PoliticsHome | Only the latest five entries on the PhiWire are visible to non-subscribers
- Sign up to see last 24 hours
Green Box: Conor BurnsClick to open
- = Key Development Tuesday 16th April
-
17:30 Conor Burns: Thatcher service intimate and dignified On air
On Air | Conor Burns MP | | BBC Radio 4
Conor Burns said people are beginning to think of Magaret Thatcher as a 'human being' after he attended a short ceremony for Baroness Thatcher as her body rested in the chapel at the Palace of Westminster. "[It was] a beautiful ceremony:... Continue to article
- = Key Development Monday 15th April
-
08:59 Tories call for Big Ben to be silenced during funeral of Margaret Thatcher News
- = Key Development Sunday 14th April
-
19:45 Labour shadow minister shoots down Blair PoliticsHome News
Labour shadow minister shoots down Blair
A shadow Labour minister this evening shot down Tony Blair for his critique of where the party was heading. Emma Reynolds, Shadow Europe Minister, challenged the former prime minister on his argument that the British view of capitalism h... Continue to article
-
10:39 Conor Burns: Thatcher's death is bringing Tory party together On air
On Air | Conor Burns MP | | Murnaghan Sky news
Conor Burns said Margaret Thatcher's death was creating unity in the Conservative party. “James Forsyth is one of the most perceptive writers on the Westminster scene and one of the nicest guys in the Lobby, he has written a piece here, ... Continue to article
- = Key Development Wednesday 10th April
-
09:16 Conor Burns: Criticism is a tribute to Thatcher On air
On Air | Conor Burns MP | | Today, BBC Radio 4
Conor Burns insisted that criticism of Margaret Thatcher or celebration of her death was a tribute to her. “Well I don’t think Ronnie Campbell’s views [Labour MP boycotting today’s Thatcher debate] mattered much to Margaret when she wa... Continue to article
- = Key Development Tuesday 9th April
-
13:41 Conor Burns: Thatcher believed Conservatives, not UKIP, could deliver in Europe On air
On Air | Conor Burns MP | | World at One, BBC Radio 4
Conor Burns said that Margaret Thatcher believed that only the Conservative party, not UKIP, could deliver the changes she wanted to see in Europe. “I can tell you this because I did talk to her about it. Margaret Thatcher was a Conserva... Continue to article
- = Key Development Tuesday 19th March
-
17:54 Sketch: Hacked Off and Mosley face the Culture Committee The House Magazine
17:54 | The House Magazine | PoliticsHome
WORDS: JESS BOWIE To counter claims that the Hacked Off campaign was a “smooth and sinister operation”, Hugh Grant recently described his fellow lobbyists as "a few dandruffy professors” and “a couple of threadbare lawyers”. The ... Continue to article
- = Key Development Monday 18th March
-
12:17 Conor Burns: People don't want to see politicians meddling in press regulation On air
On Air | Conor Burns MP | | Daily Politics, BBC Two
Conor Burns said people “don’t want to see politicians meddling” in press regulation. “The public watching this will be rightly confused with all three party leaders claiming victory. We were very clear all the way through this that the ... Continue to article
- = Key Development Sunday 17th March
-
22:50 Conor Burns: PM plan unlikely to pass On air
On Air | Conor Burns MP | | Westminster Hour, BBC Radio 4
Conor Burns said a statutory underpinning of press regulation was “a Rubicon many of us are unprepared to cross”. “I think Parliament dividing by a narrow margin one way or the other tomorrow evening is not the best way to approach ... Continue to article
- = Key Development Sunday 24th February
-
17:55 Conor Burns: Rennard query calls Nick Clegg's judgement into question On air
On Air | Conor Burns MP | | Sky News
Conor Burns said the queries over how much Nick Clegg knew about allegations about Lord Rennard called his judgement into question. “It’s a shambles isn’t it? I mean, what did Nick Clegg know and when did he know it? And what did he deci... Continue to article
- = Key Development Thursday 14th February
-
12:23 News
- = Key Development Wednesday 6th February
-
00:00 News
- = Key Development Thursday 17th January
-
12:37 News
- = Key Development Saturday 12th January
-
17:18 News
- = Key Development Tuesday 11th December
-
13:13 News
- = Key Development Friday 30th November
-
16:22 News
- = Key Development Wednesday 28th November
-
14:27 News
- = Key Development Tuesday 27th November
-
22:00 News
- = Key Development Sunday 25th November
-
13:20 News
- = Key Development Monday 12th November
-
12:12 News
- = Key Development Saturday 10th November
-
17:19 News
- = Key Development Monday 23rd July
-
15:30 News
- = Key Development Thursday 12th July
-
20:00 News
- = Key Development Tuesday 10th July
-
23:02 News
-
21:47 News
-
20:58 News
-
19:14 News
-
18:27 News
- = Key Development Monday 9th July
-
13:17 News
-
12:25 News
- = Key Development Sunday 8th July
-
21:40 News
- = Key Development Monday 2nd July
-
18:20 News
- = Key Development Thursday 28th June
-
13:12 Story (23 links): Lords reform will end radical PMs
Story
View links
A ministerial aide threatening to quit over the Lords Reform Bill has said there would never be a "genuinely radical" government after the changes. Conor Burns, PPS to the Northern Ireland Secretary Owen Paterson, told the Guardian: "It would probably prevent another Attlee or another Thatcher government because you would have a permanent blocking minority in it. It would prevent another genuinely radical, restorative government for Britain."
