A partial farewell to the spectacular Roger Helmer - at least from the (Brussels) Tory front bench. (Here is a reminder of his insightful contributions to the Conservative conference last month). The NHS-hating Dan Hannan has followed suit.
David Cameron promises to maintain a steel ring for Sun readers
The Standards and Privileges Committee comes under fire again
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