A long-serving Conservative MEP, expelled in a row over the party's new allies in Europe, has joined the Liberal Democrats.

For some, relativism has always been the turf of the left, particularly on the subject of poverty. Emerging ideas from within the Tory right are now trying to claim relativitism as more important to Conservatism than it currently is. One such development is the Progressive Conservative project at Demos. Their latest essay, entitled Everyday Equality, deals exclusively with trying to demonstrate th...

Just two last night: Adeyfield West, Dacoram BC. Con hold. Con 486 (43.5%, +2.1), Lab 429 (38.4%, -3.9), BNP 203 (18.2%, +18.2). Swing of 3% from Lab to Con since 2007. This is in Hemel Hempstead constituency, which has a notoional Tory majority of 168. Redwell West, Wellingborough BC. Con hold. Con 570 (57.2%, -1.8), Lab 186 (18.7%, +3.7), BNP 84 (8.4%, -7.3), LD 72 (7.2%, +3.7), Eng Dem 62 (6.2%...

If you listen to the Tory front bench, you’d be excused for believing that Rue des Drapiers, 17-23, Ixelles in Belgium houses a place of unadulterated anti-British evil. What lies at this address? The European Defence Agency (EDA), which the Tory party has pledged to pull Britain out of should they win power. Does this institution really aim to curtail Britain’s procurement of its own ...

French President Nicolas Sarkozy will hold separate talks in London later with Gordon Brown and Tory leader David Cameron.

Two by-election results just in – both saw a reduction in the Conservative vote and increases in the Liberal Democrat vote: Dacorum BC, Adeyfield West ward: Con 486 (32.8%; -8.6%) Lab 429 (29%; -13.3%) LD Steve Wilson 362 (24.5%; +8.1%) BNP 203 (13.7% +13.7%) Turnout 35.8% Con HOLD Wellingborough BC, Redwell West ward: Con 570 (58.2%; -0.8%) Lab 169 (17.2%; +2.2%) BNP 84 (8.6%; -7.1%) LD

AN AWARD-WINNING female porn director has been appointed as a parliamentary hopeful for the Liberal Democrats.

Treasury chief secretary says Labour can meet its plan to halve the £178bn budget deficit by 2014 without any further tax rises

In a splurge of activity, William Hague gave both an interview to the FT and another foreign policy speech at RUSI outlining the views of a Conservative government. It was time for an update on Tory thinking, not least because David Cameron’s description of his policy as “liberal conservatism” and his unwillingness to march into a “massive euro bust-up” has had little...

The vigil continues. As we all wait for that polling data that contradicts the findings about the Tory brand, there is more entertainment. Janet Daley has responded again to my posting on polling. She seems to be a little bit...