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Paul Waugh Profile picture
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May 31 • 4 tweets • 3 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
Could @SteveBarclay be the next leader of the Opposition?

Don't rule out the Tom Wambsgans of the Tory Party.

Tonight's #WaughOnPolitics is in your inbox

inews.co.uk/opinion/steve-…
Includes a link to this @ProfTimBale @drdavidjeffrey analysis on what may happen to the Tory party after the next election.
Labour could oust @PennyMordaunt, plus @SuellaBraverman supporting MPs.

theconversation.com/annihilation-i…
(Apols for typo, correct handle is: @DrDavidJeffery)

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Jun 3
Exclusive: Govt in fresh legal bid to stop Covid inquiry from publishing WhatsApps + other documents

A so-called Section 19 application could allow the Cabinet Office to keep even redacted messages secret, should their judicial review fail

inews.co.uk/news/governmen…
When the Covid Inquiry holds a preliminary meeting on Tues, sources expect it to confirm Govt considering the draconian step of a Section 19.

If successful, key participants in the inquiry would not be given access to the documents - and they would not be made public for years.
Govt's rationale is it has concerns that the principle of collective Cabinet responsibility would be undermined by certain disclosures.

Sec 19 would apply to specific documents/individuals, allowing only the Inquiry chair + her team to see them.
Unclear if Lady Hallet wd agree.
Read 12 tweets
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Jun 1
Cabinet Office confirm they're defying the Covid Inquiry and launching a Judicial Review Image
🚨 so much for "lefty lawyers", eh?
On @bbcquestiontime Govt minister George Freeman just said in his personal view the Cabinet Office would lose its Judicial Review and Lady Hallett would win. But it was worth 'testing' the principle of what could be kept private.
Read 4 tweets
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Jun 1
Could @SteveBarclay be the next Tory leader?

My piece on his uniquely consistent popularity among @ConHome readers (and among Tory MPs).

inews.co.uk/opinion/steve-…
As @ProfTimBale @DrDavidJeffery point out, after the election, the Parliamentary Tory party could look very different.
*Johnson loses Red Wall MPs he needs
*Mordaunt cd lose seat
*Braverman backers ditto

theconversation.com/annihilation-i…
As for other contenders..
*Hunt/Tugendhat seen as ex Remainers
*Badenoch has upset colleagues by talking to them as if they're idiots
*Cleverly has upset China hawks

So loyal (served May, Johnson, Sunak dutifully) dependable Barclay may be hiding in plain sight
Read 8 tweets
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May 26
Exclusive: George Osborne summoned to Covid Inquiry over impact of NHS austerity cuts on pandemic

inews.co.uk/news/george-os…
More details here in my piece for @theipaper Weekend:

The Covid Inquiry is set to put Tory austerity on trial.

inews.co.uk/opinion/covid-…
Also in today's piece, new FoI release shows:@RishiSunak spent twice as much in ONE MONTH on EatOutToHelpOut (£840m) as Govt spent in 18 MONTHS on isolation payments for low-paid (£385m)

inews.co.uk/news/george-os… Image
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May 26
Both Labour and the Tories should ditch the numbers game on immigration - and focus on fixing Britain.

The latest #WaughOnPolitics

inews.co.uk/opinion/immigr…
As soon as a politician is asked is immigration "too high" and says "yes", the next Q is "well what level should it be?" (A: er, I dunno)
The answer should be that now we have "control" it will go up and down according to the needs of a *dynamic* economy and public services.
Ending the numbers game (which was one of the things @BorisJohnson got right in July 2019 but then foolishly reversed in Dec manifesto) avoids the arbitrary target chasing that undermined trust in Cameron/May.
But now we're back in the "too high but I won't say how high" dead end
Read 5 tweets
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May 24
Big news coming after 12 noon, (and I don't mean PMQs)
Here's the big story:
Cabinet Office accused of holding back ‘politically sensitive’ evidence about Boris Johnson from Covid Inquiry

Chair of Public Inquiry clearly unhappy

inews.co.uk/news/politics/…
.@BorisJohnson (who's in Las Vegas making money) asked her to delay going public.
And the chair of the inquiry effectively said 'nope' Image
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