Our survey. A majority of Party members back May’s deal – if changes can be made to the backstop.
The proportion of respondents opposing it at any cost has fallen from well over two in five to over one in three.
The ‘Meaningful Vote’ is yet another backfiring constitutional innovation
If the United Kingdom’s negotiating position appears incoherent, much of the blame rests with those who put the legislature in charge.
The EU doesn’t understand – or claims not to understand – the way our country works
Our Government alone isn’t entitled to finalise a deal. It must have Parliamentary endorsement. And this Commons rejected the deal by a record margin.
Immigration policy must be made for everyone – not just for bigger business
Javid is right to bury the “tens of thousands” target – but he needs to set out a clear pathway to lower migration.
May wins less a victory than a reprieve. And an extension to Article 50 is still likely.
The Prime Minister’s previous form suggests that she will keep kicking the can down the road, or try to – even after the road runs out.
Andrew Gimson’s Commons sketch: Corbyn digs himself into a hole as the Prime Minister starts to unite her party
The Leader of the Opposition looked totally incapable of taking over.
Kit Malthouse – the pragmatic Brexit broker bringing Tory MPs together
He learned at Westminster Council and City Hall the politics of persuading people to agree.
Unless pro-Leave MPs back the Brady plan today, they risk ending up with no Brexit at all
The Prime Minister doesn’t need to endorse every dot and comma of it. But she does need to show the EU that the Commons and her Party can agree on something.
May needs a new offer to make to the EU. Paul Bew has one for her. She should take it up.
He advised the man who co-won a Nobel Peace Prize for his work on the Belfast Agreement – and argues that the backstop breaches it.
If May wants a revised plan to pass the Commons, she must take the lead herself
The Speaker is unlikely to select backbench amendments designed to help her, so her least bad option is a Government one.
The Prime Minister could prorogue Parliament, but almost certainly won’t
Between the idea and the reality, between the motion and the act, falls the shadow.
Rudd’s possible resignation. A definitive statement.
A tweet from Greg Hands gets to the heart of the matter in a single sentence.
Barnier mounts, yes, a unicorn – and gallops off towards the backstop
In which the EU’s Chief Negotiator displays exactly the “magical thinking” that is decried when Brexiteers undertake it.
Jobs miracle, jobs mystery
Is it reasonable to expect more political benefit from record numbers in employment, record numbers of vacancies, and wages rising faster than inflation?
May and Corbyn do nothing to raise their backbenchers’ spirits
They are curiously well-matched, for both of them prefer repetition to entertainment.