Norman to Transport. Rolling reshuffle list of junior appointments.
A summary of the news from the junior ranks to date. Announcements of appointments yet to conclude.
A summary of the news from the junior ranks to date. Announcements of appointments yet to conclude.
She threw herself on the mercy of Tory MPs, and the gambit appears to have paid off – for the moment.
Despite the outcome, our manifesto was a step in the right direction, from which we must not retreat backwards.
Gauke is uncorked as Work and Pensions Secretary. Truss replaces him as Treasury Chief Secretary. Leadsom is the new Leader of the House.
She is now dependent on her critics if the new goverment is to work. This is a time for humility, reconciliation – and all hands on deck.
Plus: An idea for May. A quote from YouGov. A cancelled lunch. A headline from the Economist. Could Gove return? And: could Bercow be ousted?
They will be asking themselves if they want to sign a blank cheque for an American President whose foreign policy is so impulsive and apparently ill thought through.
Many parliamentarians feel that CCHQ has hung them out to dry by being slow to take responsibility for its errors.
“The British people decided to leave. This is going to happen.”
Near the heart of a decision that both approved was a distrust of the style of politics pursued by the Chancellor’s predecessor.
Hammond was right to postpone the date by which he aims to achieve a balanced budget. But whether or not Tory MPs really have the appetite for one is doubtful.
The Chancellor suggested that thoughtful politicians incline to one. But the more thoughtful one is about it, the more problematic it looks.
Their falling-out is an open wound that risks infection.
The balance of the argument is against one as matters stand. But May will have no alternative but to go to the country if Parliament frustrates Brexit or her negotiation.
Eight of the ten were Leavers. And a certain diehard opponent of Brexit didn’t make the cut.