Boulton (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Chloe Smith, winner of the Norwich North byelection at the end of July, has breezed into Westminster like a whirlwind this week. She took her seat, as you might expect, on Monday, the first day the Commons was back in action after the scandalously long 82-day summer recess. But she also wasted no time in making her maiden speech, rising to her feet on day three, during an Opposition...
Political Scrapbook (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Conservative Central Office staffer Chloe Smith was sworn in as the MP for Norwich North this afternoon. Sure we’ll be seeing plenty more of her.
Nigel Fletcher in Opposition (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Miss Smith goes to WestminsterA wonderful sight this afternoon as my friend Chloe Smith finally took her seat in Parliament. Having won the by-election in Norwich North in July, she had to wait all summer until the House returned after the summer recess, but lost no time in making her debut today.She has already proved herself an effective representative for her constituency, having...
ConservativeHome's Seats & Candidat (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Melanchthon wrote earlier in the day why he felt Liz Truss should not be deselected in South West Norfolk and Tim has given her ConservativeHome's full support here and here in the last few days. Today it was my turn, on the BBC East edition of The Politics Show . After a report on the going-ons in South West Norfolk, I was interviewed via video link, whilst new Norwich North Conservative MP Chloe...
Guy Fawkes' blog (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
... depending on how you value the pension and the tax free portions of the package. So well done to Chloe Smith, at the age of 27 with no experience to speak of, she bags a six figure package, 3 months summer holiday, another month off in December and the least number of working days in parliament since universal suffrage began. No wonder why every available safe seat has hundreds of...
Birmingham University Conservative Future (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
... the better our democracy is. I, however, don’t think that they have gone far enough. Recently, Chloe Smith was elected as MP for Norwich North. She is now the ‘Baby of the House’, at the tender age of 27. Most, if not all, members of BUCF will be of voting age, and yet we have no representation, and I will have none for another six years. At the other end of the scale, there are only...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
It was the first prime minister's questions for 13 weeks, and David Cameron had arranged for Chloe Smith to be seated immediately behind him, in the place usually occupied by his parliamentary private secretary, the dashing Desmond Swayne, or Swayne of Arabia as he is known following his TA service in Iraq. Ms Smith won the Norwich North byelection, and the message being sent...
Tory Outcast (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
... covered the various stories in the best or most interesting manner. In no particular order: Chloe Smith gave her maiden speech in Parliament. The Save General Election Night campaign gathered pace with a staggering 126 MPs signed up to the Early Day Motion already. Iain Dale gave quite a good account of why he wants to be an MP . In my weakened state I haven't got round to checking...
What You Can Get Away With (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
... actually have much more power to influence the lives of the people of the Borough of Bedford than Chloe Smith has over the people of Norwich North.
Quaequam Blog! (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
... people. As Stephen Tall went on to say, elected mayors have actual executive power, something that Chloe Smith is unlikely to wield even after the next general election. But it is also a test of the Tories’ so-called “open primary” selection process (that is to say, open caucus selection process, but who cares about small things such as terminological accuracy') and according to some...
National Secular Society (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
A new Tory MP has declined to swear a religious oath as she took her seat in parliament. Chloe Smith, MP for Norwich North, did not recite the traditional oath, which includes two references to God, but instead said: “I do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance” to the Queen.
Little's Log (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Chloe Smith is now - officially - the MP for Norwich North. ConHome has some great shots of the swearing in here . As the weeks have rolled on, some have forgotten what a great victory Norwich North was for the party generally and Chloe personally. A great day for the City!
Ellee Seymour (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
I am delighted to learn that James Tumbridge has made it through to the final stage of the selection as Conservative parliamentary candidate for South West Norfolk. He stood in Ian Gibson’s seat in Norwich North in 2005 – recently won by Chloe Smith who makes her maiden speech tomorrow – and has kept his house [...]
icWales (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
... in Delyn, Antoinette Sandbach, said she was not daunted by Labour’s 6,644 majority.“If you look at Chloe Smith in Norwich North, she turned a Labour majority of 5,500 or so into a majority of 7,000 for her,” she said.“I think Delyn is an eminently winnable seat. We’ve been working hard for two years and I think I can win. We need to have a mix of candidates from a mix of backgrounds,...
Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
... Office to report the shooting shortly before 10 a.m.Neighbors said they didn't hear anything. Chloe Smith, 49, said she was listening to loud music and was shocked to see police outside her next-door neighbor's house."I was so scared," said Smith, who was home alone with three grandchildren.The shooter fled in a white, four-door Infiniti with tinted windows. He was described...
