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#Onthisday 2021. Standards committee accuses Owen Paterson of “egregious” lobbying breaches
The committee recommended a 30-day suspension, enough to trigger a recall petition. But Boris Johnson’s government whipped Tory MPs to delay and overhaul the standards system instead. Facing a furious backlash, the government U-turned the next day. Paterson resigned as an MP
Lib Dem @HelenMorganMP won the subsequent North Shropshire by-election, overturning a Tory majority of almost 23,000. The saga badly weakened Johnson’s government
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“Continuity of care is one of the rare reforms that is better for patients and better for doctors, who overwhelmingly tell us they find it more rewarding”, writes @Jeremy_Hunt
🗣️ Bring back the family doctor and give every patient their own GP
politics.co.uk/2026/10/jerem…
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#Politicle: 25/10/2026
I identified the mystery MP after 4 clues
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#Onthisday 1951. Winston Churchill returns to power after first general election victory
The Conservatives won a majority of 17, despite Labour polling 230,000 more votes. It marked Churchill’s first general election win as party leader, returning him to power aged 76
Attlee’s Labour government, a divided and exhausted force, went to the county just one year after securing a majority of five at the 1950 election
The Conservatives ran a bullish, efficient campaign, emphasising Churchill’s experience and a pledge to build 300,000 houses per year. Labour accused Churchill of being a warmonger over his stance on the Cold War
Churchill was the oldest PM to take the office since Gladstone. Roy Jenkins famously described him as “gloriously unfit for office”
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#Politicle: 25/10/2026
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Burnham’s micro-policy blitz is designed to address the little dysfunctions that fuel public disillusionment
On the political value of “everyday fixes”:
politics.co.uk/2026/10/burnh…
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#Onthisday 1951. Winston Churchill returns to power after first general election victory
The Conservatives won a majority of 17, despite Labour polling 230,000 more votes. It marked Churchill’s first general election win as party leader, returning him to power aged 76
Attlee’s Labour government, a divided and exhausted force, went to the county just one year after securing a majority of five at the 1950 election
The Conservatives ran a bullish, efficient campaign, emphasising Churchill’s experience and a pledge to build 300,000 houses per year. Labour accused Churchill of being a warmonger over his stance on the Cold War
Churchill was the oldest PM to take the office since Gladstone. Roy Jenkins famously described him as “gloriously unfit for office”
politics.co.uk/history/churc…
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Is Badenoch wise to ridicule Burnham’s ‘small fixes’? Probably not, concludes @Josh_Self_ in this interesting piece…
politics.co.uk/2026/10/burnh…
#Politicle: 24/10/2026
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#Onthisday 2022. Rishi Sunak declared Conservative leader after Liz Truss' resignation
The expedited contest was dominated by a possible Boris Johnson comeback. He flew back from a holiday in the Dominican Republic, but ultimately withdrew, saying he couldn't govern without a “united party”
Penny Mordaunt failed to reach 100 backers and pulled out two minutes before the deadline, leaving Sunak unopposed
Graham Brady, chair of the 1922 committee, later confirmed Johnson had secured enough support (100 MPs) to force a membership ballot
politics.co.uk/history/rishi…
Burnham’s ‘small fixes’ could go a long way
Tackling everyday irritations is not a distraction from the grander questions of statecraft. For Burnham and Labour, it is a necessary first step
Weekend long-read for @Politics_co_uk:
politics.co.uk/2026/10/burnh…
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“For my constituents, the long-delayed green light for Jackdaw was not just a win for common sense; it was a victory for the city of Aberdeen itself”, writes @DLumsden_MP
🗣️ Jackdaw approval must be the start of a pipeline of new North Sea projects
politics.co.uk/2026/10/dougl…
#Politicle: 23/10/2026
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The national conversation now happening about wildfires is crucial, but it has to yield concrete action so that we are all in a better position as we approach next summer.
My article on @Politics_co_uk👇
politics.co.uk/2026/10/nick-…
#Onthisday 2002. Estelle Morris resigns as education secretary over capability doubts
Morris said she had struggled with the “strategic management of a huge department”
In an unusually frank letter to Tony Blair, Morris said she had not been “as effective as I should be, or as effective as you need me to be.”
politics.co.uk/history/educa…
