
Andrew Gimson’s Commons sketch: The Attorney-General thunders against the turkeys – and warns them that Christmas is coming
Cox fulminated against Opposition MPs for being frightened of voting for a general election.
Cox fulminated against Opposition MPs for being frightened of voting for a general election.
But there is method in his madness.
The Bracknell MP had jumped ship to the Lib Dems in mind if not in deed earlier in the year.
He reproached the advocates of no deal for telling a fairy tale.
The vote by Bracknell Conservatives leaves the future of their MP in doubt. Further little local difficulties may follow.
Brexiteers take the podium spots, but Tracey Crouch wins an honourable mention for her stand on fixed-odds betting terminals.
When asked if resigning was worth it, he says, “I think I moved the government on its position”.
The Prime Minister has appointed a reliable loyalist, but does this indicate confidence, or caution?
Last-minute concessions appear to have saved the Government from defeat on the EU Withdrawal Bill
Plus: Zac Goldsmith tells me that he won’t stand in a by-election if the Heathrow decision fails to go his way.
Boris’s score falls by six points and May drops to fourth place.
If it happens, there are too many potential candidates for some of them not to be household names for only 15 minutes.
Also in Iain’s Friday Diary: The Tonbridge and Malling Open Primary. Gordon Brown, “ex-politician”. Tony Benn’s Diaries. And what I did during the Great Storm