Hammond and Rudd Bomb in Tory Focus Group, Boris Still Membership’s Favourite
So, who could be Theresa May’s successor? Here’s PART TWO of @FrankLuntz‘ #bbcsp focus group of Conservative voters pic.twitter.com/e6fkMypoot — Daily&SundayPolitics (@daily_politics) October 1,...
View ArticleTory MPs and Think Tanks Pan May Announcements
Conference has barely begun and Tory MPs and right-leaning think tanks and pundits are already kicking off about Theresa May’s announcements on tuition fees and Help to Buy. Kate Andrews of the...
View ArticleBoris on Shopping in Nicosia
Boris Johnson at Friends of Cyprus event jokes about Marks and Spencer’s opening in Nicosia. “Buy your knickers ‘ere” #CPC17 pic.twitter.com/bzXu4HB4Bq — Jessica Elgot (@jessicaelgot) October 1, 2017...
View ArticleRich’s Monday Morning View
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View ArticleMogg Wins Mock Election
The mischievous Campaign for Conservative Democracy launched in Manchester this morning with a more than slightly cheeky mock election for party chairman. The results are in, obviously the Mogg is the...
View ArticleNo Idea
Katie Hopkins is at Tory Conference in a wedding dress. No idea what is going on with her here… The post No Idea appeared first on Guido Fawkes.
View ArticleTories Best Place to Work Thanks to “Gin and Babes”
Doing the rounds among CCHQ staff in the Midland hotel bar last night… the Tories have been named the best political employer thanks to, among other things, “lots of gin and good times with Tory...
View ArticleGloomy Hammond Speech Falls Flat
Philip Hammond’s gloomy speech was a barely coded attack on Boris and Liam Fox, talking up the “difficulties” of Brexit, insisting we must remain “closely linked” to the EU, and talking down...
View ArticleMogg v Protester
‘You’re ruining people’s lives’: protestors turn up at Jacob Rees-Mogg’s conference event #cpc2017. Footage @jessicaelgot pic.twitter.com/6f7N2SgWyS — The Guardian (@guardian) October 2, 2017 The Mogg...
View ArticleFormer Brexit Minister: Government Must Publish No Deal Plans
The queues to see Leave Means Leave’s Jacob Rees-Mogg event at the Radisson were so long the police had to be called to keep order. In the absence of any real news the Mogg is the box office figure at...
View ArticleRudd Banking £30,000-a-Month Donations
Amber Rudd addresses Tory conference later on a day on which her leadership ambitions are again coming to the fore. She has used a wide-ranging interview in the Mail to attack Boris’ “red lines” (not...
View ArticleGove: Corbyn Backs Death Squads Over Democrats
Michael Gove last night accused Jeremy Corbyn of siding with “death squads” over “democrats” as he slammed Jez over the anti-semitism row which overshadowed Labour conference. Addressing a packed...
View ArticleIn Vino Brexit Veritas
Cracker of a Sun story this morning quoting David Davis saying he plans to quit in 2019 and that this is his last big job in politics. Barnier will be spitting out his croissant when he sees the line...
View ArticleAnna Soubry Denies She Called Migrants “Thick”
Press Association has some curious Anna Soubry quotes from a fringe event on immigration yesterday. According to their report she said it is a “myth” that migrants use public services because they are...
View Article70% of Tory MPs Don’t Bother With Conference
Where is everyone at Tory conference? A CCHQ official who would know tells Guido that at least 70% of Tory MPs did not bother filling in the application form for a pass. They reckon over 200 have...
View ArticleEU’s Blind Eye in Catalonia
The EU are turning a blind eye to police brutality. 900 people injured and not a dicky bird from @JunckerEU. pic.twitter.com/o1XV6HRrny — Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) October 3, 2017 When tyrants in...
View ArticleBear Grylls Stretches Audience
Bear Grylls got the conference audience out of their seats doing stretches to wake them up. He was doing a pitch for scouting. For most of the aging audience it was a stretch…. The post Bear Grylls...
View ArticleOverheard in the Midland Ladies Loos Last Night…
By all accounts this year’s conference has been as eventful as ever in terms of people ending up in hotel rooms they didn’t book. Though one young couple didn’t make it that far, unfortunately for the...
View ArticleHammond and Rudd Satisfaction Ratings Plunge
At the weekend Hammond and Rudd bombed in a focus group of Tory voters. Now their net satisfaction ratings on ConHome have taken a plunge – Hammond is down 14 points to minus 37 and Rudd is down a...
View ArticleDavis’ Jibe at Boris
“We train the best diplomats and put them to the test by sending them to work for the Foreign Secretary.” Shots fired at his rival… The post Davis’ Jibe at Boris appeared first on Guido Fawkes.
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