Bounced!
MPs have less than a day to study this revised deal. So today’s vote should be postponed. If it isn’t, they should withhold support from the Government.
What’s at stake tomorrow is even bigger than Brexit. It is trust in politics. Which is why the deal as it stands must not pass.
Faith in our system will shrink further if the Commons passes a deal that the Government itself believes now needs a sweeping overhaul.
Cox is out of line with Downing Street on the backstop
The Attorney General is asking difficult legal questions about it which Dublin, Brussels, and even many in London would rather draw a veil over.
Do you think it looks bad for May next week? If so, it’s even worse than you think. Here’s why.
That motions next week will be amendable opens up a can of worms for the Government – or rather a can of serpents.
Next week’s Brexit votes could yet result in the general election nobody wants
May is so weak that even her command of the payroll vote is slipping. If her Government loses control of European policy, can it really remain in office?
The Prime Minister has less than a week to save her Government
If she fails again next Tuesday, she risks the legislature becoming, in effect, the executive – and seizing control of the Uk side of the negotiation.
The new dividing line among would-be Tory leadership candidates: experience versus a “new generation”
In previous contests, service in Cabinet was seen as a requirement. Now it could even be seen as a weakness.
Our survey. Crisis, what crisis? Three in four Party members expect the Conservatives to lead the Government after the next election
This growing confidence will reflect the greater negative impact that respondents expect the Independent Group to have on Labour.
Andrew Gimson’s PMQs sketch: Bercow is killing this contest by encouraging pious blather instead of brutal brevity
The Speaker has unintentionally become the friend of waffle during the weekly session.
Our survey. A plurality of Party members would back May’s deal were meaningful change made to the backstop
There’s been a jump in support for a time limit. But as we write such change doesn’t look to be forthcoming.
Thawing the benefits freeze
There is a strong case for altering the balance of welfare spending between working people and those retired.
Politicians must decide whether their priority in response to knife crime is ‘do something’ or ‘do something effective’
Being seen to be tough is superficially appealing, but prioritising solutions that actually work is a far better service to the public.
Leadsom climbs to the top spot in our Cabinet League Table
Javid almost doubles his rating after his decisive handling of Begum. Meanwhile Rudd, Gauke and Clark all fall. And Grayling plumbs new depths.
Over three in four Party members back Javid over his Begum ban. Our survey.
We were curious to know how big the proportion of objectors would be, to which the answer is: a fifth.
The Brexiteer group of eight: lawyers or politicians first?
The latter, we believe. And we caution against presuming that they are predisposed to support a revised deal.