1922 Committee

Mehdi Hasan

Number of Tory MPs Calling For Cameron To Go 'Into The 30s'

HuffingtonPost.com | Mehdi Hasan | Posted 01.06.2013 | UK Politics

At least 30 Conservative MPs have signed letters calling for a vote of no confidence in David Cameron's leadership, a leading backbench rebel has said...

'Andrew Mitchell Has Reignited Pleb Row Himself!'

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 18.10.2012 | UK Politics

Conservatives have accused Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell of "reigniting" the row over his alleged "pleb" outburst by denying swearing at police during Pr...

Could The PM Water Down Plans For Lords Reform?

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 11.07.2012 | UK Politics

David Cameron told Conservative MPs tonight he would only make one more attempt at winning their support for House of Lords reform before he would "dr...

Lucy Sherriff

Is 'Fast-Tracking' Poor Students To University Fair?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 02.07.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Universities are increasingly relying on fact-checking students' backgrounds in an effort to boost recruitment of bright students from disadvantaged h...

Chris Wimpress

Senior Tory: The U-Turns Really Need To Stop

HuffingtonPost.com | Chris Wimpress | Posted 30.05.2012 | UK Politics

Senior Tory MP Nick de Bois has warned that the continuing U-turns by the government are "frustrating" and "irritating" to Tory Backbenchers, suggesti...

Senior Tory: We Won't Get A UK Bill Of Rights In This Parliament

The Huffington Post UK | Chris Wimpress | Posted 28.05.2012 | UK Politics

The new co-secretary of the backbench 1922 committee has acknowledged that a UK Bill of Rights is "highly unlikely" while the Tories remain in coaliti...

The Turmoil Continues: The Aftermath of the 1922 Committee Elections

Jon Trickett MP | Posted 17.07.2012 | UK Politics
Jon Trickett MP

The Tory-led government is unpopular, out of touch and presiding over a Downing Street-created double dip recession. You would have thought that they would exercise a degree of caution and perhaps pause to reflect before blundering on.

Tories in Turmoil: The 1922 Committee Elections

Jon Trickett MP | Posted 16.07.2012 | UK Politics
Jon Trickett MP

The Tories are in trouble and these elections are only the beginning of a long battle within the Party. Only time will tell if Cameron is able to lead a united Party into the next General Election, but when Cameron is at the centre of the squabbling, it is hard to see him being able to do so.

Backbench Elections Signal Struggle For Control For The Tory Party

The Huffington Post UK | Chris Wimpress | Posted 16.05.2012 | UK Politics

Elections to the Tory backbench 1922 Committee are taking place today, with allegations of interference from Downing Street and increasing fractures o...

Chris Wimpress

'I Wish She Would Shut The F**k Up...'

HuffingtonPost.com | Chris Wimpress | Posted 10.05.2012 | UK Politics

UPDATE: On Friday night Nadine Dorries is due to appear on BBC One's "Have I Got News For You" as a panellist. Which should be fun. Tory MP Nadin...

Telegraph: Tories '22 Chair Warns Of Rebellion On Europe

www.telegraph.co.uk | Posted 18.11.2011 | UK Politics

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David Cameron Under Party Pressure Over EU Vote

PA | Posted 18.11.2011 | UK Politics

David Cameron is facing growing pressure from within the Tory ranks to stage a referendum on Britain's future in the Europe Union. Mark Pritchard, ...