You might blame Parliament for the fact that the Prime Minister will have broken his promise but Parliament didn’t force him to make that promise.
It was never possible to maintain exactly the same benefits of EU membership whilst walking away from the institutions and the rules.
Unbridled worship of the market, ahead of principle, responsibility and loyalty, would be a betrayal of our Party’s history.
In the event of No Deal, we should put on hold WTO tariffs for Irish trade on those items most likely to offer opportunities to organised crime.
Remainers cannot both plead Commons supremacy over Brexit and deny it over the Withdrawal Agreement.
Many of our proposals can be introduced quickly. Some might take 12 – 15 months. We don’t believe anything will take longer than two to three years.
The primary motivation to strike a fair agreement with the UK will be to apply pressure to the EU.
Ministers are wary of giving rebels the chance to introduce troublesome amendments. Some workarounds and bypasses contain their own problems.
Ramping up the UK’s preparations for a No Deal Brexit can also deliver longer-term benefits, boosting the nation’s exports and trade.
As Economic Secretary to the Treasury, I know that he has a tried and tested record of promoting financial services.
Those preparing to block No Deal should add our final report, to be released this week, to their summer reading list.
The UK – US relationship will roll on, despite his insults to our Ambassdor. To suggest otherwise is leadership election positioning, not real politics.
We should be encouraging business to develop high-value, high-quality products that the world wants to buy. Every department must turn its hand to this task.