-
07:00 News
- = Key Development Wednesday 27th June
-
11:41 News
-
07:15 News
- = Key Development Friday 20th April
-
13:18 News
- = Key Development Monday 16th April
-
16:34 News
- = Key Development Monday 9th April
-
17:20 News
- = Key Development Tuesday 14th February
-
13:33 News
- = Key Development Monday 5th December
-
13:18 News
- = Key Development Sunday 27th November
-
15:49 News
- = Key Development Sunday 13th November
-
22:23 News
- = Key Development Thursday 6th October
-
12:20 News
- = Key Development Wednesday 6th July
-
14:30 News
- = Key Development Sunday 26th June
-
23:04 News
- = Key Development Friday 25th February
-
09:33 News
- = Key Development Wednesday 17th November
-
11:10 News
- = Key Development Sunday 17th October
-
06:48 Story (1 links): Tory MPs query Balls over charity choice
Story View linksCraig Whittaker, the Tory MP who sits on the Commons’ education committee, has called for an inquiry into claims shadow home secretary Ed Balls gave £600,000 of taxpayers’ money to a project based at the football club he supports. Conor Burns, Tory MP for Bournemouth West, also voiced concern.
- = Key Development Friday 25th June
-
15:50 News
Stories involving Conor Burns
A ministerial aide threatening to quit over the Lords Reform Bill has said there would never be a "genuinely radical" government after the changes. Conor Burns, PPS to the Northern Ireland Secretary Owen Paterson, told the Guardian: "It would probably prevent another Attlee or another Thatcher government because you would have a permanent blocking minority in it. It would prevent another genuinely radical, restorative government for Britain."
-
17/10/2010
-
Tory MPs query Balls over charity choice
Craig Whittaker, the Tory MP who sits on the Commons’ education committee, has called for an inquiry into claims shadow home secretary Ed Balls gave £600,000 of taxpayers’ money to a project based at the football club he supports. Conor Burns, Tory MP for Bournemouth West, also voiced concern.
Related PRO Content
On air
Conor Burns: Thatcher's death is bringing Tory party together
14/04/2013 on Murnaghan Sky news
On air
Conor Burns: Thatcher believed Conservatives, not UKIP, could deliver in Europe
09/04/2013 on World at One, BBC Radio 4
On air
Conor Burns: People don't want to see politicians meddling in press regulation
18/03/2013 on Daily Politics, BBC Two
On air
Conor Burns: Overwhelming majority of party behind the PM
14/02/2013 on Daily Politics, BBC 2
Latest PRO Content
On Air
Summaries and transcripts from TV and radio
Keith Vaz: The police must be allowed to carry out their work in the wake of the Woolwich attack
1 hour ago on BBC News
Jeremy Hunt: GP contract is fundamentally flawed
1 hour ago on Today, BBC Radio 4
Boris Johnson: Neither Islam, nor British foreign policy to blame for terror attack
1 hour ago on Sky News
Transcript
Lord Jeremy Beecham speech to Second Reading of the Local Audit & Accountability Bill
22/05/2013
Press Releases
Labour: PCC report response - sufficient checks and balances in place not in place - David Hanson
44 minutes ago