The Commons takes a short break from the furore over the Speaker’s latest actions to hear the Labour leader accuse the Prime Minister of “holding the country to ransom”.
None of us would have started from here. But the Government has got us into this fix – and May’s deal is the best of the three possible ways forward.
“Over the next five years the NHS England budget will increase by £20.5 billion in real terms compared to today.”
If you appoint Duncan Smith to the post she now holds, as Cameron did in 2010, it follows that you must fund his plan fully.
“You couldn’t get it in time before the 29 March, you’d be talking about extending Article 50.”
May dodges the inevitable question about how long she plans to stay on in Downing Street.
“Don’t let the search for the perfect become the enemy of the good”, she tells Marr.
Then again, she was scarcely likely to say otherwise with the debate poised to kick off in the Commons this week.
That’s to say, those of 1950, 1961, 1967 and 1971. Sovereignty was always the key concern, despite arguments over its meaning.
It’s a politically sensitive subject and the Government has a lot on its plate, but the Treasury is right to be concerned with ensuring value for money.
Others would say that the appointment of a profoundly business-friendly Home Secretary was bound to lead to a weakening of immigration policy.
Meanwhile, Leadsom makes huge gains following her rebuke to the Speaker over alleged sexist remarks.
If May’s deal goes down, three words from John Kerr last year will highlight a choice for this new one.
The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee has today issued a report which casts light on the question.