For Conservative party Kremlinologists, today's interview with David Cameron and William Hague in the Sun is fascinating. Cameron uses the interview to announce that Hague is now deputy Tory leader "in all but name". But Hague has not been formally given the title and, given that he has always deputised for Cameron at PMQs and chaired meetings in Cameron's absence, there were good ground...

In an interview with the FT, Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague has said a future Conservative government would seek to restore full British control over employment law and social policy while campaigning against the "the centralising ratchet" of the EU.

Today's Scotman reports both William Hague and John Redwood as among those Tories disconcerted by David Cameron's strong support for Georgia against Russia."It has been pointed out by sources that William Hague, the shadow foreign secretary, had given a more...

This morning's Sun carries a report that David Cameron has "sensationally anointed William Hague deputy Conservative leader". Interviewed by the paper, the Tory leader is quoted as saying:“William is effectively my deputy in all but name and people need to...

Shadow foreign secretary William Hague is the de-facto deputy leader of the Conservative party, David Cameron has confirmed.

The decision by William Hague and David Lidington to speak against Israel's attempts to disarm Hamas is the latest indication of the nature of David Cameron's foreign policy. Here are some thumbnail summaries of key components: Europe: Opposition to Lisbon...

Out of the conference hall, and back on to the campaign trail, it would nice to see the Tories talking about the things which make them ready for government.  In particular, William Hague should make a foreign policy speech setting out what ideas he has, and which would merit him being referred to as the likely “greatest foreign secretary in a generation” by David Cameron. Hague&#...

The FT reports that a speech given yesterday by Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague, entitled “The future of British foreign policy under a Conservative government”, was greeted with “dismay” by European diplomats as they warned that the Conservative vision would downgrade Britain’s relations with Europe.

While William Hague did a decent job replacing David Cameron at today's PMQs, he did miss a massive open goal. Harriet Harman repeatedly asked if the Tories were supporting Labour's one-point-odd billion pound injection into job centres. She threw out this line every time Hague asked if the government would pull its finger out and introduce the Tory proposal to have a business loan insur...

Two very strong speeches from William Hague and David Cameron this afternoon. Hague was his rumbustuous self and Cameron did another fifteen minute off the cuff eloquent exposition of the Conservative response to the economic crisis. He spoke about the Tory plan for recovery, which is summed up in a booklet which I had better get a copy of. Here are a couple of bits from Hague's speech which s...