Guido understands the three-person shortlist to inherit Alan Haselhurst’s Saffron Walden seat is:

Stephen Parkinson: Special Adviser to Theresa May

Katherine Bennett: Vice-President, Political Affairs at Airbus

Kemi Badenoch: Member of the London Assembly, who was defeated in the Hampstead and Kilburn selection a few days ago

25,000 majority – it’s a seat for life…

Theresa May’s Downing Street team is slowly taking shape – her former SpAd and Vote Leave alumnus Stephen Parkinson is to be given a role. All of David Cameron’s SpAds were told to clear their desks and just two have been brought back into the fold, Rachel Wolf and super-SpAd Sheridan Westlake. New Secretaries of State are taking their time appointing advisers, meetings have been taking place over the last few days and names should start to trickle out next week:

If you know of any appointments Guido doesn’t have on his list, get in touch…