Theresa May
If May goes, the Tories have just one chance to replace her
On Tuesday, MPs will face something rare: a Commons motion which really does deserve to be described as momentous. It…
Portrait of the week: Theresa May’s double defeat on Brexit
Home Political hobbyists speculated on the future of Brexit if the government fell, if a new Conservative leader was chosen,…
Britain is heading towards a soft Brexit or a second referendum
Unless Theresa May delays the vote, 11 December 2018 might be about to become one of the most important in…
War-gaming the Brexit vote: seven scenarios for what happens next
Parliament is in deadlock over Brexit. So what can we expect in the coming days and weeks after the vote?…
May’s legacy: her Brexit deal could crush the Tories
At David Cameron’s final Prime Minister’s Questions, a Labour MP asked him how his plan to get the Tories to…
Jo Johnson: My Brexit resignation was a revolutionary act
Jacob Rees-Mogg observed that my resignation last week was ‘the “Emperor’s New Clothes” moment in the Brexit process’. If this…
The elites will never let us peasants fully revolt
Peasants’ Revolts tend not to work out too well in this country, for the peasants. I suppose that is why…
What is the point of Philip Hammond?
What is the point of Philip Hammond? Most chancellors have an agenda, but it’s hard to discern any purpose or…
Even ministers don’t understand Brexit
The Brexit negotiations are becoming so complicated that even the cabinet admits that it doesn’t understand what is going on.…
Divide and rule: how the EU used Ireland to take control of Brexit
The story of Britain and Ireland’s relationship has, all too often, been one of mutual incomprehension: 1066 and All That…
Will Theresa May risk putting her Brexit rebels on the spot?
Before every Budget, George Osborne would tell his aides to prepare for it as if it were their last. His…
Who to believe: calculating Kavanaugh or forgetful Ford?
A weekend news report says Environment Secretary Michael Gove’s childhood has been scrutinised by colleagues ‘for clues to understanding this…
If the Tories are ‘the party of business’, the PM should listen – before it’s too late
‘Let me say it, loud and clear: the Conservative party is, and always will be, the party of business,’ declared…
This should be Theresa May’s last conference as Tory leader
The worst of Britain’s post-war mistakes, ideas we thought long dead, are once more in the air. Yet again there…
Portrait of the week: Theresa May’s fury at the EU and Labour’s Brexit chaos
Home Theresa May, the Prime Minister, held a special cabinet to retrieve something from the wreckage of the Brexit policy…
All by herself: Theresa May and the politics of isolation
Few people would choose to celebrate their birthday by listening to Philip Hammond speak, but that is the pleasure that…
Forget hard and soft Brexit – we’re heading for a blind Brexit
Brexit won’t be over by 29 March 2019. Britain will legally leave the European Union on that date. But that…
China is winning the new scramble for Africa. Brexit could change that
On her tour of South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya, Theresa May finally made a positive case for Brexit. For too…
Portrait of the week: Theresa May goes to Africa, Labour accused of anti-Semitism (again) and John McCain dies
Home Theresa May, the Prime Minister, flew off to South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria accompanied by a trade delegation. In…
The people vs Brexit: a very elite insurgency
The very best impressionists do not simply mimic the mannerisms, speech patterns and facial expressions of their targets — they…
Boris wars
Ever since Boris Johnson resigned as foreign secretary, it was generally assumed that there would — in time — be…
Portrait of the week: Theresa May’s Brexit deal in doubt as Boris Johnson and David Davis resign
Home Boris Johnson resigned as Foreign Secretary the day after David Davis resigned as Brexit Secretary, both in reaction to…
This is Brexit in name only to keep the plebs happy
My wife has decided she likes Dominic Raab, the latest poor sap to be despatched from a hamstrung, spasticated government…
The anatomy of a Spectator summer party
I flew from Marseille to Gatwick, rode the Gatwick Express to Victoria, and walked down the thoroughfare of Victoria Street…
Weak but stable, Theresa May is the opposite of a good claret
It is enough to make a man turn to drink. On a distinctly non-abstemious day, I was sitting in one…
