ConservativeHome's Seats & Candidat (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
1,596 Tory members answered the latest ConservativeHome survey on 22nd and 23rd November. We asked: "Julie Kirkbride MP is apparently considering standing again as an MP. Which of the following outcomes would you most like to see?" The answers are...
PoliticalHackUK (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
... follows the 'no publicity is bad publicity' line. Expecting his colleagues to show any quarter to Julie Kirkbride is entirely unrealistic on his part. Lembit has cause to be careful about expenses ... (Top marks to Jonathan Walker of the Post for boosting the page hits for the on-line edition by working Britney Spears into the text - give that man a bonus)
Bracknell Blog (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Conservative Home has a frankly amazing story on Julie Kirkbride (MP for Bromsgrove) who is Andrew Mackay Bracknell MP’s wife here . Julie Kirkbride has told the Bromsgrove Conservatives she wishes to be their candidate at the general election after already stating that she would stand down. The rumour is that ‘David Cameron promised to try and save Julie...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Julie Kirkbride, the Tory MP for Bromsgrove in Worcestershire, is considering standing for parliament at the next election despite telling voters in May that she was leaving in the wake of the expenses controversy. She hopes that Sir Thomas Legg, the Commons auditor who has been reviewing the expenses claims of all MPs, will produce a report that clears her name. Senior Tories at the...
Political Scrapbook (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Given that more than 5,000 constituents had signed a petition calling for her resignation and polling indicated 81% of Tory activists wanted her out, it was clear to expenses-embattled Julie Kirkbride what she must do: say she would resign, wait a few months for things to calm down and then change her mind! Now let’s revisit [...]
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Julie Kirkbride the Conservative MP who said she would stand down from Parliament over the expenses row has asked to be considered as a general election candidate after all.
timrollpickering (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
It is often claimed that in some constituencies a pig could get elected if it wears the right coloured rosette. From the news today it looks like one MP is so determined to keep her snout in the trough that she wants to put that claim to the test. ( ConservativeHome: Julie Kirkbride tells Bromsgrove Conservatives she wishes to be their candidate at the general election ) My response to...
Quaequam Blog! (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
It is quite astonishing to see Julie Kirkbride apparently announcing that she intends to restand for Bromsgrove after all, and that CCHQ is apparently actively helping her. If, as ConservativeHome contend, she is going to be subjected to an open primary (and not a misnamed open caucus) it will be an interesting contest as [...]
BBC News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Conservative MP Julie Kirkbride, who was to stand over expenses revelations, has reportedly changed her mind.
ConservativeHome's Seats & Candidat (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
ConservativeHome has learnt that a special meeting of the Executive Council of Bromsgrove Conservative Association took place last night at which sitting MP Julie Kirkbride officially made clear her desire to be considered as their candidate for the next general...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Disgraced Tory MP says she would like to reverse her decision to resign at the next election sparking anger from Conservative activists.
Times Online (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
A Conservative MP who said that she would stand down during the expenses row has been given hope that she might stay in the race, it was reported today.
nigel hastilow (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
So the Bromsgrove Conservatives are willing to let Julie Kirkbride stand again as their Parliamentary candidate despite her outstanding position in the MPs’ expenses furore. There will be a lot of disappointed Tory wannabes. Still, I don’t suppose for one minute all this local support has anything to do with the fact that the association’s chairman’s wife and his...
Britannia Radio (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Today's top ConHome features ToryDiary: 'We are still green' insist Tories in four speeches push Differences between George Osborne and David Cameron shouldn't be exaggerated Martin Sewell on Platform: The Conservatives must engage with faith communities so they are prepared for helping to deliver the responsibility agenda Seats and candidates: 60% of Tory members urge Julie Kirkbride...
ConservativeHome (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
ToryDiary: Should Julie Kirkbride stand for Parliament again? Are you worried that George Osborne will rely too much on tax rises to cut the deficit? Are you a hawkish, Eurosceptic AND fiscal Conservative? Tim Clark on Platform: A headmaster's top...
