Ministers take advantage of power vacuum left by May resignation
Parliament is in recess at the moment, though the difference between a House of Commons Chamber that is sitting and…
Tory leadership candidates avoid the C-word
Kit Malthouse’s entry into the Conservative leadership contest has created quite a problem for the other candidates, not so much…
Does Theresa May have a domestic legacy?
Theresa May isn’t leaving at a time of her choosing, nor has she been able to focus on the domestic…
What the government needs to do if it really wants to end the domestic abuse ‘postcode lottery’
Unusually, the government made an announcement today on domestic policy, with Theresa May promising to end the ‘postcode lottery’ for…
Ministers shouldn’t be able to escape their mistakes
There is little doubt that Rory Stewart is amply-qualified for his belated promotion to the cabinet. The new International Development…
Pointless PMQs shows up the government’s powerlessness
Most MPs’ minds are elsewhere at the moment, with the local elections on Thursday and the European elections looming at…
Jeremy Corbyn wins his Brexit showdown with Tom Watson
Jeremy Corbyn has again shown his power over the structures of the Labour party by winning today’s national executive committee…
The Government wants Brexit talks to end next week. But can they end well?
Will the cross-party Brexit talks ever end? They seem to have been going on for almost as long as the…
Corbyn says May still isn’t compromising on her Brexit red lines
Jeremy Corbyn has insisted that Theresa May hasn’t yet moved on her Brexit red lines in talks with the Labour…
May finds ministers to fill resignation holes: but does it really matter?
Theresa May has this evening found enough people to fill the various ministerial holes left in her government by the…
Why a leaky Commons and a Brexit crisis are symptoms of the same problem
Oh look, there’s water coming through the roof of the House of Commons! What a gift to those starved of…
The Independent Group becomes a political party: Change UK
The Independent Group has brought forward its plans to become a political party, called Change UK, and appointed Heidi Allen…
Why John Bercow seems to delight in irritating Tory MPs
Once again, the Commons has concluded its day with rather chaotic scenes involving Tory MPs having a scrap with John…
105 MPs vote against changing Brexit date in bad omen for May
If Theresa May wants an indication of how well things are going for a third meaningful vote, she could do…
European Research Group descends into hugging fiesta as members insist they won’t back May’s deal
Despite a number of MPs announcing that they will back Theresa May’s Brexit now that she has said she will…
This is MPs’ chance to reinvigorate democracy. Will they take it?
MPs are rather bewildered today. It’s not just that some of them are trying to understand the intricacies of the…
Tory uproar as Bercow insults backbencher Greg Hands
The Commons has just erupted into a bizarre row over an insult thrown across the Chamber. Normally, in these situations,…
Theresa May gives MPs another Brexit lecture
The most damaging thing that Theresa May did last week was to turn on MPs in her Downing Street statement,…
Jeremy Corbyn makes pointless Brexit meeting all about him
This evening, Jeremy Corbyn walked out of a meeting between opposition party leaders and the Prime Minister about Brexit. The…
Boris Johnson ‘read riot act’ in front of MPs for child abuse comments
Boris Johnson was given an angry lecture by a minister in the voting lobbies about his comments that money had…
Fear and loathing in the lobbies: how the government whipped against itself – and lost
With just a few minutes to go before the division on the government’s motion on no deal, Tory MPs’ phones…
Government in chaos after rebel no deal amendment passes
Theresa May has just suffered another extraordinary defeat, losing on Caroline Spelman’s amendment (which rules out no-deal Brexit under any…
Hammond to MPs: make up your mind on Brexit or the domestic policies get it
Philip Hammond’s squeeze message to MPs trying to work out how to vote on Brexit over the next few days…
Theresa May failed to set out her plan at PMQs
The Prime Minister’s Questions before an economic statement is usually rather pointless, with both party leaders going through the motions.…
DUP confirms it won’t support May’s Brexit deal
The DUP has confirmed that it will be voting against Theresa May’s Brexit deal this evening. A party spokesman said…
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