“It’s like a school that’s completely out of control and the head teacher sitting in her office paralysed and impotent.”
“Theresa May is driving the car, to continue the allegory – and I’m going to make sure that we all help her do that.”
Britain could flourish under the minimalist WTO-type settlement that seems to be his bottom line. But it is not the optimal outcome, and threatens a significant downside.
Cameron’s insistence on binding Britain to the OECD has undermined not just May’s vision for overseas development, but his own.
My private member’s bill will not only put care and support on a clear legal footing, but will help combat traffickers too.
Her Brexit majority leaves the Prime Minister free to bludgeon away to her heart’s content.
Also: Scottish Tories offer to mediate with Holyrood as devolved governments try to block the Withdrawal Bill; and a loyalist paramilitary group bids to be legalised.
Its awards consume roughly a quarter of public spending. It is hard to see where the tax hikes or spending scaleback to fund them will come from if the Chancellor sticks to his guns.
Those who voted against same-sex marriage were more likely to support Leadsom than those who voted for the legislation, whilst the opposite was true for Gove.
Yet the Prime Minister’s vulnerability could conceivably strengthen her, by forcing her to listen.
Ministers should remain focused on delivering on their promise to cut the deficit, even if it means paying the iron price to do so.