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. Since the interview with a recently-departed senior Nick Clegg aide, Richard Reeves, in this morning's newspapers, which intimated there would be consequences for the Government's boundary review if backbench Tories vote against stopping debate on Lords reform, a number of Tory MPs have appeared in the media to express their […]
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter I published some photographs of Tory MPs – including the Prime Minister – enjoying the Jubilee celebrations on Sunday. Here are some more. They involve a lot of cake and quite a bit of rain. First up is Foreign Office minister Alistair Burt. No doubt enjoying the break from the […]
A variety of reactions are pasted in this blog. The names of those calling for some change of message, priority or operational changes are emboldened. We have also included the contributions of MPs who have not advocated substantial changes. 5.45pm A little round-up of what Tory MPs have said during the day: David Ruffley MP […]
Stewart Jackson is the Member of Parliament for Peterborough. Now you'd expect me to be the last person in the world whom Liberal Democrats would take any notice of, following my coining of the term "Curse of Clegg" in PMQs last week. It's fair to say that I did embellish a serious point about an immigration loophole […]
In a new feature ConservativeHome will be posting a review of the last seven days by a different parliamentarian. Stewart Jackson, MP for Peterborough, is our first diarist. Margaret Hodge Having just been elected to the Public Accounts Committee, Monday lunchtime sees me ascending to the gods in the Palace of Westminster to take tea […]
Stewart Jackson is the Member of Parliament for Peterborough and is a Vice President of the Local Government Association and was an Opposition Spokesman on Regeneration from 2008-10. Just before Christmas, Planning Minister Greg Clark MP, published the Government’s response to the DCLG’s Select Committee report on the draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) which, together with evidence he […]
Stewart Jackson is the Member of Parliament for Peterborough. Follow Stewart on Twitter. At the outset, I should make it clear I am speaking for myself (and no-one else), and I always have done. I don’t seek to apologise for or admonish any individuals. I believe that healthy debate is essential for a healthy party, […]