
Stephen Booth: The deteriorating politics of Northern Ireland has left the Government with no option other than to act on the Protocol
Sefcovic’s language in response was more assuaging than we have seen from Brussels in previous UK-EU rows.
Sefcovic’s language in response was more assuaging than we have seen from Brussels in previous UK-EU rows.
Dementia is the leading cause of death in this country, and one in three born today are likely to be diagnosed with it in their lifetime.
People in Britain see the horrendous sufferings of the Ukrainian people and want to help now, not in six months’ time.
The Prime Minister needs the courage to face down the tiny minority who want to rush through the Conversion Therapy Bill.
These two institutions at the very centre of Government do not appear to be operating the way they should.
And: surely Johnson wants to know who authorised the Nowzad instruction. Plus: go on – make it all about Brexit.
This can give the Tories a tremendous advantage in a democracy because the public, as a whole, does not have fixed views either.
“I think that would be a significant unlocking step and it would be very welcome,” he says.
The last Prime Minister to seize the centre ground and reduce the opposition to this kind of impotent anger was Tony Blair in his early years.
This rebellion had little in common with most others, but the names of many who oppose the Government now show a certain predictability.
The second of a ConHome series this week on the Prime Minister’s Reset Moment – and what should follow from it.
For too long, combating climate change has been characterised as a left-wing cause. But it is a battle that cannot be won without the Right.
If the public conversation about lives and livelihoods doesn’t change, we risk being trapped in semi-lockdown semi-permanently.
Nineteen Conservative backbenchers spoke against the policy. It’s doubtful whether a top-down targets system will pass the Commons.
Growing anti-lockdown sentiment among northern Labour mayors and councils offer him new opportunities – and dangers.