The Justice Secretary is impressed with the ‘honesty and clarity’ with which he approaches Brexit and ‘no deal’.
“The disenchantment of the traditional working class with the left clearly creates an opportunity for the right.”
Conservative MPs should not sit idly by as their party’s ratings sink to the mid-30s and below. There’s reason to think the change isn’t temporary.
There is a mismatch between Government announcements and Commons realities. It cannot attempt reforms without risking them being amended out of recognition.
She is one of the few Cabinet members who does not give the impression of having had her personality flattened by the sacrifices demanded by a ministerial career.
Change UK are not the problem for the Conservatives. Rather, it is their own change narrative is ultimately weak.
The Justice Secretary speaks to Marr as MPs prepare to vote again on the various Brexit options.
They are much less divided over whether to do the same to the Brexiteer rebels against the Withdrawal Agreement: definitely not.
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The Transport Secretary appeared to loiter enthusiastically, preventing Gauke, Rudd and Clark getting the shot they might have wanted.
Though there may have been extenuating circumstances – namely, contradictory instructions from Number Ten and the Whips respectively.
Several Ministers helped to see off the Government’s best hope of avoiding a full-on crisis in the Party – and perhaps of saving Brexit too.
A functioning Government would whip for Malthouse Two – the plan backed by Steve Baker, Nicky Morgan, Iain Duncan Smith, Damian Green, Simon Hart and others.
Being seen to be tough is superficially appealing, but prioritising solutions that actually work is a far better service to the public.
As the motion that was passed by the National Convention says, Conservative MPs need to honour their manifesto pledges.