If Tory MPs think that No Deal would collapse Brexit altogether, or that it would be unmanageable next March, they need a Plan B. But we stress: if.
Our Executive Editor notes that while Opposition MPs continue to criticise the failings of their Party, they still haven’t actually done anything about it.
The Government is in crisis. MPs need to ponder deeply should be done for the best. That means not quitting Westminster this week.
This week was meant to be all about Tory rebellions and blue-on-blue conflict. Instead, the Opposition’s civil war has intensified.
It may be useful to ask how the Environment Secretary would handle problems confronting other Cabinet Ministers. Consider the case of knife and gun crime.
Like the Model T Ford, only somewhat less innovative, the Labour Party is now offering any kind of Left you want, as long as it’s Hard.
Plus: Soubry may quit the Tories, which I would regret. And: Why Labour’s silence on 100 years of votes for working class men?
Also: Sturgeon follows May to offer ‘relaunch’ of government; separatist MPs join Soubry’s Continuity Remain caucus.
They will want to ask themselves if they really want to spurn last year’s referendum result and the Party’s manifesto commitment.
Having attacked EEA membership as a bad deal during the referendum, they now pretend it is a good idea in the hope of preventing Brexit.
Sometimes a politician becomes a beloved public figure – it’s happening to one Conservative MP right now.
Our guide to the crop of pro-EU organisations that have formed from the ashes of the Stronger In campaign.
“The forecasts have all been proved wrong so far. The IMF, the Bank of England, and the official statistics have all gone back on those forecasts.”
She points to the opportunities to imitate New Zealand agriculture, and to crack down on big businesses which evade tax.