Brexit
Revealed: Boris’s blueprint for Brexit
For the first time since the referendum, the United Kingdom has a strong government that knows what it wants from…
Britain after Brexit: it’s time to decide on our place in the world
‘Global Britain’: a phrase that provokes mockery and even indignation. As an alternative to EU membership many consider it impossible…
Give Nigel Farage a peerage
Almost half of Tory supporters think that Nigel Farage deserves a peerage, according to a new poll. And while some…
How the Tories plan to hold together their new electoral coalition once ‘Brexit is done’ and Corbyn gone
The thumping majority by which both the second reading and the programme motion for the Withdrawal Agreement Bill passed yesterday,…
The Tory war over Europe is finally over
Happy Christmas (War Is Over). John Lennon probably didn’t have the decades long Conservative dispute over Europe in mind when…
Today is an exciting and nerve-wracking day for Brexiteers
It’s tense for us Brexiteers, isn’t it? We know that if the Tories don’t secure a Commons majority today then…
Why I’m still convinced Boris will win a majority
Everyone seems agreed. Although the numbers may not have moved much, this election is still wide open. So anyone who…
There are only two likely outcomes to this election
There are, as I say in the Sun this morning, two possible outcomes to this election: a Tory majority or…
Only Brexit voters can save Nigel Farage from himself now
Nigel Farage last painted himself into a corner at the end of the 2015 general election. Now he has done…
The Tories will win – but with no thanks to the North
It’s time to stick my neck out. What follows is anecdotal and my hunches have often been wrong. But I…
This election will change Britain – and Europe – for good
This election campaign feels unreal. Commentators focus on spending plans and personal foibles, but what will make next week’s vote…
When Brexiter meets Catalexiter
After the hostel breakfast, I stood on the tropical grass lawn smoking the first fag of the day and mulled…
Chaos and capital controls: the first 100 days of PM Corbyn
The morning of 13 December. A series of salacious revelations about his private life have sunk Boris Johnson’s campaign. A…
Remain’s last stand: the collapse of the anti-Brexit campaign
Ever since the referendum, the two strongest political forces in Britain have been Leave and Remain. Loyalty to political parties…
How a PR guru hijacked the People’s Vote campaign
I have enough self-awareness to know that the public are unlikely to care too much about a spat between a…
Sunday shows round-up: Jeremy Corbyn- There will be a great deal of movement
Jeremy Corbyn – ‘I want a close relationship’ with the EU The Labour leader was Andrew Marr’s chief guest of…
The Troubles with Brexit
At times, it can be hard to avoid the preachy style of reviewing that talks to readers in the tone…
The five groups of voters the Tories are targeting
Tory MPs used to think they could rely on telltale signs while out on the campaign trail — a detached…
Nigel Farage has given Tories the perfect campaign message
It would obviously have been better for the Tories if Nigel Farage had announced that the Brexit party was standing…
Nigel Farage’s Brexit party u-turn still isn’t enough
Nigel Farage says his party will stand aside in all 317 seats the Tories won in 2017. This drastic u-turn in…
Portrait of the week: Bercow steps down, Hoyle steps up and an election begins
Home Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the Labour MP for Chorley and deputy Speaker since 2010, was elected Speaker by the Commons.…
Labour thinks that its trump card is Trump
On Wednesday morning, I was hoisted into the air of Whitehall on a cherry-picker. A century ago the proto-Cenotaph appeared…
Dear Nigel: Don’t become the man who reversed the referendum result
Dear Nigel Believe it or not, I’ve been your defender. I’ve often told Americans, ‘Sure, he comes across as a…
The Lib Dems’ £50bn ‘Remain bonus’ is nonsense
The schools will all get new books. The hospitals will all be rebuilt. Long-suffering public sector workers will finally get…
Brexiteers shouldn’t vote for the Brexit party
The only person ever elected for the Brexit party’s predecessor, Ukip, at a General Election, I really can’t see the…
