David Cameron’s reshuffle exposes a lack of legal experience in the upper ranks of government – not to mention a growing pool of unhappy men in their 50s on the backbenches.
Gary Gibbon
Men are still overly represented in the post-reshuffle government – but that’s not what it feels like to some grumbling Tory males around Westminster.
Gary Gibbon
Kenneth Clarke’s “retirement” from in the latest reshuffle will not have been voluntary. Meanwhile, Mr Cameron is likely to honour a pledge to give women a third of government jobs.
Gary Gibbon
Some will see David Cameron’s attempt to tame Ken Clarke in the reshuffle with a cabinet seat a score in the “mouse” column in the “man or mouse” debate, Gary Gibbon writes.
Justice Secretary says his new Justice and Security Bill won’t increase secrecy in British courts. FactCheck investigates.
Gary Gibbon
Theresa May told the Tory conference a man had been saved from deportation by dint of his relationship with his cat, blogs Garry Gibbon. But was the cat the sole reason why the man had remained in this country?
Jon Snow
Today heralded the great domestic political clash of the titans: Peter Mandelson versus Ken Clarke. Each a big beast in their own party, it would have been the first time they had collided since Clarke took over the business portfolio in opposition to Secretary of State Mandelson. The latter has announced a rescue package for…