that the shuffle will be “significant”, but that word covers a multitude of possibilities.
The new MP for Saffron Walden has swiftly begun to make a name for herself.
Then come Redwood and Tugendhat to make up the top five. Four of the top ten have been in the Commons for less than three years.
The Centre for Policy Studies is working with many young, passionate Conservatives to build a better Britain.
“We need to talk about as a party what we look like after Brexit, and I hope that veterans’ care and being a party of defence means something.”
It’s good that the absurd telephone charges have been scrapped – but the bigger problem remains unresolved.
People are not yet at the point where they believe the party in government needs kicking out; they are still willing to give us a hearing.
May’s damaged authority is having a beneficial side-effect – namely, freeing Tory MPs to think aloud about the Party’s future.
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They already elect their chairmen and there will be fewer trips abroad – at least when the Commons is sitting. That means more scrutiny of what Ministers are up to.
If the Government really is considering treating the intimidation of politicians in the same way as hate crime, it ought to think again.
Over two-thirds of Tory MPs have joined the Commons since 2010. Now they are starting to flex their muscles.
While the responsibilities of government must be shouldered, there’s no doubting the need for a time of renewal – one as profound as in any period of opposition.