Top civil servants Jeremy Heywood and Bob Kerslake behaved disgracefully by writing a hagiography of Thatcher in the Telegraph. I accused them of prostituting their high offices by deserting their political neutrality.

They declined to apologise even after my charge against them was supported by other members...

Something was certain to blow.

It's been seven days of hot churning emotion that led to my expulsion from the Commons for the first time in 25 years.

Last Thursday, Minister Justine Greening demeaned and insulted the Commons with a saccharine flavoured quarterly report on Afghanistan. It was stuffed the...

Those who brought us Britain's role in Iraq plan a fresh war of illusion.

The drumbeats are sounding and excitement is mounting as the boys anticipated playing again with the toys.

Even Tony Blair is back, eager to repeat his 2003 'triumph'. He could not have stopped the Iraq War...