For a long time now, people in Westminster have been speculating as to what might happen if David Davis was to resign, with the assumption that May’s premiership couldn’t survive it. I have always doubted that this was the case, and this morning I am more sure of that than ever. While it is technically […]
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Has Theresa May finally decided to lead?
As the Cabinet gathers at Chequers today, an extraordinary memo has been passed to some journalists from a Number 10 source surrounding what happens if any ministers decide to resign on the spot today (Sam Coates from the Times has put it out on Twitter): “All set for Chequers. Totally focused and confident of delivering […]
Why Corbyn needs to deselect and purge the Labour Party of moderates if he is serious about his stated goals
We live in surreal political times. On Friday, the Cabinet of HM government will meet at Chequers to furiously debate different post-Brexit customs arrangements, all of which have already been rejected by the EU. The political press doesn’t seem able to comment on this, for whatever reason, and is instead entirely focused on the dreary […]
This is what would almost certainly happen if the “true Brexiteers” toppled May
With a crunch Cabinet meeting at Chequers on Friday on Brexit – another “make or break” meeting at Chequers, which as ever is being billed as something from which a fudge cannot emerge – talk switches to what will happen if the ERG group do not get their way. I don’t really even know what […]