We see no reason why the bottom three, say, shouldn’t fall out each time – rather than just the one, as previously.
“We have to carefully put together the governing party into a majority which will deliver a Brexit deal, which is what I did back in January.”
His announcement on EU nationals – crafted to appeal to liberal Leavers, Remainers and Softer Brexiteers – has perfect pitch in terms of the coalition he is trying to build.
In a field this crowded and with an electorate so, er, sophisticated, make no assumptions about which names will be forwarded to Party members.
Only one of those selected this evening, that tabled in the name of Damian Green (“the Malthouse amendment”) does so.
In addition to ‘Malthouse II’ and the Spelman/Dromey Amendment are several tabled by the Independent Group and nationalist parties.
A functioning Government would whip for Malthouse Two – the plan backed by Steve Baker, Nicky Morgan, Iain Duncan Smith, Damian Green, Simon Hart and others.
We all want Brexit over and done with now, but the deal has to be the right one for our country.
We need a range of policies, an understanding of the challenges and a solutions-based approach that will unite our Party – and our country.