UK politics
Why Boris Johnson’s Brexit offer is probably dead
The word habitually used by EU negotiators to characterise Boris Johnson’s Brexit offer is “uncertainty”. They talk of “uncertainty” about how the…
Is a Brexit deal now off the table?
Is a Brexit deal agreed before October 31st a realistic possibility? Technically talks between the UK and EU are ongoing…
Boris Johnson will have to win a majority to get the EU to engage with his Brexit plan
The Brexit talks between the UK and the EU are making very little progress. Number 10 say that there is…
Is Boris really going to ask for a Brexit extension?
Boris Johnson will seek an extension to Article 50 if there is no Brexit deal by 19 October, documents read…
Tony Abbott: My heart leapt when Boris Johnson became prime minister
If Britain is to be a free country, the difficulties of leaving simply have to be faced. Now, I know…
Why is the EU obsessed with forcing regulatory alignment on Britain?
I still don’t quite understand the position of some ardent Remain supporters. I do not understand why allowing the UK…
Why senior Conservatives are talking about a Brexit extension
Will the UK have left the EU by October 31st? At the Conservative party conference, ministers, MPs and activists are…
It’s now or never for Boris Johnson if he wants a Brexit breakthrough
There is only one speech that matters this week, here in Manchester at Tory party conference. It will be Boris Johnson’s on…
It’s unfair for Britain to take Tooba Gondal and other Isis brides back
I am sure that Tooba Gondal, the latest Isis bride to beg for a return to Britain, would, as she…
Watch: Jacob Rees-Mogg’s revealing summary of the state of British politics
Jacob Rees-Mogg has just given a pretty accurate summary of the state of British politics. The leader of the House…
Has the Supreme Court handed Boris Johnson a Brexit escape route?
The Supreme Court’s judgement is the latest constitutional perversion after the Benn act. But ironically it may assist the Government…
Brexit voters do feel betrayed. So why can’t Boris say so?
Rarely has there been such a flagrant display of hypocrisy and cant as there was in the House of Commons…
Two flaws in the Supreme Court’s verdict
Now that more experts have had time to study the ruling, the legal validity of the Supreme Court decision on…
Is this the beginning of the end for Jeremy Corbyn?
Did Labour’s conference help or hinder Jeremy Corbyn’s chances of becoming prime minister? For some, Corbyn ended up stronger than…
Corbyn takes aim at Labour’s favourite bogeymen in conference speech
Jeremy Corbyn has just delivered one of his better party conference speeches. It wasn’t just because it was much shorter…
Brexiteers should cheer the Supreme Court
Ignore, with great respect, the people telling you today that the justices of the Supreme Court have waded into politics,…
Corbyn makes the most of Boris Johnson’s misfortune
The Supreme Court ruling has provided Jeremy Corbyn with his most positive outing at Labour conference. On hearing the news…
Boris Johnson would be foolish to underestimate Labour
In the next election, as in the last one, McDonnellism will prove a serious challenge to the Tories. John McDonnell,…
It’s no surprise that Brexit looks doomed
I have a friend who insists that he takes little interest in politics. Even so, the other evening he came…
What Corbyn’s Brexit policy means for a general election
Jeremy Corbyn has dashed the hopes of certain members of his shadow cabinet this morning with a Guardian op-ed in…
Revealed: The Brexit deal Boris Johnson wants
The shape of the Brexit fix that Boris Johnson wants from the EU’s 27 leaders is now clear. Here it is: In…
Boris Johnson’s frosty reception in Luxembourg
Is Boris Johnson approaching a Brexit breakthrough? That’s the question being asked among Conservative MPs after there appeared to be…
Lib Dems are the real Brexit extremists
The Lib Dems are now the most extremist party in the UK. They might not look like extremists, being made…
Is Jeremy Corbyn preparing to purge moderate Labour MPs?
Ahead of the looming general election, moderate Labour MPs are understandably upset by an instruction they say the party has given to…
Why the UK hasn’t presented any specific, backstop proposal to the EU
The EU side regularly points out that the UK government hasn’t presented any detailed proposals on what it wants to…
