Theresa May
What will the Commons do to Brexit next week?
Brexit is back in the Commons next week. As I write in The Sun this morning, two of the big…
What can May now get on the backstop?
When Theresa May goes to Brussels next week to bat for changes to the backstop, she’ll do so with a…
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…
Why we are still no closer to a Brexit prognosis
I have this mental image of Brexit Britain on a hospital ward waiting for treatment that never comes. We are…
Corbyn has complicated May’s Brexit strategy
Number 10 had hoped that if it could hold off the Cooper amendment again next week, then it could eke…
Forget the backstop. Business is doing what it does best: making decisions and investing
With 31 working days until negotiations time out, Theresa May has been selling her vision for post-Brexit Britain to businesses…
Don’t expect much on Brexit before Valentine’s Day
Don’t expect much movement on Brexit this side of Valentine’s Day, I say in The Sun this morning. There are…
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…
May urges Tory MPs to give her something to battle for
Theresa May has met Tory MPs tonight in a last-ditch effort to try and persuade them to vote for the…
Can Theresa May get any Brexit plan through the Commons?
Tuesday is the last chance for those MPs who want to secure as meaningful a Brexit as possible, I write…
The Tory coup that could bring down Theresa May
I learned two things yesterday that will give extra frisson to those votes on Tuesday, when MPs attempt to wrest…
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…
May goes back to the backstop
Today’s Cabinet conference call was more illuminating in terms of direction of travel than the details of what Theresa May…
The vote on May’s deal was less important than you might think
Now that the Prime Minister’s withdrawal agreement has been decisively rejected by Parliament, the challenge, as Theresa May said last…
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…
Who can spare us from this Brexit disaster?
God help us all, because no-one else can or will in these present circumstances. If you wished to apportion some…
What will be May’s Plan B?
The Cabinet aren’t even waiting for the meaningful vote to be lost to start discussing Plan Bs. As I say…
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.…
Sunday Shows Roundup: Theresa May – Meaningful Brexit vote will ‘definitely’ be in January
As MPs prepare to return to Westminster following the Christmas recess, the Prime Minister has given her first TV interview…
New Year, same old May
Theresa May doesn’t yet have anything concrete to offer MPs who have concerns about her Brexit deal. On Marr this…
Where does May go from here?
How does Theresa May break the Brexit logjam? Well, as I write in the Sun this morning, there are three…
A nebulous press conference: Theresa May insists progress made on backstop
After a nightmare EU Council summit, Theresa May attempted to put on a brave face in her summit press conference.…
Brussels reject Theresa May’s plea for backstop concessions
Theresa May’s week has gone from bad to worse. In order to win the confidence vote tabled against her on…
Victory? No, yesterday’s result weakens May’s authority still further
Theresa May has survived the vote, but her authority is weakened still further. More than a third of Tory MPs…
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