“The noises in the jungle are real, Boris is wanting to come back."
Some Conservative MPs are talking to Boris Johnson about offering him their safe seats, says Tim Montgomerie.
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🚨 NEW: The Tories have selected Sean Houlston to be their candidate in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election
A member of the "Next Generation Tories", he is the Head of Membership & Digital at the National Federation of Builders
🔵 RUNCORN: one source claims the three contenders for the Conservative nomination are:
Jade Marsden, candidate in 2024; former cand for Liverpool city region mayor;
Hugo Deynem, Cheshire W & Chester cllr;
Sean Houlston, Widnes & Halewood cand, 2024.
Can anyone confirm this?
🚨 NEW: The Tories have started candidate selection in Runcorn and Helsby
Current suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury is due to be sentenced on Monday after assaulting a constituent
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@christiancalgie If you have a copy lying around, Farage spoke to me in Broken Heartlands about his experience in that by-election and what it taught him about how working class England was changing.
Read this for a second time, don't agree with all of Tom's analysis but it is the most thought-provoking thing I've come across in a while on how levelling up should really be done. Much for pro-growth campaigners to think about too
🗣️ Some personal news, as the cliche goes: I’m thrilled to be joining @thetimes in December as leader writer and columnist. Since reading the Funday Times at the age of six, it’s the paper I’ve dreamed of writing for. Couldn’t be a better moment to get stuck into the big debates.