Davis waves away at the crown
There are at least four big obstacles to any plan to crown him leader. And there’s no sign that he has endorsed it, anyway.
Clegg’s career choice reflects how the House of Lords has become diminished
Parliament is struggling to retain senior figures. New peers should be chosen on their ability to raise the calibre of debate.
Crime is rising again. Howard’s remarkable legacy is at risk.
After Brexit has been concluded this will be a key challenge for the Conservatives as the Party of law and order. Political correctness must not get in the way of effective policing.
Use of the Caine
The significance of the Northern Ireland SpAd’s tweet lies less in its content than its author – and that it has been issued at all.
Merkel will rescue the Prime Minister. Where have we heard that before?
The German Chancellor was stronger then than she is now. And there’s no guarantee that any compromise she might push would work.
Drift
The Prime Minister is like a woman on a raft, adrift at sea – as her fellow-passengers watch the good (or bad) ship Chequers gently slipping, with the occasional plop and gurgle, beneath the waves.
Andrew Gimson’s PMQs sketch: May is white with tiredness, but still functioning
She said the bare minimum on Brexit and Corbyn has no idea how to get anything more out of her.
The Khashoggi case shows that the UK’s alliance with Saudi Arabia serves neither our interests nor our values
For how much longer can Ministers continue to try to defend a relationship which has become increasingly indefensible?
Jobs, wages – and stubbornly buoyant Conservative poll ratings
Wages are growing at their fastest rate for ten years, and employment is at a near-record high. But qualifications are necessary…
There is no good reason to ignore the Cox report’s verdict on Bercow’s future
It would be shameful if the independent inquiry into bullying in the House of Commons was obscured by political infighting.
A Brexit alternative for the Cabinet today
The only potential escape lane from a breakdown in the negotiation and No Deal gridlock is marked “to Canada”.
The enduring importance of the Attorney-General
Cox’s intervention at May’s meeting of senior Cabinet ministers last week to discuss Brexit plans turned out to be crucial.
The backstop threatens the Union. Davidson knows it. And May can’t afford to lose her.
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.
Brexit. It’s time for an end to illusions. May must choose between the backstop and her country.
The key question now for Conservative MPs is whether they can support the UK being trapped in a customs union – and the dismemberment of the Union itself.
A candidate shortage strikes Conservative target seats
Numbers applying for target seats are down across the board. At least one Tory association has refused to shortlist, and demanded applications be reopened.