In place of deviations from the Number Ten line have come the squashing of Rayner and even a comparison of the PM to Churchill.
The Leader of the House is as cloth-eared as Jeremy Corbyn when it comes to dealing with her own backbenchers.
Here in America, those I meet are surprised by Britain’s reluctance to let go of the apron strings that seem to tie us to the EU.
European defence budgets only go so far, and ultimately we need the Anglo-American link.