Ten questions for Leadsom
Do you have a team in place to begin a negotiation after you move Article 50 quickly? Would Gisela Stuart get a Government job? Are you ready for Putin?
Do you have a team in place to begin a negotiation after you move Article 50 quickly? Would Gisela Stuart get a Government job? Are you ready for Putin?
“I think that I’m somebody with a strong grasp of some of the social and economic divisions in our country and with a sense of direction for the future.”
Some Remainers would love us to get bogged down, but a rapid and clean break with the EU is the only next step which is in the national interest.
The case for Crabb. He knows that we must speak for everyone, whether they grew up on a country estate or a council estate.
The case for Gove. His candidature is the one best placed not only to ensure that Britian quits the EU but that social mobility is boosted.
The case for Leadsom. Determining the right course for leaving the EU requires a unique skill-set – and she has it.
The case for May. Which candidate in these momentous times can you imagine dealing best with the likes of Obama, Merkel and Putin – or terror attacks?
Continental Europe needs the financial services of London just as much, if not more, than London needs its financial exports to Continental Europe.
What evidence is there that you can increase the Party’s electoral reach? Would you bring back liberal interventionism? Would you appoint George Osborne to your Cabinet?
An under-reported contributor to this week’s events is that they aren’t getting enough sleep.
The Party needs to treat its members with respect and be a far more democratic in its structure.
Failure to make significant progress will send droves of both Conservative and Labour voters into the arms of UKIP.
They were our friends in times of war, and in times of peace – even trying and testing ones likes we have today – we must never forget it.
“I believe that we should hold fast to a vision of Britain that wants to be respected abroad, tolerant at home and engaged in the world.”
Many of my closest friends in politics will struggle with the choice I am recommending. But the national interest must come first.