The Prime Minister reminded the House of his formidable abilities as an electioneer.
“Sometimes you gotta let them fight, like two kids in a [parking] lot and then you pull them apart,” he said.
Canadians might just decide that, on balance, they prefer the guy who believes in something bigger than himself.
“Does he know of any policy decision by any ally which has so undermined our security partnership and empowered our enemies?” “No…”
Turkey appears to assume that their opponents will flee. But if they’ve nowhere to go, they’ll have no alternative but to fight.
There is a sense with all Johnson speeches that he is somehow parodying a politician making one – that the whole thing is done tongue-in-cheek.
And: Gove says MPs can sit at weekends to get a deal through. Plus: Brisk business at the bookstall – and the menace of the “offence archaeologists”.
Both leaders are firing up their bases and seeking out all-or-nothing confrontations with their political enemies.
The latter’s NHS myth is fading as time passes, and younger people bring their consumer viewpoint to their use of public services.
He could soon preside over a full-scale proxy war, or else do the Nixon-to-China routine with Rouhani. There is simply no way of knowing.
Trump is now on his fourth National Security Adviser. By the time the election comes, expect him to be on his fifth or sixth.
Former Government advisers see an opportunity to steer the party towards a “bigger government” vision for the party they’ve always spoiled for.
Their words, like Johnson’s visit itself, look more like more gambits in a blame game than a genuine change of heart.
Even though public concern about immigration seems to have eased off recently, there is reason for caution.
If ministers don’t act soon, jihadis could end up escaping camps in the region and returning to active operations either in the Middle East or further afield.