by Jason Tyler | 3rd August 2019 | Brexit, General, Politics
Robert Jenrick is Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, and MP for Newark. In just 89 days, we will be leaving the European Union. We would prefer to leave with a deal, and we will work in an energetic and determined way to get that better...
by Jason Tyler | 3rd August 2019 | General, Politics
Patel pledges a return to zero tolerance policing “Priti Patel today signals the return of zero-tolerance policing to make criminals ‘feel terror’ on the streets. In her first interview as Home Secretary she pledges to restore flagging public confidence in law...
by Jason Tyler | 3rd August 2019 | Brexit, General, Politics
The third and final finding from this month’s ConservativeHome survey of Party members is not very surprising, but important nonetheless. Over 72 per cent of respondents answered “Yes” to the question “Do you believe that the UK will leave the...
by Jason Tyler | 3rd August 2019 | General, Politics
Sir Peter Bottomley is MP for Worthing West. As the member of the House of Commons with the third longest continuous service, I know how illuminating it can be to look back over a career and take stock of how far things have come. Many MPs have worked to bring the...
by Jason Tyler | 3rd August 2019 | Brexit, General, Politics
Michael Gove: A Man in a Hurry by Owen Bennett (Biteback, £20) Michael Gove possesses a streak of genius. Before writing this review, I watched again his demolition of Jeremy Corbyn in the Commons in January. Nobody in the present House does that kind of speech...
by Jason Tyler | 2nd August 2019 | General, Politics
Phillip Taylor is an officer of Hampstead & Kilburn Conservative Association, and has worked on previous mayoral campaigns. Conservatives like to enjoy making jokes and pre-emptive declarations about the end of the Liberal Democrats. Often an exercise in wishful...
