Javid almost doubles his rating after his decisive handling of Begum. Meanwhile Rudd, Gauke and Clark all fall. And Grayling plumbs new depths.
The Justice Secretary makes a good case that short prison sentences make reoffending worse. But he must persuade a sceptical public.
“It is a shame” that Soubry, Wollaston and Allen left the Party, Rees-Mogg says. Plus: May should sack Rudd and friends if they vote for Cooper-Letwin.
There’s no guarantee that it would return a Commons supportive of any deal that May might put before it.
No less than the ERG, the group of three sees everything through the prism of Brexit – which, let it not be forgotten, they voted to support themselves.
She hopes to move quickly while Labour is splitting, get a quick gloss on the backstop, square the ERG with a hint of Malthouse later – and, hey presto, the deal will be done.
One thinks of the need for such as a measure as justice-related and security-related. But it would also send a powerful signal.
The biggest defeat in modern times and the largest Tory rebellion won’t stop her trying to resurrect her deal.
The conventional wisdom is: weak Prime Minister, strong Cabinet. But what we see is: weak Prime Minister, weak Cabinet.
This morning, despite claims it would never happen, we seem to have a unicorn made flesh – just in time for Christmas.