It’s hard to believe that a year ago, we didn’t yet know for sure that the EU referendum would even take place in 2016. Indeed, had David Cameron followed Lynton Crosby’s advice and rejected the initial, wholly unsatisfactory, renegotiation offer, we might not yet know its date – and he would probably still be Prime Minister.
We predicted a hectic and compelling year of political news, and it greatly exceeded that expectation.
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If you’ve found the last 12 months a bit too exciting, then I’m afraid to say that 2017 promises no slowdown in the political hurly burly. The coming battle over Article 50 and the start of the hard-won Brexit process lie ahead and dominate life at Westminster, our new Prime Minister seeks to more broadly define her premiership, a new and hugely controversial new occupant is about to move into the White House and the Kremlin is flexing its muscles.
As ever, ConservativeHome will be here to report, analyse and debate the way ahead.