Nick Kent

Tory hopefuls have hardened their Brexit stances and declared Northern Ireland backstop “dead”. It may be too soon to read the last rites.

People are jittery about no-deal cliff edge. But look how far we’ve come. If we hold our nerve we can stop Brexit and pull country together.

As EU builds better economic opportunities for citizens with huge trade deal, Johnson and Hunt compete over crashing out with no deal.

83% of Tory members want no-deal Brexit, but 66% of Tory voters want to stay in EU or leave with deal. Who will Johnson and Hunt listen to?

Brexiters like to lecture on importance of democracy. Their idea of suspending Parliament to force no deal would be an undemocratic outrage.

Tory leadership contenders are promoting a host of fantasy Brexit ideas. Here are five of their unicorns that need slaying.

400 MPs voted in March against crashing out of the EU. If they stick to their guns, they can get their way - even if Boris Johnson is PM.

May says MPs who want a new referendum should vote for her legislation and try to amend it. They have better ways to enforce their will.

Labour and Tories have failed to defend our democracy from Brexit Party extremists. Vote on Thursday to save the UK from such cowardice.

Many claim Brexit Party has won EU elections before polls have even opened. We must apply some proper tests before judging its performance.

Excitable commentators suggest Corbyn and May are close to agreeing a Brexit policy. Even if true, political obstacles to it are immense.

Whether on employment rights, AI, climate change, tech giants or trade, pro-Europeans should seize opportunity to set out positive message.