David Wooding, the political editor of The Sun, said during reports of the cabinet reshuffle that for him two things were at play: firstly moves were being made in order for the Tories to be more in touch with the public, and secondly Cameron wanted to temper the rabble on his backbenches.

To be sure, it looks as though the backbenchers have finally won their battle.

The rebels were always doing damage to Cameron and acted as a constant thorn in his side. Tim Montgomerie, writing excitedly in the Guardian, noted that this indeed was the era of the Tory supercharged backbencher. Continue reading →