This old-style socialist turns out to be much more of a small-c conservative than his many critics are willing to admit.
He is well-placed to knock on the doors of individual member states, as the Government and the Union lock horns over free movement.
Here is a politician educated at Sandhurst and on active service with the Scots Guards in Northern Ireland, not by reading PPE at Oxford.
He says the EU has “shifted the goalposts” after saying initially that a Canada-style agreement was available.
Economic crises have infantilised multiple generations. Our leaders need to give them hope.
His capacity to win some of his severest critics round, and persuade them of his “greatness of soul”, helps explain his success.
‘Peter Pans’ prefer to burn the candle at both ends. They are cicadas, not ants, but many would still love to raise a family.
During the EU referendum, many politicians claimed to be concerned about younger generations’ futures. But they’ve been mysteriously quiet recently.
In a world that changes as fast as this one, constant intellectual regeneration should be our goal. Our recovery papers are a contribution to that.
The Leader of the Opposition got across the message that the Labour Party is under new management.
If Putin hoped that Brexit would detach us from our alliances, there’s no evidence of that happening so far, and much to the contrary.
We’ve learned nothing at all about his outlook but quite a lot about his capacities during the last tumultuous twelve months.
He has demonstrated prodigious powers of endurance, keeping going through storms of criticism which would have driven many a lesser figure out of politics.
For too many legislators, biffing the Prime Minister for a short-term thrill is the acme of political maturity.