Conservative Leadership Tracker

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[Conservative Leadership Tracker @ToryLeader22]

It’s striking how political language becomes unconsciously normalised. “Levelling up” is a highly partisan, political, campaigning idea which Boris Johnson used to nebulously describe his social agenda.

But now it’s an accepted ‘thing’.

[UK Prime Minister @10DowningStreet]

The Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP @AngelaRayner has been appointed Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities @luhc.

She will also be Deputy Prime Minister.

#Reshuffle

[Conservative Leadership Tracker @ToryLeader22]

Can Corbyn do it in Islington N? Am hearing of lots of visible support on the ground (stickers, placards) but is that representative?

[Conservative Leadership Tracker @ToryLeader22]

Excited for @Channel4News @RoryStewartUK @campbellclaret election coverage.

With Gogglebox! 👀

[Conservative Leadership Tracker @ToryLeader22]

Small 24-hour reboot.

Tbh just want a platform for my musings…

[Conservative Leadership Tracker @ToryLeader22]

Revival?

[Beth Rigby @BethRigby]

Told by another senior Tory source plugged into CCHQ that Levido move planned for while. Have to get going Jan & they planning for Nov but want to be ready for May.

Why? In case AS lands brilliantly well and polls close, they go early or if things going badly and a confidence vote called, they can go early… so it’s ‘prepare for Nov, ready for May’

[Conservative Leadership Tracker @ToryLeader22]

“socialist cabal”

Looks like we might be back??

[Dame Andrea Jenkyns DBE 🇬🇧 @andreajenkyns]

Enough is enough, I have submitted my vote of no confidence letter to the Chairman of the 1922. It is time for Rishi Sunak to go and replace him with a 'real' Conservative party leader.

[Conservative Leadership Tracker @ToryLeader22]

Anyone else find these football analogies uniquely grating?

[Conservatives @Conservatives]

🚨NEW: @EstherMcVey1 signs for Cabinet. Done deal and starts today 🤝

[Conservative Leadership Tracker @ToryLeader22]

Interesting that no-one is commenting on the fact (and I guess this is somewhat obvious) that this will be @David_Cameron’s second job in government…!

[David Cameron @David_Cameron]

The Prime Minister has asked me to serve as his Foreign Secretary and I have gladly accepted.

We are facing a daunting set of international challenges, including the war in Ukraine and the crisis in the Middle East. At this time of profound global change, it has rarely been more important for this country to stand by our allies, strengthen our partnerships and make sure our voice is heard.

While I have been out of front-line politics for the last seven years, I hope that my experience – as Conservative Leader for eleven years and Prime Minister for six – will assist me in helping the Prime Minister to meet these vital challenges.

Britain is a truly international country. Our people live all over the world and our businesses trade in every corner of the globe. Working to help ensure stability and security on the global stage is both essential and squarely in our national interest. International security is vital for our domestic security.

Though I may have disagreed with some individual decisions, it is clear to me that Rishi Sunak is a strong and capable Prime Minister, who is showing exemplary leadership at a difficult time. I want to help him to deliver the security and prosperity our country needs and be part of the strongest possible team that serves the United Kingdom and that can be presented to the country when the General Election is held.

I believe in public service. That is what first motivated me to get involved in politics in the 1980s, to work in government in the 1990s, become a Member of Parliament in the 2000s and put myself forward as Party Leader and Prime Minister.

The UK’s Foreign Office, our Diplomatic Service, our Intelligence Services and our Aid and Development capabilities are some of the finest assets of their kind anywhere in the world. I know from my time in office that they are staffed by brilliant, patriotic and hard-working people. They have been well led by James Cleverly, with whom I look forward to working in his vital new role.

It will be an honour to serve our country alongside our dedicated FCDO staff and provide the continued leadership and support that they deserve.

[Conservative Leadership Tracker @ToryLeader22]

What is happening?!

#reshuffle

[Conservative Leadership Tracker @ToryLeader22]

Hello again, X/Twitter!

We’ve launched @OpenContact_UK, an answer to your public contact needs. Please give us a follow and check it out at: https://t.co/M4LecBMcIc

Accountability is for everyone 🤝

[Conservative Leadership Tracker @ToryLeader22]

Hello, Twitter

We are thinking about developing a new web tool for journalists/anyone with database(s) of contact info for politicians/councils/govt depts/public bodies.

👇

(1/n)

[Conservative Leadership Tracker @ToryLeader22]

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary

[Conservative Leadership Tracker @ToryLeader22]

@EJ_McGuinness Hence a ‘journalist’s/specific use case tool’ and not ‘absolutely essential thing for alll members of the public to switch to’.

[Conservative Leadership Tracker @ToryLeader22]

Hello, Twitter

We are thinking about developing a new web tool for journalists/anyone with database(s) of contact info for politicians/councils/govt depts/public bodies.

👇

(1/n)

[Conservative Leadership Tracker @ToryLeader22]

@EJ_McGuinness We were thinking more for larger-scale projects: as some friends and I have done, emailing *all* the councils in England/FOI requests to a large number of institutions. Some of these websites are not all that straight-forward.

[Conservative Leadership Tracker @ToryLeader22]

Let us know below this post/via DM if you think this would be useful. What features would you like to see?

Please retweet and/or @ journalists to get a wider sample.

Thanks!

(End…for now)

[Conservative Leadership Tracker @ToryLeader22]

Surely there’s a better way…?

We envisage a search and filter-able tool for journalists and anyone who needs to contact politicians, councils or public bodies to easily find the info they need.

(3/n)

[Conservative Leadership Tracker @ToryLeader22]

Currently, it’s extremely convoluted to find (for example) the press office/comms email accounts of district councils, and to contact an MP individually, you need to navigate to their own member’s page on the https://t.co/mHV4a52KAy website…

[Conservative Leadership Tracker @ToryLeader22]

Just in time for the one-year anniversary of the series of events that started the whole thing off…

[Conservative Leadership Tracker @ToryLeader22]

👀

[British Electoral Politics @electpoliticsuk]

Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list:

Knighthoods:
Jacob Rees-Mogg MP
Conor Burns MP
Simon Clarke MP
Ben Elliot
Michael Fabricant MP
William Lewis

Dame hoods:
Andrea Jenkyns MP
Amanda Milling MP
Priti Patel MP
Ann Sindall
Michelle Williams-Walker