Christopher Howarth’s Guide to Brexit: Relax – the Lords won’t block Article 50

They will debate. They may even ask the Commons to look again. But the Bill will pass.

WATCH: Mandelson – patriotism, not my EU pension, makes me a Remainer

The former EU Commissioner warned the Lords of the costs of Brexit.

WATCH: Mandelson explains the ‘change of circumstances’ that led to Blair’s Brexit intervention

He says Open Britain asked him to because ‘many’ referendum voters had ‘no idea of the terms on which the Government would decide to leave the EU’.

Blair and Mandelson’s game. Forming the SDP, Mark Two. Or at least mulling whether to try to.

They are holding up a hankerchief to test how strongly the Remain wind is blowing.

How you can still be Prime Minister, George – a letter from Mandelson to Osborne

Some advice from the former to the latter.

Isabel Oakeshott: Where is Leave’s leader?

The campaign to quit the EU lacks charismatic faces to put up against the Prime Minister, three former premiers and well-known business figures.

Marc Glendening: Tolerance through censorship: Blair’s new European project

The law he favours would create ‘special administrative units’ to monitor those suspected of holding intolerant views. Who will sit on these surveillance operations?

Christopher Howarth: This election – a counter-intuitive crossroads for the UK’s EU membership?

A Labour vote will, counter intuitively, not secure the UK’s place in the EU – in fact quite the opposite.

Lord Bates: The revival of the North-East

Historically, our greatest weakness has been to place far too much confidence in government and demonstrate too little confidence in ourselves.

From Reggie to Dessie: Revealed – the cast list for the Commons Christmas panto

Aladdin: Gloria de Piero. Widow Twanky: Chris Bryant. Abananzer: Peter Mandelson. Genie of the Lamp, Michael Gove. Princess Lotus Blossom: Gavin Williamson…

WATCH: Two for the price of one. A new video – “Wrong then, wrong now”. Plus…

Business for Britain, Daniel Hannan MEP & Global Britain have produced the new publication.

Unions pick sides in Scots Labour leadership struggle

Also: Salmond hints at Westminster comeback; Mandelson has “no regrets” on NIO amnesty letters; and Ann Clwyd faces reselection in Cynon Valley.

Lord Mandelson’s four spurious arguments against an EU referendum

…none of which, of course, the BBC challenged him on.