The Prime Minister’s tour of the United Kingdom sees him square off against nationalists from Sinn Fein, the SNP… and Welsh Labour.
Strengthening Ulster’s bonds with the mainland starts with ending the de facto exile of its unionist politics – if Johnson and Foster have the imagination and will to see it done.
Plus: should Patel have come? Should Mordaunt have gone? And: my predictions. What I got right and wrong.
Those preparing to block No Deal should add our final report, to be released this week, to their summer reading list.
We should make it clear that further attempts to encroach on Hong Kong’s freedoms and rule of law would have consequences for China.
He has a clear plan to leave the EU, and as a former Brexit Secretary I can say that it is credible and has my support.
So how are we going to get a new deal? The key is to build strong relationships, both across the Party, with our DUP allies, and with our European partners.
There are real, viable answers to this sticky problem. But rebuilding trust may be as hard as resolving technical questions.
None of what follows is impossible and, if there is a common thread, it is the self-interest of MPs in avoiding an election before leaving the EU.
He’s a respected, experienced former Chief Whip – without the baggage of having sat around the Cabinet table during the past three years.
There has been no consultation with those who live in the part of the UK that these changes would affect.