The list tries to bridge the Brexit divide. But will Fox, who supported the IRA campaign which killed several Tory MPs, be a bridge too far?
It was promised “in our first year”. Instead, there will be mini-commissions, and a push to reform a Government bugbear: judicial review.
Hoyle and Fowler are deeply opposed to the move, but Labour voters in the North of England like the sound of it.
Before any deals are signed, MPs should get to vote on them – as will be the case with the other parties.
The formal deadline for agreeing an extension to the transition period is close, but Britain is unlikely to ask for one.
The ’22 Executive has been pushing for a faster end to lockdown, and many Tory MPs agree. But they’re more likely to follow public opinion than lead it.
Take it from me that the US would walk away from talks if we tried to make the adoption of UK rules a precondition of any FTA.
Exactly a decade after forming a government with the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats are languishing on the political fringes – where did it all go wrong?
The great Parliamentarian then spoke to his colleagues from the heart. “Some Members wept,” Channon noted.
Parliament’s role must be to encourage strategic thinking, raise reasonable questions and help the government avoid strategic errors.
It appears that there will be no votes until next week. After that, the May Bank Holiday looms. In any event, MPs will be feeling their virtual way.
It should not expect to resurrect ‘business as usual’. The key priority is scrutiny of Government action and managing the crisis.
The date at which lockdown should end is debatable. That MPs and peers should be debating it is not.
As a Party, we should hold out a helping hand to all those who still face the difficulties of daily life – who still cannot be their authentic selves.