Also: Davies claimes Jones is a danger to the UK; the Democratic Unionists hunt deals in Birmingham; and did Plaid accept a donation from Gaddafi?
Also: Scottish Tories win Labour defection and pitch for more; Welsh Labour attacked by Plaid for backing Conservatives on the Single Market; and more.
Apparently, some people have been using it as a “dirty word” – but he wouldn’t have a cup of tea with Trotsky, Lenin, or even Marx.
The alternative is that somebody else will do it – and this has already started.
Poaching eye-catching individuals with technical expertise but no political loyalty has not proved a good way to run a Government.
May has no reason to believe that the French and German elections will produce stability in Europe. Osborne is asking her to wait for Godot.
Also: Tory AM sets out Plaid Cymru vision; Scottish Labour de facto split off; Jones urged to stay on to block Corbynistas from capturing Welsh Labour; and more.
Cameron was defined as an ‘English toff’ and it hurt him. In this crucial period, the Prime Minister must establish her legitimacy in all corners of the country.
It’s difficult to reconcile the Prime Minister’s evident ambitions with the realities of her circumstances – and not obvious she’s trying to.
Also: First Minister of Wales opposes second EU vote; SNP face budget pressures as support for separation stalls; poll deflates Irish nationalists; and more.
The Scottish Conservative leader has rebounded from the result and is sticking to the plan: stand up to the SNP and squeeze Labour’s unionist vote.
The Trade Secretary’s reported remarks suggest a mercantile attitude at odds with the optimistic, free-trading case for a global Britain.
The traditions and idiosyncrasies of our legislature are a precious inheritance, and the Prime Minister must preserve them.
Also: Dugdale attacks Scottish Conservatives as the “Brexit party”; Welsh Tories attack Jones’ ‘snub’ to local airport; and more.
The arcane and unnecessary distinction between private and public sector employees is the root of the problem.