Iain Duncan Smith: The EU does not speak with one voice – it is increasingly divided
With growing problems at home, many member states are at odds with the Commission’s punitive line on Brexit.
Nicky Morgan: If Britain reaches no deal with the EU, Parliament must still be able to vote
Whatever the outcome, MPs and peers must be able to have their say in the lobbies.
Lewis Baston: Why bids to reform the House of Lords fail
Even more than party disagreements over what should replace it, the idea of a very powerful second chamber is out of constitutional fashion.
Iain Dale: Fox was right. Most European countries need to bury their twentieth century history.
Plus: Hammond’s blunder. Peers’ folly. Stephen Hawking is not, repeat not, controlled by MI5. And: my inner Mary Whitehouse meets Katie Hopkins’ slack vagina.
James Frayne: The Government should reverse this raid on risk-takers
May and Hammond are right to prioritise the working class, but an attack on small traders and self-starters is only going to alienate them – and many more besides.
Garvan Walshe: Wilders’s strength is greatly exaggerated – for now
He is a talented populist and looks set to do well in next week’s Dutch election. The question is what he will do then.
Henry Hill: Foster fights for position after DUP’s disastrous election
Also: Davidson bullish as donors step forward to back pro-UK campaign; Plaid suspend AM over bullying claims; and the SNP abandon oil.
Alex Morton: Beware Triumphalism
Only a constitutional referendum lock, safeguarded by the Queen, can protect us from the left-wing coalition that could take power in 2020.
James Frayne: The lack of a serious Opposition has dulled the Government’s edge
From business rates to car insurance, errors are being made.
Christopher Howarth’s Guide to Brexit: Lawfare – desperate Remainers’ last throw of the dice
Their final attempt to prevent Brexit is undemocratic and destined to fail.
Howard Flight: Hammond must bite the bullet and cut protected spending
Our current deficit could easily double in a less benign economic climate. Failure to take tough action would be reckless.
Nadhim Zahawi: It isn’t UKIP that stands to gain from the collapse of Labour. It’s the Conservatives.
The “People’s Army” is an unpopular party and an unattractive brand. They always have been, and Brexit has changed nothing.
Ashley Fox: Why the EU will find it difficult to choose the right way forward
Juncker has presented MEPs with five options, but the responses show how hard Brussels politicians will find it to change their attitudes.
Iain Dale: How other EU countries can stop us leaving. Or so I’m told.
Plus: The wit of Malcolm Rifkind. I switch energy provider. An improvement by Donald Trump (up to a point). And: women MPs on my mind.
James Frayne: Both Trump and May will find they have to learn to love the media in the end
It’s comforting for leaders to imagine that they can either have a direct line to voters or that they can let their actions speak for themselves – but it’s a fallacy.