We’re starting to see a new foreign policy for Brexit Britain
What will Brexit Britain do differently? This is going to be the most important question in our politics for the…
Is there a Brexit deal?
Tonight we are still waiting for confirmation that a Brexit deal has been done. But the noises coming out of…
No deal isn't what Paris thinks it is
The Brexit waiting continues. The negotiators are still talking but, according to one of those close to the negotiations on…
How Britain will counter China’s wolf-warrior diplomacy
The most significant and lasting change brought about by Covid is that it has woken the West up to the…
Fishing is now the sole major obstacle to a Brexit deal
Ursula von der Leyen and Boris Johnson spoke this evening to try and give the negotiations a shove. The statement…
The deal-or-no-deal debate is different this time
When a deadline is missed for Brexit negotiations, it is tempting to think there will be another chance to keep…
How to solve Brexit's ratchet clause problem
At the moment, the biggest single obstacle in the Brexit talks is the so-called ‘ratchet clause’. This is what Boris…
Why Boris Johnson can’t sign the current Brexit deal
The negotiations are still underway in Brussels. But both the UK and the EU are now talking far more openly…
Can Boris's dash to Brussels secure a Brexit deal?
The upshot of Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen’s conversation this evening is that the pair will meet in…
Can Boris win round his rebel MPs?
The beginning of the end for Theresa May was when she tried to see if she could pass her Brexit…
Brexit talks go down to the wire
After the past few years, it is hard to take Brexit deadlines seriously; they have a tendency to always slide…
Boris will be worried by the growing Tory rebellions
The beginning of the end for Theresa May was when she tried to see if she could pass her Brexit…
A vaccine won't heal the scarring of lockdown
How can Britain recover post-Covid?
The gamble Boris feels he must take
Both Boris Johnson and Robert Jenrick have used their media appearances today to try and calm Tory MPs after yesterday’s…
More devolution in England could save the Union
Tory MPs are already starting to talk about May’s various elections. Boris Johnson’s first post-Covid electoral test will take place…
Will the vaccine revive Boris?
The first full week of the new national lockdown had the potential to be very difficult for Boris Johnson. Although…
Why No. 10 is cautious about the Covid vaccine
The news about the Pfizer vaccine has persuaded Tory MPs that there is now a route out of this crisis,…
This lockdown comes at a high political cost
Keir Starmer has his first attack line of the next general election campaign. He will say that England’s second lockdown…
Boris can't afford a third lockdown
Boris Johnson is holding a press conference at 5 p.m. on the new England-wide lockdown. This follows last night’s vote…
Johnson lays out the lockdown exit strategy
Boris Johnson’s statement to the House of Commons this afternoon was a reminder of how much more difficult this second…
Why a new lockdown is so difficult for Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson had set his face against an England-wide lockdown. He rejected the idea when Sage proposed it back in…
What will post-pandemic politics look like?
A few days ago, I came across a group of Tory MPs in a House of Commons corridor looking rather…
The challenge the Tories face after the pandemic
After the last few years of political turmoil, Westminster can’t break the habit of waiting for the latest poll to…
Boris Johnson’s high-risk Brexit strategy
There’s a reason why No. 10 is always so inclined to ratchet up the tension in any given scenario. Downing…
How will Number 10 deal with Joe Biden?
Donald Trump may have turned in a more effective debate performance last night, but Joe Biden is still the favourite…
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