The looming Tory rebellions to look out for this autumn

Without wanting to dispel the utter euphoria that Tories are feeling at the current state of the Labour party, they do have a tricky autumn to get through which they don’t seem to be thinking much about. In today’s Times I set out some of the looming Tory rebellions on a range of different policies due for Commons scrutiny this autumn.

There is, of course, the possibility that the whips pull many of these votes, which means that there will be problems in Parliament, but not actual rebellions in the Commons. The Tories may be trying to pass various policies that aren’t particularly popular, but they’re being nimble about it, dropping votes as soon as it becomes clear they are either going to be lost or too close to call. They do not want to give the impression to any rebels that you can get your way with the government, as this will encourage further trouble.