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MPs reject soft Brexit options in Commons vote
MPs have once again failed to reach an agreement on their preferred Brexit option. The Commons rejected a customs union…
Why Donald Trump will win in 2020
Harold Wilson was right that ‘a week is a long time in politics.’ But, hey, watching the president in Grand…
Who would lead the Tories into a snap election?
After Theresa May’s deal was defeated in the House of Commons for a third time, there’s heightened speculation that we…
After Mueller, America needs to move on
I am a big critic of President Donald Trump. Really, a big one. I think Trump has done more to…
A no-deal Brexit or general election are now likelier than ever
Maybe I am simply in the thrall of the powerful emotions manifested by MPs in their debate on Friday, but…
The big problem with the ‘Revoke Article 50’ petition
Writing a piece on why the ‘Revoke Article 50’ petition is a waste of time, for an audience consisting of…
MPs reject every Brexit option – what next?
When a cross party group of MPs managed to seize control of the Commons and win backing for a plan…
Boris backs May’s deal – who is next?
Theresa May’s pledge to go before the second stage of the Brexit negotiation if her deal passes, is already reaping…
We should celebrate Mueller’s exoneration of Trump
It is worth rejoicing at Robert Mueller’s exoneration of the president, even if you do not like Donald Trump. Wherever…
Thanks to Russiagate, Trump could win in 2020
Robert Mueller’s two-year investigation into ‘Russiagate’ was meant to bring down President Donald Trump. That was the plan. For two…
Don’t call Corbynistas ‘cultural Marxists’
Suella Braverman, the Conservative MP for Fareham, said yesterday that the radical left is increasingly hostile to open debate and is…
Revealed: How Jeremy Corbyn is ‘training for power’
Tories beware – Jeremy Corbyn is in ‘training for power’. But the Labour leader isn’t readying himself for Downing Street…
Are we heading for a softer Brexit?
With Oliver Letwin’s amendment passing, MPs will seize control of the order paper on Wednesday afternoon to hold indicative votes.…
MPs vote to take back control of Brexit process
MPs have decisively backed Oliver Letwin’s amendment, handing them control of the parliamentary timetable on Wednesday in order to hold a…
Why can’t the New York Times stand Brexit?
It seems that the editors of the New York Times will print any nonsense about Britain — the British live on mutton and…
Ministers left no clearer about May’s intentions at crunch Cabinet
After today’s Cabinet, ministers are no clearer about what Theresa May’s intentions are. ‘Reading tea leaves would be easier’, remarks…
Don’t be fooled by the twee placards at the People’s Vote march
I’ve had a lot of flak for describing Saturday’s march for a ‘People’s Vote’ as ‘disturbing’. Angry emailers inform me…
Devin Nunes: hero of the republic
Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller concluded his investigation by exonerating President Trump of collusion with Russian forces during the 2016 election.…
Could the Mueller report’s findings help Democrats in 2020?
In determining that Donald Trump did not engage in secret collusion with Russia, Robert Mueller may well have done Democrats…
Cabinet coup? Tory MPs look to Gove and Lidington to replace May
Will Theresa May make it to the end of the week? It’s a question that’s been asked before of the…
Revealed: No. 10 leak shows how May could delay Brexit without Parliament’s approval
Ever since MPs first voted to trigger Article 50 everyone has been told that Britain, by law, will be leaving the…
The vast attempt to undo the 2016 election has failed
Well, I am going to miss the full-bore SWAT-team raids at dawn against aging political factota like Roger Stone and…
Robert Mueller’s day off
After aeons trapped in a Beckettian nightmare, Robert Mueller’s report is finally on the Attorney General’s desk. Intriguingly, he waited…
May says little new in statement as she again attacks MPs for failing to make a decision
Theresa May’s statement tonight wasn’t particularly dramatic. She had no new policies to announce or arguments to make. Rather, she…
May tries to avoid Tory meltdown by only requesting short Brexit delay
After much speculation, a furious Cabinet and the threat of another backbench rebellion, No. 10 has finally confirmed what type…
