He tells the Prime Minister that it “will walk through the lobbies with her to vote this nonsense down.”
Strangely but truly, the best way of helping the Prime Minister is to send her back to Brussels to win concessions on the backstop.
But though such a change might win his support, would it persuade his colleagues? Plus: he believes Bercow made “an honest error” last week.
If May’s deal goes down, three words from John Kerr last year will highlight a choice for this new one.
May wins – but not by enough to break free from her internal opponents. Too strong to fall and too weak to win, she is, if anything, more exposed to them than before.
She looks increasingly like the captive of pro-Remain cross-party MPs working together against the pro-Leave referendum mandate.
We need to get back to our focus, governing for the people. They are fed up with Brexit and we are running out of time
Labour’s debate on the disclosure of legal advice about any Brexit agreement will be well worth keeping an eye on.
Meanwhile, almost a third of replies support a trade-off over a longer transition and the backstop. Two-thirds oppose any transition extension.
The leader of the European Research Group explains to Ridge why he thinks this ‘bastion of Remoanerism’ is still ‘grumpy’ about the result.
By remaining in a customs arrangement which retains high standards and open access, it will be good for London – and the rest of the country too.