The Latest Breaking News from Simon Clarke

It seems Simple Simon Clarke wasn’t entirely alone in his failed rebellion – enter previously unknown Will Dry

If he has any concern for his reputation, the PM will shelve this doomed mistake and do everything to rescue public services, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

MPs from all wings of the party join in criticism of Simon Clarke, with some saying he should lose the whip after comments

Editorial: If Conservatives seek salvation in a more radical rightwing agenda, they will hasten their already steep decline

After Simon Clarke proposed yet another leadership switch, most Tory MPs looked the other way – but Nadine sees deeper intrigue

Amid the paper’s own crises, the Telegraph’s intent seems clear: lower taxes and crack down on immigration

If I had to pick my favourite failed coup of the Gordon Brown premiership, it would have to be the Patricia Hewitt-Geoff Hoon plot. It was early January 2010 when the former cabinet ministers called for a secret ballot of Labour MPs to effectively force the prime minister out. 

We have a few ideas

A former Tory minister reportedly reveals more discontent about the embattled PM’s leadership, raising the spectre of a future no-confidence vote