Gisela Stuart tries to airbrush record on migration
Vote Leave chair claims she tempered inflammatory rhetoric on immigration during campaign. Labour MP didn’t try hard enough.
To think UK backed Brexit on theory Turkey was about to join
Idea that 80m Turks were heading here was always fanciful. After failed coup, Leave voters duped by this scaremongering might think again.
UK likely to miss out on giant new EU capital market
Jonathan Hill’s last act as EU Commissioner was to push for an EU venture capital market. But for Brexit, Britain would have dominated it.
Brexit means Brexit – but what does Brexit mean?
Theresa May is fond of saying “Brexit means Brexit”. But it’s far from clear what that means. Her cabinet appointments give a few clues.
Brexit may lead to “EU army” and we can’t stop it now
Germany and France have been quick to call for closer defence cooperation, which Berlin says Britain paralysed in the past.
Leavers are all quitters: undermining referendum legitimacy
Leadsom and Johnson weren’t defeated. They ran away from responsibility. Nobody’s left to hold to account for their false promises.
Still slim chance of staying in EU with May as PM
Theresa May says Brexit means Brexit and she won’t hold second referendum even if public mood changes. But things may not be so simple.
Leadsom is best chance to stay in EU – but at huge cost...
Her zealotry and inexperience could tank economy and split Tories, paving way for new referendum or elections. Not something to wish for.
How could it be legitimate not to abide by referendum?
Only if the will of the people or the options on the table demonstrably change. Even then a u-turn would need a new democratic mandate.
Gove would be dangerous PM, May safe pair of hands
Home secretary may not secure good access to single market, let alone keep us in EU. But she’d probably avoid a bloody divorce, unlike Gove.
How Labour should play EU question
It would be electoral suicide to push for second referendum. But it doesn’t have to sit passively and give new Tory PM blank cheque either.
6 questions for aspiring prime ministers
The next Tory leader’s top task will be to manage the referendum fallout. MPs must grill candidates about how they’ll do this.