Garvan Walshe: How a real leader of the Opposition would deal with Article 50
The script of her speech has been leaked to me from a parallel universe.
Mark Menzies: Banning arms sales to Saudi Arabia would harm Britain and the Middle East – including Yemen
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is not some sort of rogue state but a key ally of the UK. And if we don’t sell to them, our competitors will.
May should be generous to EU citizens in Britain. But her stance is right – and her opponents’ rhetoric overblown.
Some of the distress of those in question has been caused by diehard Remainers, who are stirring up as much alarm as possible about Brexit regardless of the human cost.
Profile: Sajid Javid, whose quest to build more homes is also a fight for his political future
Macmillan’s efforts succeeded because Churchill backed him fully. The Communities Secretary is not in the same happy position with May.
Alex Morton: The Housing White Paper. The detail will decide whether Ministers deliver more homes.
Much of it is excellent and a skeleton for delivery, but it will need work to put flesh on the bones.
Dominic Raab: The taxman is going easy on the super-rich, and hard on the rest of us. Here’s how to stop him.
If we want a competitive economy and fair taxation, we need to simplify the tax code – not give HMRC arbitrary powers which invite abuse.
Bercow’s Trump outburst was uncharacteristic of him
We explain why.
Christopher Howarth’s Guide to Brexit: Haphazard amendments to the Article 50 Bill don’t help EU citizens in the UK
The issue must be addressed, and it will be. Opposition wrecking efforts are the wrong way to go about it.
Tim Patmore: Let’s build a million homes a year – but none of them on the green belt
It can be done, but it requires a great deal of political ambition.
Conservative donations dipped sharply after the EU referendum. How might Party finances be restored?
The loss of Feldman, the hopelessness of Corbyn and Eurosceptic donor fatigue all play their part. CCHQ says it has a plan to get the money rolling in again.
Nadhim Zahawi: I found myself banned from Trump’s America. But I want his state visit to go ahead – and to tell him why he’s mistaken.
I fear that the President has poured fuel on the fire of extremism; and created enemies, rather than winning friends.
Ryan Bourne: The Tories are getting it wrong on childcare
OECD analysis indicates that the cost of childcare as a percentage of income for a two-earner family is now the highest in the developed world.
Housing. We need a Macmillan-style drive to build new homes – even if it means loosening the Green Belt
Javid’s plans are shaping up to be a last-ditch attempt to hit his target within the constraints of the present system.
Tania Mathias: A Trump state visit cannot be justified while this refugee ban is in place
We have a legal and a moral duty to protect them. The President’s order feels like an attack on our shared humanity.
What America has to teach Britain about scrutinising judges
There is plenty to dislike about the US system, but we’d do well to learn from it – if only to avoid travelling a similar road.