Campbell’s public letter testifies to the depth of the split on the Left.
A new era of optimism in Downing Street can bring positive changes for my area.
Ramping up the UK’s preparations for a No Deal Brexit can also deliver longer-term benefits, boosting the nation’s exports and trade.
On a visit to Scotland, the Prime Minister pledges to “hold out the hand, go the extra mile, or the extra thousand miles” for a good deal.
The Liberal Democrat leader rows back on earlier comments after Ridge suggests her support for another referendum is dishonest.
The Opposition would campaign to remain against a no-deal exit, though.
Plus: should Patel have come? Should Mordaunt have gone? And: my predictions. What I got right and wrong.
Lessons endure from my polling study of our new Prime Minister, carried out six years ago when he was London’s Mayor.
“A time limit is not enough. It must be clearly understood that the way to a deal goes by way of abolition of the backstop.”
“The doubters, the doomsters, the gloomsters – they are going to get it wrong again. The people who bet against Britain are going to lose their shirts.”
His premiership may be a triumph; more likely, a disaster; more likely still, it won’t last long. But we can at least promise our readers that there won’t be a dull moment.
The new Prime Minister will inherit the worst political legacy in living memory – with the very barest of working majorities.
The NHS, the environment, childcare: the creative energies of Team Johnson must be poured into new policies for these.
It’s not an optional extra – it’s crucial to delivering an effective Brexit and making the most of the opportunities outside the EU.