There is surely a version of the centre right which can appeal to younger voters and graduates of all ages. The Conservative Party should be asking itself what that version is.

A useful explainer on wash up. I had a similar experience in 2010 in opposition and this tallies with my memory of 2015. (And I still know nothing about ethanol duty.)

Huge thanks to Theresa May and David Gauke for a truly fascinating discussion at our event last night!

Theresa joined us in #Amersham to chat about the paperback release of her book THE ABUSE OF POWER - a very timely event given the forthcoming #generalelection . What a night!

Jeremy Corbyn is running as an independent. Here’s my letter of advice to him from last year for ⁦The New Statesman⁩. newstatesman.com/comment/2023/0…

Listening to Keir Starmer talking about improving economic growth on BBC Radio 4 Today. He studiously ignored the elephant in the room - that joining the EU will be the fastest and most effective way to bolster output.

“Until today’s decision, a long and somewhat depressing campaign was in prospect. We can at least be grateful to Sunak for sparing us that.”

🖊️ David Gauke
newstatesman.com/comment/2024/0…

'The 'time for a change' mood is already too strong for the Tories to pull off a surprise victory.'

David Gauke on why the best Sunak can hope for is to limit the scale of the defeat. newstatesman.com/comment/2024/0…

My piece for @newstatesman on Rishi Sunak’s surprise General Election announcement and why he did it. newstatesman.com/comment/2024/0…

My piece for @newstatesman on Rishi Sunak’s surprise General Election announcement and why he did it. newstatesman.com/comment/2024/0…

Still no end to the uncertainty.

'Matt, about that idea of you joining us in the autumn to cover the General Election...'

Lots of rumours and speculation. Everyone on tenterhooks. What will Kieran McKenna do?

This is spot on from ⁦Daniel Finkelstein⁩. thetimes.co.uk/article/why-we…

The Migration Advisory Committee has spoken – Sunak should choose an open Britain, not a closed one. My ConservativeHome piece on the wider significance of the graduate visas debate. conservativehome.com/2024/05/20/dav… via @conhome

Important Comhome piece from David Gauke on why the current Graduate Route debate is not just about protecting £ that benefits home students & UK plc - it’s also about the kind of country we want to be.

From David Gauke: The MAC has spoken - Sunak should choose an open Britain, not a closed one conservativehome.com/2024/05/20/dav…