UK politics
MPs vote to take back control of Brexit process
MPs have decisively backed Oliver Letwin’s amendment, handing them control of the parliamentary timetable on Wednesday in order to hold a…
Why can’t the New York Times stand Brexit?
It seems that the editors of the New York Times will print any nonsense about Britain — the British live on mutton and…
Ministers left no clearer about May’s intentions at crunch Cabinet
After today’s Cabinet, ministers are no clearer about what Theresa May’s intentions are. ‘Reading tea leaves would be easier’, remarks…
Don’t be fooled by the twee placards at the People’s Vote march
I’ve had a lot of flak for describing Saturday’s march for a ‘People’s Vote’ as ‘disturbing’. Angry emailers inform me…
Cabinet coup? Tory MPs look to Gove and Lidington to replace May
Will Theresa May make it to the end of the week? It’s a question that’s been asked before of the…
Revealed: No. 10 leak shows how May could delay Brexit without Parliament’s approval
Ever since MPs first voted to trigger Article 50 everyone has been told that Britain, by law, will be leaving the…
May says little new in statement as she again attacks MPs for failing to make a decision
Theresa May’s statement tonight wasn’t particularly dramatic. She had no new policies to announce or arguments to make. Rather, she…
May tries to avoid Tory meltdown by only requesting short Brexit delay
After much speculation, a furious Cabinet and the threat of another backbench rebellion, No. 10 has finally confirmed what type…
Has Bercow just destroyed May’s last chance to pass her deal?
No. 10’s strategy to win over the DUP and the Brexiteers to Theresa May’s deal in time for a third…
May under pressure to set an exit date to get her deal over the line
Is this the week Theresa May sets out an exit date for her departure from No. 10? There is hope…
Theresa May’s offer to the DUP
The prime minister’s frantic last attempt to persuade Northern Ireland’s DUP to back her third meaningful vote on Tuesday involves…
What the EU will say when Theresa May asks for a Brexit extension
Now that Parliament has backed an extension to the Brexit process, the ball is effectively in the EU’s court. Whether…
Are things finally looking up for Theresa May?
Theresa May’s week just got a little less bad. This evening the Government managed to successfully defeat a string of…
Why a Brexit extension spells trouble for the EU
Now that Theresa May’s deal has been decisively defeated again, the message from Brussels has been clear: the Brexit impasse…
Meaningful vote 3 in the next seven days
Theresa May’s extension motion makes clear that she intends to bring her deal back for another vote in the next…
The latest government shambles could help May pass her deal
This evening Theresa May’s week went from awful to terrible. After her deal was heavily defeated for a second time…
The Brexiteers have blown it
If, as Rod Liddle says, Brexit has been killed there is no shortage of suspects. 75 of them, in fact.…
Brexit is now dead
And that, my lovely friends, is it for Brexit. You kippers and ERGers who think we’ll leave with no deal,…
We’re now heading for a no-deal Brexit – but not just yet
A member of the Cabinet uttered just one word to me about this latest humiliating defeat for the Prime Minister…
Why we could be heading for a third vote on May’s Brexit deal
Late last night, there was a sense of optimism among ministers that the government’s revised deal might have a chance.…
What Theresa May needs to go right today to avoid another historic defeat
In order to turn things around with her Brexit deal, Theresa May needs a domino effect. She needs to somehow…
Is there any way that May’s deal could pass on Tuesday?
The government’s efforts to get changes to the backstop have run into a brick wall in Brussels. The EU thinks,…
How can the government avoid defeat this week?
Theresa May begins the week with a chunk of her party growing increasingly frustrated with her handling of Brexit. The…
Sadiq Khan’s virtues
The new Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said he wanted ‘the most transparent, honest and accessible administration London has ever…
Spectator’s Notes
Why have David Cameron and George Osborne overreached? Why are so many in their own party no longer disposed to…
