Perhaps the Prime Minister will secure Parliament’s approval. But if she does not, the Conservative Party must choose a direction quickly.
Losing both them and the DUP will send a very strong signal to every Conservative MP about its implications for the Union.
She dodges a direct question on whether Parliament with have the sovereign right to withdraw unilaterally from any backstop.
Not a lot, yet – but the two fundamental things we do know already provide cause for Eurosceptic concern.
“Unlike the previous political declarations, the scope for delay, fudge or obscurantist language has passed. This is now a time for clarity and plain speaking.”
There is no case for withholding it from them, for it only being shown after the event, or for not allowing them to study it.
A response to Jean-Claude Piris and others who argue that the idea simply won’t fly.
We should not be tied to rules that often apply extreme versions of the precautionary principle that throttle new developments.
It isn’t just pro-Brexit MPs who should be watching the Prime Minister carefully. It’s pro-Union ones: in other words, all of them.
The talks appear to be taking place on a more constructive basis – and within striking distance of an accommodation.