Amid all the national news, the selection of Parliamentary candidates continues to rumble on. Next to select, at an Association meeting this Thursday, is Birmingham Northfield. Richard Burden gained the seat for Labour in 1992 and has held it for the ensuing 27 years,...
WATCH: Barnier – Tell us what you want to do next
“How can we ensure that at the end of a possible extension we are not back in the same situation as today?” EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier warns delaying #Brexit “without a clear plan” would have economic and political...
Why – resentfully – I would vote for the Prime Minister’s deal
This article was originally published in today’s edition of the i paper. I deeply dislike Theresa May’s Withdrawal Agreement. It doesn’t fulfil her promises, it doesn’t maximise the opportunities of Brexit, and it doesn’t fully free our country from the...
Chris White: Brexit. May’s Commons options after Bercow’s ruling.
Chris White was Special Adviser to Patrick McLoughlin, when the latter served as Chief Whip, as well as to Andrew Lansley and William Hague when each served as Leader of the House. He is now Managing Director of Newington Communications. Yesterday, less than two weeks...
James Frayne: Yes, voters are nervous about No Deal. None the less, they simply want the Government to get on with leaving.
James Frayne is Director of Public First and author of Meet the People, a guide to moving public opinion. Where do voters currently stand on the principle of Brexit, the reality of the Government’s handling of it, and the various options theoretically standing before...
WATCH: Bercow is asked about his Brexit ruling. He talks about bobble hats.
Order, order! Speaker John Bercow talks coffee and bobble hats after he’s asked about yesterday’s dramatic Brexit decision.https://t.co/T8OO2sbX3S pic.twitter.com/obEj7MJNmU — BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) March 19, 2019
Newslinks for Tuesday March 19th 2019
Brexit 1) “Constitutional crisis” as Bercow blocks vote on the deal “John Bercow has plunged Britain into a “major constitutional crisis” after banning Theresa May from holding a third vote on her Brexit deal, the Solicitor General has said. The...
What will the EU do now?
The EU has a choice to make on Thursday – assuming that the third “meaningful vote” (MV3) has not been tabled, debated and passed by then. It could decide whether Theresa May is still Prime Minister this coming autumn. The essence of John...
Interview – Davies & McVey. They back May’s deal. “I don’t try to persuade Esther that she shouldn’t do something, and she doesn’t persuade me that I should do something.”
In the first joint interview they have ever given, Esther McVey and Philip Davies explain why as ardent Brexiteers they have decided to back Theresa May’s deal. Attempts to get them to share details of the disagreements, if any, which they have had over the...
Henry Newman: Bercow has demonstrated he will do anything to frustrate Brexit. So it’s time for MPs to smell the coffee.
Henry Newman is Director of Open Europe. At a time when all politics is in flux, and it sometimes seems that literally anything could happen, there are still some certainties. One is that the personal vanity of the Speaker knows few bounds. Yesterday he demonstrated...