The Tory tradition is wide, not exclusive, and should encompass those who have felt forced to join UKIP
Osborne’s balancing act; Farage riding a tiger; Backbench rebels; Labour miserablists; and a few crucial days in May.
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. The Government suffered a number of defeats in the House of Lords last night on its legislative plans for trials held in secret. Ken Clarke's Justice and Security Bill would have allowed Ministers to order secret court hearings to consider evidence in national security cases. Peers from the across […]
He added that the Eurosceptics of 1992, who rebelled over the Maastricht Treaty, "should die of shame of the warnings they gave". Mr Clarke did concede, however, that Wednesday's vote would "toughen up" Mr Cameron's position at the negotiating table.
The Justice Secretary discussed… the Bahrain Grand Prix – explaining that sports events are often held in countries with questionable human rights records… from five minutes into the video, the ECHR… at six-and-a-half minutes he says Cabinet is united in support for what he is doing on the ECHR… at seven-and-a-half minutes he says ECHR […]
The Justice Secretary also claims the Court will no longer hear so many trivial cases – cases that clog the system. BBC report.