The Tories appear to have given up on boundary changes

The Tories have now followed Labour and the Lib Dems in beginning to select candidates on the basis of existing boundaries, rather than the hypothetical boundaries that they were seeking to implement with boundary changes/a reduction in the number of MPs, reports ConHome.

Although Grant Shapps denies this, that’s clearly a tacit acceptance that Cameron has given up on getting boundary changes through the commons, with all that entails for the next election.

As I’ve noted before, under existing boundaries, the Tories would need an 11% lead in the polls to win a majority. They’re currently 9% behind…