Northern Ireland secretary vows ‘pragmatic’ legislative approach to restore power-sharing
The Northern Ireland secretary has vowed to introduce “pragmatic” legislation in his latest bid to address the region’s political deadlock. After the latest deadline to restore Stormont expired on Thursday, 18 December, Chris Heaton-Harris declared his intention to introduce new legislation in a statement. He said his new approach would be “pragmatic, appropriate and limited”. […]
Chris Pincher has Conservative whip suspended
It is alleged that Chris Pincher has had the Conservative whip removed. This afternoon The Telegraph and the BBC reported that Downing Street sources say the decision to remove the whip from the MP has been made. The former publication says Kelly Tolhurst has been appointed as Pincher’s replacement in the whips’ office. This morning […]
Downing Street denies Conservative misogyny problem amid ‘Porn MP’ investigation
Downing Street has pushed back on claims of an ingrained culture of misogyny within the Conservative party, as the chief whip investigates reports that a Conservative minister was spotted watching porn in the House of Commons. Just over a over a dozen Conservative MPs met chief whip Chris Heaton-Harris last night to share their experiences […]
Wind 101: Tory MPs pressure Cameron over renewable energy
Letter to PM demands moves against wind energy
