The matter may seem only to be a piece of Westminster arcana, but it touches on some live and fissile questions.
The consumer crusader from Harlow is breaking new ground for campaigning MPs.
The Thirsk & Malton MP claims that her deselection is being looked into “at the highest level” within the Conservative Party.
And David Cameron, not Theresa May, is therefore responsible for whatever happens next week.
Chumocracy, long working hours and horrendous social media abuse all contribute, he tells the BBC’s Daily Politics.
The Erewash MP’s departure raises serious question for the party on how to retain female MPs.
The senior backbencher writes that those who support such initiatives as Bernard Jenkin’s recent letter aren’t “the old and grumpy”.
It thinks that there has been a backlash against the missive – especially from members of the 2010 intake and Tory MPs in marginal seats.
Unless, that is, some of the 96 who signed the letter demanding a Commons veto didn’t grasp what they were signing.
And any Coalition negotiations after 2015 should proceed at a less hasty pace than in 2010
The Chairman of the 1922 Committee tells Andrew Gimson that David Cameron has agreed to a written protocol of which such a vote will be a part.
The Deputy Chief Whip is a former PPS to George Osborne, and previously served as a member of his front bench team.