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Henry Newman: The Tory poll collapse is nothing to do with May’s Withdrawal Agreement. MPs should vote for it – and deliver Brexit

A basic problem remains unaltered – that there is no Commons majority for a No Deal Brexit. This point has been well made by Ann Widdecombe.

By Henry Newman | 14 May 2019 | 290 comments

Why the ’22 Executive must tell May to go this week

The unrebuttable fact is that the Prime Minister is in breach of her word, and that the collapse of trust in the Party threatens to be terminal.

By Paul Goodman | 13 May 2019 | 362 comments

Chloe Westley: There’s a word for the “certain type of people” you brush off, Ms Rudd. Conservatives.

These are the people who give up their free time to knock on doors around the country, and take the heat for the Government’s failure to deliver Brexit.

By Chloe Westley | 13 May 2019 | 145 comments

Justine Greening: The only way out of this mess is a referendum – with Remain and No Deal on the ballot paper too

This Brexit Parliament has rejected every Brexit option – hard or soft. The only people who can now decide are the public themselves.

By Justine Greening MP | 8 May 2019 | 270 comments

Scruton – and the gulf between Conservatives in Parliament and conservatives outside it

The row over his sacking is a sign of a Party pulled in different directions by the way politics works – and by culture wars. Now a new competitor is knocking at the door.

By Paul Goodman | 25 April 2019 | 158 comments

WATCH: May’s deputy rejects Thornberry’s attempt to draw a link between Brexit and ‘New IRA’ violence

“I don’t think those murderers in Derry were motivated by any thoughts about the border or about customs arrangements.”

24 April 2019 | 42 comments

Chris White: Brexit. What will happen next now that Parliament has returned?

Technically, May still has time to avoid European elections. Politically, it is very hard indeed to see how she now can.

By Chris White | 24 April 2019 | 48 comments

Nicky Morgan: Why the Northern Ireland backstop need not be permanent – and leave no hard border when it ends

The EU has already opened the door to starting discussions about such alternative arrangements the minute that the Withdrawal Agreement is approved.

By Nicky Morgan MP | 22 April 2019 | 158 comments

Aitken on the meaning of Easter: “We can all have second chances, little resurrections in our lives.”

The former Cabinet minister, who went to prison for perjury, explains why, as a prison chaplain, he is happier than he has ever been.

By Andrew Gimson | 19 April 2019 | 15 comments

Dan Boucher: Is it time for a Leadsom Convention?

Our system needs a means of ensuring that a Remain Parliament honours a Leave referendum – and that this principle is applied more broadly.

By Dr Dan Boucher | 12 April 2019 | 40 comments

WATCH: “Will she resign?”, Cash asks the Prime Minister during her statement

She replies: “I think you know the answer to that.”

11 April 2019 | 123 comments

WATCH: May updates the House on her latest Brexit delay

“We must now press on at pace with our efforts to reach a consensus on a deal that is in the national interest.”

11 April 2019 | 40 comments

The 99 Conservative MPs who opposed the latest Brexit delay motion

Despite a three-line whip, only 133 Tory MPs actually voted with the Government. Several members of the Cabinet did not vote.

By Mark Wallace | 9 April 2019 | 155 comments

WATCH: Washed-up MPs. The Commons is suspended after water pours through its roof.

Business is suspended for the day, with knock-on effects on the Government’s and the House’s timetable, including in relation to Brexit.

4 April 2019 | 75 comments

Andrew Gimson’s Lords sketch: Peers warn that the Cooper Bill threatens the constitution

Lord Owen said the country sees a London elite trying to stop Brexit.

By Andrew Gimson | 4 April 2019 | 114 comments

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