Newslinks for Friday 18th October 2019
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Johnson strikes a blow for freedom – and confounds his critics
By reaching a deal in Brussels, the Tory anarchist has exceeded what the official classes and conventional wisdom supposed was possible.
If the EU now refuses an extension, Johnson can get this deal through Parliament
Faced with a choice of this deal or No Deal, it is very hard indeed to see the Commons opting for the latter.
Johnson the negotiator has been more robust than May – but less instransigent
By being so scornful, his critics have set a low bar for him. We are about to see whether he can astonish them by bounding over it.
Johnson’s plan. Less Unionist than May’s deal but more free-trading?
It may not be agreed at all with the EU – and if it is the numbers in the Commons are very tight indeed by our calculation.
Meet Johnson’s most powerful ally – Varadkar
If a UK-EU deal is agreed, it will be because both men want one urgently – which in turn opens a chance to reset Anglo-Irish relations.
Andrew Gimson’s Commons sketch: Corbyn the Puritan takes on Johnson the Merry Englander
The start of the debate on the Queen’s Speech showed how the general election will be fought.
The Lewis Carroll Queen’s Speech
The place to put these proposals to the test is at a general election, not in a Parliament apparently determined to do little other than delay Brexit.
Ten hurdles that Johnson must leap if a deal is agreed this week
If it happens, he must not just win but keep the backing of the DUP, Spartans, Labour rebels and as many of the whipless 21 as he can – and stave off a referendum too.
The Brexit negotiation and where it goes
We can begin to see how a deal can now be agreed and then pass Parliament. But the obstacles are still formidable.
Revealed: The potential route back for some of the 21 Conservative MPs who lost the Whip
An obscure, unused agreement struck by Cameron and the 1922 Committee back in 2006 is set to come into play.
A modest proposal. Let’s put Bercow in charge – and scrap democracy altogether.
It’s time to grasp the real message of the 2016 referendum: that universal suffrage has been a mistake of historic proportions.
Why resignation may be the least bad option for Johnson
Yesterday’s Downing Street briefing and the plight of the Brexit talks suggest that he will ultimately settle for extension. That could be fatal – not least for him.
The Extinction Rebellion protesters are far more conservative than they realise
And Tories have known since Thatcher’s time that climate change has to be taken seriously.
Wanted in Beaconsfield: a Conservative candidate
Grieve’s intention of standing in the seat as an independent makes it a test case for early selection and local choice.