The myth has it that there never was such a plan – in fact, DexEU had a proposal to fulfil its promise of no ‘hard border’ while still overseeing a proper customs regime.
Cabinet Ministers were told yesterday that the shuffle will be “significant”, but that word covers a multitude of possibilities.
Then come Redwood and Tugendhat to make up the top five. Four of the top ten have been in the Commons for less than three years.
Party member opinion on the negotiations is clearly at the harder end of the spectrum on independence and economics – though not invariably on immigration.
The new rules require rebels to strike openly and in strength. Trying to get around them and do things the old-fashioned way… doesn’t work.
Nineteen Members of Parliament have so far declared publicly.
Charged with managing Whitehall, trouble-shooting, clocking Sturgeon, and preparing government for Brexit, his workload would make lesser mortals crumble.
He takes two in five votes. Boris Johnson is second on 21 per cent.
Almost six months on from the EU referendum, we present a mini-series on five people who helped to shape the result.
Almost six months on from the EU referendum, we present a mini-series on five people who helped to shape the result.
To turn Lord Denning on his head, Brexit is like “an incoming tide flowing up the estuaries of England”.
“At least they acknowledge that there will be a decent boost to our economy from spending our own money.”
Plus: Boris’s multiple problems. The Chancellor’s dodgy figures. Euro referendum recriminations everywhere. And: SNP MPs in white Y-front shreddies.
There were 26 critical questions from Conservative backbenchers on the Government’s EU referendum leaflet yesterday and 5 supportive ones.