Plus: Will the 21 rebels get the whip back? And: The Tories need younger members, and so does everyone else.
Those representing constituencies with big majorities that voted Leave may conclude they don’t want to push their luck.
There have been some shocking cases of personal abuse. Bullying must not be allowed to triumph.
Previous Labour voters wondered whether the party’s pledges were credible or affordable.
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Continuing our ConservativeHome series, which will run each Monday during the election campaign, on the key contests in each region.
Plus: shortlists for Middlesbrough South and Wakefield; and, new selections and nominations in key target seats across the country.
The Tories ousted Ed Balls and the Liberal Democrats managed to return two seats, but otherwise this region was a low-scoring draw for the main parties.
The Tory general election campaign was far too cautious. We need to become an irreverent, confident and bullish force.
Twenty years at Harriet Harman’s high altar of all women shortlists and selection quotas are duly delivering their reward – for the Conservatives.
The region, which the Yorkshire Post argues should have its own Minister, is the scene of intense campaigning.
People did not feel committed to their current party. The next election was, they hoped, a long way away, by which time much could have changed.