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- = Key Development Thursday 16th May
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20:00 Friends in far off places The House Magazine
20:00 | The House Magazine | PoliticsHome
One of the loneliest jobs around will have felt even more isolating than usual for David Cameron recently. Grumbling backbenchers, voting against your Government’s legislative agenda. Cabinet colleagues, perhaps with leadership ambiti... Continue to article
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20:00 Commons Gallery The House Magazine
20:00 | The House Magazine | PoliticsHome
White House hospitality or House of Commons hostility? It’s an easy choice really. David Cameron may be beginning to resemble the houseguest that never leaves, but hey, it’s a special relationship. No one will mind if he sticks around ... Continue to article
- = Key Development Wednesday 15th May
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19:56 Peter Bone: EU vote not a rebellion On air
On Air | Peter Bone MP | | BBC News
Peter Bone said tonight's Commons EU vote was not a rebellion, and claimed the Prime Minister had "to a certain extent" encouraged those voting for the amendment. "It certainly says we want an EU referendum. But of course ... Continue to article
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13:49 Balls slams Coalition 'shambles' since Queen's Speech House of Commons
Balls slams Coalition 'shambles' since Queen's Speech
The Government has presided over a “complete and utter shambles” since last week’s Queen’s Speech, the Shadow Chancellor has said. After a week dominated by Conservative turmoil over the European Union, Ed Balls moved an amendment regret... Continue to article
- = Key Development Tuesday 14th May
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12:24 Dot Commons: Cambo Chained Dot Commons
There was some good news for government-backbench relations today. Well, sort of. In Cambo Chained Philip Cowley and the team at the University of Nottingham discovered the number of rebellions from Lib Dem and Tory backbenchers fell fro...
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07:38 Peter Bone: We need a government bill on EU On air
On Air | Peter Bone MP | | Today, Radio 4
Peter Bone said that a government bill on an EU referendum was essential. “What John [Baron] has done and myself, is that we’ve supported Conservative party policy and I think we’ve moved it along quite a long way. But John is absolutely... Continue to article
- = Key Development Monday 13th May
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10:06 Peter Bone: EU vote is win-win for Tories On air
On Air | Peter Bone MP | | BBC News
Peter Bone rejected fellow Tory Sir Malcolm Rifkind’s claim that he was splitting the Tory party with his EU referendum amendment, which he insisted was about “supporting Conservative policy”. “He’s entitled to his opinion. The vote... Continue to article
- = Key Development Sunday 12th May
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22:46 Peter Bone: Ministers probably will be able to vote for the EU amendment On air
On Air | Peter Bone MP | | Westminster Hour, BBC Radio 4
Peter Bone predicted that ministers would be able to vote for the amendment regretting the lack of provisions for an EU referendum in the Queen’s Speech. “I think they certainly would [like to vote for it] and I think they probably will ... Continue to article
- = Key Development Thursday 9th May
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15:46 Torydiary blog: John Baron and Peter Bone table a cunning EU referendum amendment News
Blog | ToryDiary
A couple of hours ago, two backbenchers - John Baron MP and Peter Bone MP - tabled an amendment to the Queen's Speech, expressing regret that the Government had not announced an EU referendum bill. Ha... Continue to article
- = Key Development Sunday 5th May
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11:40 Peter Bone: Why not have joint Conservative-UKIP candidates? On air
On Air | Peter Bone MP | | Murnaghan, Sky News
Peter Bone said the success of UKIP in local elections made the case for an alliance between the Tories and Nigel Farage’s party. “I’m a true Conservative and always will be. But the trick here, there was a tremendous Conservative vote –... Continue to article
- = Key Development Wednesday 24th April
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19:16 Peter Bone: UK should pull out of ECHR On air
On Air | Peter Bone MP | | BBC News
Peter Bone called for the Government to give six months’ notice that it was planning to pull out of the European Convention on Human Rights, in order to deport Abu Qatada. “I think the option that the Home Secretary was hinting at, and s... Continue to article
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14:21 Dot Commons: May’s comedy gold Dot Commons
Theresa May has been trying to tickle MPs’ funny Bones again, with many in the Twittersphere picking up on her new found talent for witticisms. While dealing with the altogether hysterical subject of Abu Qatada, Ms May still found time t...
- = Key Development Thursday 28th March
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06:25 Peter Bone: Let's withdraw from ECHR and deport Qatada On air
On Air | Peter Bone MP | | Daybreak, ITV News
Peter Bone called on the Home Secretary to withdraw the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights temporarily so that Abu Qatada’s deportation can proceed. “He came here illegally, he should go back to where he came from. There is ... Continue to article
- = Key Development Tuesday 12th March
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12:44 Tories ‘perfectly entitled’ to suggest Budget ideas - Osborne House of Commons
Tories ‘perfectly entitled’ to suggest Budget ideas - Osborne
Conservative backbenchers are “perfectly entitled” to suggest ideas for the Budget, George Osborne has said. Mr Osborne was responding to an email produced by Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls which he suggested illustrated Tory discontent with... Continue to article
- = Key Development Monday 11th March
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06:46 Peter Bone: Very few Britons think Qatada should stay On air
On Air | Peter Bone MP | | Daybreak, ITV
Peter Bone said very few Britons believed Abu Qatada should not be deported to Jordan. “Our Supreme Court said he should go, and my argument is, if our Supreme Court says he should go, he should go; it’s this funny Mickey Mouse European ... Continue to article
- = Key Development Tuesday 26th February
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12:29 Peter Bone: Cameron's Europe policy differentiates the Conservatives from other parties On air
On Air | Peter Bone MP | | The Daily Politics, BBC Two
Peter Bone said that the Prime Minister's Europe policy strongly differentiated the Conservative party from Labour and the Liberal Democrats. “Well, obviously, what David Cameron has just said on Europe for instance, that we are going to... Continue to article
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Stories involving Peter Bone
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02/03/2012 in Equality
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Peter Bone: Gay wedding plans 'nuts'
Proposals to allow gay marriage are "completely nuts", Peter Bone has said. The Conservative MP told the House of Commons that the Church of England should block the plans, as it believed marriage had to be "between a man and a woman". His Conservative colleague Tony Baldry, representing the Church, said it would make "detailed submissions" to the Government.
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15/12/2010 in Conservative Party
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Tory backbenchers warn Cameron
David Cameron has reassured Tory 1922 Committee backbenchers he is delivering on Conservative policies and they should be "proud" of their contribution to the Coalition, Tory sources have told PoliticsHome. Disgruntled Tory MPs had voiced anger at being "subsumed" by the Coalition.
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