How much longer will Theresa May be Prime Minister?
Theresa May’s popularity amongst her own party has never been lower. The most recent Conservative Home poll of Conservative party members found that 45 per cent want her to resign…
Will the cabinet resignations lead to a softer Brexit?
On Friday, after months of prevaricating, May convened a cabinet meeting at Chequers to finally present to ministers a plan that committed to firm positions on some of Brexit’s most…
Cabinet chaos
Today’s EU summit serves as another reminder of how much work remains to be done if the UK is to leave the EU with a trade deal in place. With…
Theresa May’s Customs Union Catch-22
Theresa May is presently juggling a multitude of political problems. First, there is the controversy surrounding her decision to join air strikes against the Syrian regime without parliamentary approval. Second,…
The Irish border and a hard Brexit
Of all the obstacles to the government’s preferred Brexit plan, the Irish border issue remains the most intractable. May’s government remains committed to leaving the EU’s single market and customs…
Boris’ Brexit speech – Right message, wrong messenger
Boris Johnson’s speech at Policy Exchange today marks the first of a series of government speeches on Brexit. The aim, presumably, is to present to the country the impression of…
Brexit analysis in a fact-free debate
Behind-the-scenes Brexit preparations continue to cause embarrassment for the government as news of a new, wholly negative Brexit analysis has leaked into the public domain. The analysis, leaked to BuzzFeed,…
Finding a mandate for Brexit
For those hoping for a respite from high-stakes democratic exercises until at least 2020, today’s vote for an early election on 8 June will come as a disappointment. However, despite…
Smoke, mirrors and custard creams
And so the game of smoke and mirrors begins…… From the moment David Cameron announced that he would hold a European In/Out referendum before the end of 2017, it was…