Andrew Gimson’s conference sketch: the Moses of Finsbury Park is ready to lead his people into the promised land
Corbyn thinks he is about to carry all before him, and conveys a kind of hubris.
Are the Conservatives fed up with office?
Our snap judgement is that Tory MPs and members are not. But there are warning signs: a fragile leader, a rusty machine – and a project that urgently needs renewal.
What is your view of May’s Florence speech on Brexit? Of Johnson’s Telegraph article? Of an implementation period? Our monthly survey is out.
Plus our usual questions: plenty to think about as Party Conference looms.
Control migrant numbers – or extremists flourish. Germany’s election lesson for May and Corbyn.
Merkel is back for a fourth term – a great electoral achievement. But the success of the AfD is a sign that the vultures are gathering.
To salvage her Brexit policy, May must now ensure that her government is ready for No Deal. Or it won’t last.
There is time to correct the lack of preparedness of our customs and computers for 2019. But it is running out.
May in Florence. She confirms that she wants an implementation phase. Having one is unavoidable – but also dangerous.
There is no guarantee that the EU27 and the Commission will accept her ideas. And there may be no deal at all. In which case the question lingers: are we ready?
Freeman’s Ideas Festival launches today. Now it’s up and running, where will it go next?
His intention seems to be to develop a body of ideas. If so, it will need to be a programme that can move hearts as well as minds.
Will the Government be Ready on Day One for Brexit? If it isn’t, it could collapse altogether.
May needs to demonstrate that Whitehall is prepared – deal or no deal. Crossing one’s fingers and hoping for transition is not an alternative, or shouldn’t be.
Twelve tests for the Pickles/Brady Conservative Party review
ConservativeHome’s proposals for Party reform, to avoid a repeat of the miserable snap election result.
EEA light, migration and the ECJ. Red lines for May’s speech in Florence.
We must not be forced by any settlement into following the EU’s tax, regulatory, social and migration model if we don’t want to.
May can use Johnson to strengthen her hand in the Brexit negotiations
She can indicate that neither her party nor the public will be satisfied if she bows the knee to Brussels.
The Vote Leave-led alternative government. Gove denies claims that he has “cut Johnson adrift”
Don’t underestimate the two men’s deep emotional commitment to the campaign they helped to front – and which won.
WATCH: Rudd – “I don’t want Boris Johnson managing the Brexit process”
“Theresa May is driving the car, to continue the allegory – and I’m going to make sure that we all help her do that.”
Put aside the Westminster politics, and ask: on Brexit policy, is the Foreign Secretary right?
Britain could flourish under the minimalist WTO-type settlement that seems to be his bottom line. But it is not the optimal outcome, and threatens a significant downside.
Behind the shortage of new homes is a shortage of construction companies
The rise in planning permissions has not been matched by an equal rise in new homes being built.