After Brexit defeat, Downing Street insists nothing has changed
After Theresa May mysteriously evaporated from the Commons following tonight’s government defeat, Downing Street has issued a statement insisting that…
Defeat looms for government as Brexiteers decide to abstain in key vote
The European Research Group has decided it will abstain on the government’s Brexit motion, which MPs will be voting on…
Brexiteer Tories threaten Valentine’s Day defeat
Tomorrow’s Brexit vote has gone from being billed the ‘Valentine’s Day massacre’ to threatening a desperately dull anti-climax, and then…
Chris Grayling gives Jeremy Corbyn a helping hand at PMQs
How do you put people off thinking that a no-deal Brexit might be alright? Jeremy Corbyn clearly thinks the best…
Amber Rudd changes the Tory tune on food banks
What’s behind the rise in demand for food banks? Over the past few years, the default Conservative line has been…
The Brady amendment gives Theresa May the strength to kick the can down the road
You could tell that the result of tonight’s vote on the Brady amendment (which calls for alternative arrangements to replace…
Jeremy Corbyn’s petty Brexit speech undermined the Labour leader’s claim to be serious
Jeremy Corbyn scolded a Tory MP during his opening speech in the Commons debate on Theresa May’s Brexit Plan B,…
Labour’s Immigration Bill stance shows how much Jeremy Corbyn has changed
A row is brewing in the Commons over Labour’s stance on the Immigration Bill, which has its second reading this…
Theresa May is using Jeremy Corbyn to avoid blame for her Brexit mess
The Commons has grown rather used to Theresa May giving an update on Brexit each Monday afternoon, and still more…
Why the odds are stacked against plans to tackle domestic abuse
The government is publishing its draft domestic abuse bill today, over a year and a half after it announced plans…
Why did Theresa May bother giving a statement in Downing Street tonight?
Theresa May has just given a statement in Downing Street in which she apparently said absolutely nothing. The Prime Minister…
Corbyn gives May an easy ride at Prime Minister’s Questions
Jeremy Corbyn decided to re-release his greatest hits at Prime Minister’s Questions today, starting with Brexit but then moving on…
Has Theresa May just revealed her Brexit plan B?
Theresa May has just finished a speech in which she made clear – without using those words – that the…
Labour MPs threaten to push Corbyn into supporting a second referendum
Labour MPs who want a second referendum are threatening to table their own motion calling for one next week if…
Conservative MPs are running out of patience with Theresa May
Westminster has been a febrile place for months, but today, as the meaningful vote on Theresa May’s Brexit vote approaches,…
May’s new Brexit pitch: my bad deal is better than no deal
If you’re a not particularly impressive leader of a political party preparing a response to any statement given by Theresa…
John Bercow steps up his battle with ministers
John Bercow clearly isn’t backing down in his stand-off with ministers. Today he opened a new front in the House…
Has Speaker Bercow outstayed his welcome?
John Bercow has been an excellent, reforming Speaker of the House of Commons. He has supercharged backbenchers with greater use…
John Bercow’s disregard of precedent is a serious constitutional issue
It would be tempting to dismiss the past hour and a half of points of order in the House of…
The NHS 10-year plan is a metaphor for Theresa May’s government
Today’s NHS 10-year plan is the health service’s response to the £20.5 billion funding boost announced by ministers last year.…
Theresa May kicks can down the road on key domestic reforms
Parliament rises for Christmas recess tomorrow – unless the various grinches arguing it should carry on sitting so it can…
Tory whips had already planned to reinstate Charlie Elphicke before confidence vote
MPs have been expressing their fury today that the vote of no confidence in Theresa May allowed two suspended Tories…
After a day of high drama, nothing has changed
Even before the result of the Tory no confidence vote was announced, the mood in Committee Room 14 was rather…
Heavy-handed rebel operation in no confidence vote deters Tory MPs
One of the factors driving wavering Tory MPs towards saying they will vote for Theresa May tonight is the way…
Number 10: Confidence vote is not about who leads the Tories into the next election
Theresa May doesn’t see today’s vote of no confidence as being about who will lead the Conservative party into the…
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