'But now that Tory MPs are looking at their own patches and seeing their councillors gone, meaning their voluntary operations for their own seats are decimated, those who were trying to ignore the issue cannot afford to.. anymore' Tali Fraser via ConservativeHome conservativehome.com/2025/05/11/is-…

NEW: The Tories are looking to amend the Borders Bill in the Lords to force the recording + publication of the fiscal effects of different types of migration 👇🏼It is about time conservativehome.com/2025/05/13/wha…

My latest for ConservativeHome — let’s copy Denmark when it comes to calculating + publishing the fiscal effects of migration profiles! 🇩🇰

The latest ConservativeHome Shadow Cabinet League table is out. Good news for Robert Jenrick, Chris Philp MP, Mel Stride & Andrew Griffith MP. Less good for others. Reflects a view amongst some members that some of Kemi Badenoch’s top team need to be more visible, better, or shuffled out.

Rachel Reeves’ voice appears to be rising in line with inflation 😅

🚨NEW: Chagos deal will cost £30bn RENT: - £165m a year for the first 3 years - £120m a year for years 4-13 - Then £120m+inflation for years 14-99 PLUS: - £45m a year for 25 years for development - £40m one-off for Chagossian fund Assuming 2% inflation, total cost is £30.3bn

This is just embarrassing isn't it?

Incredible work everyone, couldn’t make it up First nationalised train will be replacement bus bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

BREAKING: A car has struck 'multiple pedestrians' in Liverpool's city centre during the Premier League celebrations itv.com/news/granada/2…

Absolutely awful

… he speaks Who knew?

So Labour MP Tahir Ali won his Birmingham seat with a split independent vote — the two independent candidates combined together got 503 more votes than Ali If they got their act together it is very much winnable … 👇🏼And this is the person who came second

Isabel Hardman signs off today after 13 years (!) writing The Spectator's Evening Blend. Here's my tribute to one of the best and most inspiring journalists I've ever worked with: isabelhardman.glitch.me