Despite polarisation on Brexit, there is more agreement among voters than often appears – and therefore more cause for optimism.
None of what follows is impossible and, if there is a common thread, it is the self-interest of MPs in avoiding an election before leaving the EU.
Stewart comes under fierce criticism as candidates float Northern Irish proposals; Scottish Tories’ campaign against Johnson peters out; and more.
He’s a respected, experienced former Chief Whip – without the baggage of having sat around the Cabinet table during the past three years.
“No infrastructure on the border, because I believe passionately in that. It is necessary for our Union.”
Ultimately, they may reveal less about Brexit and more about the longer-term trends in Northern Ireland’s political landscape.
If you are sceptical, I understand. I was too. But this is the only viable way forward.
We have just 17 days from tomorrow now to do what voters told us to do on the doorsteps last Thursday – namely, ‘get Brexit sorted’.
All that passing May’s deal would do is lose the DUP, split the Party, boost Farage, and usher in an election. And the deal is bad in any event.
I see the former WTO director and Delors chef de Cabinet return to the unresolved debate about high or low alignment.
My minority report, unlike the majority one of the Women’s and Equality Committee, respects the province’s devolution settlement.
Also: Will Lyra McKee’s murder in Londonderry be enough to re-start the political process in Northern Ireland? It doesn’t seem likely.
“I don’t think those murderers in Derry were motivated by any thoughts about the border or about customs arrangements.”
The EU has already opened the door to starting discussions about such alternative arrangements the minute that the Withdrawal Agreement is approved.
A devolved government, shut for over two years now, is a damning indictment on all the five main parties here.